Health

Forum focuses on mental illness among blacks

  By Janice K. Neal-Vincent Contributing Writer The Jackson MS Chapter of The Links, Inc., and the Jackson State University Women’s Council for Philanthropy recently banned together in celebration of Women’s History Month to address […]

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Speaking Espanol

First bilingual Hinds Co. tax clerk makes difference By Shanderia K. Posey Editor As the first bilingual employee of the Hinds County Tax Collector’s office, Cynthia Aguirre is doing much more than helping residents get […]

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Piney Woods president recalls founder’s ideals

  By Janice K. Neal-Vincent Contributing Writer The Mississippi Department of History and Archives featured Dr. Will Crossley, president of Piney Woods Country Life School, at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson last Wednesday. During […]

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Working Together Jackson endorses proposed Jackson sales tax increase

The Mississippi Link Newswire On December 5 2013, the Working Together Jackson (WTJ)  Executive Committee voted unanimously to endorse the proposed 1% sales increase. Infrastructure repair is one of WTJ’s top priorities, and all of the […]

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Former Mississippi Gov. Bill Allain dies at 85

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Bill Allain, a Democrat who appointed significant numbers of women and minorities to government jobs and strengthened the executive branch by removing legislators from state boards, died Monday. […]

Health

Obama announces grace period plan for canceled insurance policies

The Associated Press President Obama announced Thursday morning that he will support a plan that allows Americans to keep insurance policies that would otherwise be canceled under the Affordable Care Act. People will be able to […]

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Man arrested in fatal shooting of his mother and half-brother in Oxford

OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) — A 25-year-old man was arrested Friday in connection with the death of his mother and 12-year-old half-brother. Memphis, Tenn.-based WMC-TV reports Reggis Mister is accused of killing Carol Lavett Gary and Patrick Earl […]

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Strongest typhoon of the year slams Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The world’s strongest typhoon of the year slammed into the Philippines early Friday. It had been poised to be the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded at landfall, a weather expert said. […]