Federal authorities in Mississippi have charged a Georgia man with videotaping himself and another man having sex with a girl who was 3 or 4 years old.
The complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Jackson, charges 26-year-old Marco Laquin Rogers of Atlanta with sexual exploitation of a child. […]
WLBT is reporting that authorities are investigating their third homicide in the Capital City this weekend.
The most recent murder occurred Sunday afternoon in west Jackson where a 34-year-old man was shot several times and subsequently died of his injuries. […]
A woman and her daughter accused of pairing up to break the law have pleaded guilty to robbing at least one bank in the city of Gulfport.
Fifty-eight-year-old Evie Mearlene Herrin and her daughter, 30-year-old Amelia Darci Crew appeared in court Monday where both entered their plea. […]
Police said a former employee of an automobile dealership has been arrested on an embezzlement charge alleging she stole more than $200,000 within about 1 1/2 years.
The Sun Herald reports that police investigated the complaint about a month before they arrested Teresa Holland Stanley on Friday, according to Detective Lt. Terry Hines said.
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The Mississippi Link launched its new regular video news feature: Socrates Garrett Live. Garrett, a Jackson native and businessman shares his take on news stories of interest. The Mississippi Link will air his videos each week.
This first video is about the use (or missuse) of Tiger Woods at this past weekend’s Ryder Cup competition. […]
Registration still open for second ‘free’ session
The Mississippi Link Newswire
LEXINGTON, Miss. – The Community Students Learning Center’s “free” EDGE (Empowering the Delta with a Growing Economy) Job Training Program is providing job marketing skills to interested participants.
Registration is still open for a new session which began Sept. 25. […]
On Friday, the Mississippi Freedom Trail unveiled its latest marker to commemorate James Meredith’s enrollment as the first black student at Ole Miss.
“It’s important for our students today to be reminded of the sacrifices made by people like James Meredith so that they (the students) can have a better life. We are a better society because of those sacrifices,” said Daniel Jones, chancellor of the University of Mississippi. […]
The lawyer for a convicted sex offender says the man will pursue an insanity defense against a charge of failing to register.
A filing Thursday said Cleve Calloway Gordon has a mental disease that prevented him to know right from wrong at the time of the alleged offense, when he didn’t register from February to April. […]
Columbus police have arrested a man in the alleged rape of a woman on the Mississippi University for Women campus in August.
The Commercial Dispatch reports 26-year-old Jamarrell Brandon was arrested on Monday and charged with one count sexual battery. […]
Board of Trustees approves big-spending measures
By Othor Cain
Managing Editor
Faced with questions about big spending in his former school district, Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Cedrick Gray vows to remain focused on JPS and moving this district forward. “I cannot afford to lose sight of what is before us, even with lingering questions,” Gray said. “Everything we did in Fayette County, Tenn., was above board and done with board approval.”
Last week Gray asked JPS board of trustees to approve hiring a financial team that would help with restructuring its debt and save the district money. Gray submitted to the board some background on the team and the reason he wanted to bring them on board. What he did not give them were hard cold numbers on cost or projected savings…. […]
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