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Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan was among hundreds of Muslims attending a service Thursday to mourn the death of Imam W.D. Mohammed, the son of Nation of Islam founder Elijah Muhammad. W.D. Mohammed moved […]

Special to The Mississippi Link “On Friday the Division of Medicaid (DOM) received verification of a major financial issue it has been discussing with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) since June of […]

My friend and high school teammate, former Alcorn State and NFL great Willie “Todd” Young, passed away here in Jackson last week. The 60-year old, who coached for nearly twenty years in the state’s high […]

WALA/AP JACKSON, Miss.  —  Emergency officials in Mississippi say one of their biggest challenges may be convincing coastal residents who struggled to flee Hurricane Gustav to do it again if Hurricane Ike stays on track […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Five JPS bands will participate in the Richard Wright Centennial Celebration parade on Saturday, September 6, 2008, beginning at 10 a.m. Lineup will be behind the Eudora Welty Library. Those […]

mericans have been bombarded with the question of who among the presidential candidates would make the best Commander in Chief. Of course, the Commander in Chief, the President of the United States, is the head […]

From The City of Jackson In our efforts to assist the American Red Cross with shelters for our neighbors from New Orleans, Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, we are opening emergency shelters in the City […]

Jackson, Miss. – In response to numerous and widespread consumer calls concerning price gouging across the state, Attorney General Jim Hood would like to clarify the limits of enforcement efforts based on the Governor’s State […]

DAYTON, Ohio – Republican John McCain introduced first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday, a stunning selection of a little-known conservative newcomer who relishes fighting the establishment. “She’s exactly who […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. — John McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin said Monday that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant, an announcement campaign aides said was aimed at rebutting Internet rumors that Palin’s youngest […]