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Socrates Garrett, program executive with Jacobs/Preferred Management Group, said he does not foresee any problems in completing the additional classrooms to Marshall and Wilkins elementary schools as scheduled. In fact, he said: “I spoke with […]

DENVER – Michelle Obama declared “I love this country” Monday as she sought to reassure the nation that she and her husband Barack share Americans’ bedrock values and belief in a dream of a better […]

DENVER – Barack Obama’s campaign dismissed concerns about the impact of die-hard supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton on the choreographed show of unity Democrats were opening Monday at their nominating convention. Opening night at the […]

Special to The Mississippi Link The Board of Trustees of Jackson Public Schools has selected Dr. Lonnie J. Edwards, Education Program Specialist with the Georgia Department of Education, to serve as the district’s next superintendent, […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Fans, friends and fellow celebrities descended on the House of Hope megachurch to bid their farewells to a man who never forgot his humble Chicago roots, commedian Bernie Mac. Hundreds of mourners […]

While United States swimmer Michael Phelps is in China winning the most golds ever, a young Jackson, Miss. youth just might be a gold medalist in the making. Jylin Whitlock, 10, a fourth-grader at Wilkins […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic candidate Barack Obama doesn’t want the embattled mayor of Detroit on hand when Obama accepts the party’s presidential nomination in Denver. A spokesman for Obama said Thursday that Detroit Mayor […]

In what is viewed as a quick acquisition, the 80-year old Edison Walthall Hotel, located at 225 East Capital Street, Jackson, Miss., was recently sold. During a 11 a.m. press conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, Michael […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – There was a time when Zach Scruggs seemed poised to follow his father to the top of the legal profession. Instead, he reports to prison Friday for knowing about the judicial […]

Published: Saturday, August 9, 2008 11:05 PM EDT CHICAGO — Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper “Ocean’s Eleven” and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom […]