News

Mississippi speeding ticket voided after prayer, bracelet

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi state trooper says he voided a $200 speeding ticket because the driver expressed concern for police safety. The driver also gave the officer an inexpensive wooden bracelet with Christian symbols. Trooper […]

Entertainment

Jackson all about music

Mississippi Gospel Awards and Jackson Music Awards grace the weekend By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer The past weekend in Jackson was all about music with the Mississippi Gospel Music Awards on Sunday, July 12 […]

News

Judge finds school district in contempt over school prayer

By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A federal judge says the Rankin County school district is in contempt of court for continuing to promote Christianity during school hours after it agreed to […]

Business

Business community, churches dispute over feeding homeless

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The business community and local churches in Jackson are at odds over feeding the homeless at Smith Park. The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/1bEwH0p) reports some local businesses have been complaining of trash and […]

Obituaries

Civil rights activist, Gardner Taylor dies at age 96

The Mississippi Link Newswire A noted preacher and civil rights activist died yesterday at the age of 96. Gardner Calvin Taylor (June 18, 1918 – April 5, 2015) was an American preacher, noted for his eloquence […]

News

Alabama probate judges ordered to halt gay wedding licenses

By JAY REEVES (AP) Probate judges must again decide whether to issue wedding licenses to gay couples after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is legal, despite a federal court’s decision to […]