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Mike Epsy: Statment of Candidacy for United States Senate
The following is a statement by Mike Espy who is running for U.S. Senate for Mississippi. Espy is a candidate seeking to fill the unexpired term of retired Senator Thad Cochran.
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Entertainment
KATRINA: Jordan family reflects on unforgettable experience
Aftermaths a year later still looked like the ‘Twilight Zone,’ a member says BY GAIL BROWN Contributing Writer HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. – Holmes County native Clara Marshall Jordan said she and her husband Clarence Jordan […]
Entertainment
Remembering Katrina: “I didn’t plan to evacuate”
By Angel Hampton Special to The Mississippi Link I didn’t plan to evacuate. I had gotten used to hurricane threats being a way of life early on as a student at Xavier University. Sometimes we […]
Education
Black History Month is not dead
An open letter to the more than 42 million African Americans in these United States. By Pastor Jimmy Terry, Sr.
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Amber Alert: Two year old Myra Lewis is missing
THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL IS ISSUING AN AMBER ALERT FOR TWO-YEAR-OLD MYRA LEWIS. SHE WAS LAST SEEN SATURDAYMORNING JUST AFTER 11 AT HER HOME IN CAMDEN IN NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY. SHE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A […]
Health
“Cover Mississippi”, kickoff campaign launches this Friday at Metro Mall
Coalition to help people understand and signup for “Obamacare” (for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act) Anyone interested in understanding “Obamacare” or shopping for health insurance options will be able to meet with […]
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Mississippi Link Exclusive: Sgt. Marcus Wright speaks
Wright serving as Sgt. over Internal Affairs with HCSD By Othor Cain Managing Editor In an exclusive interview with The Mississippi Link, Marcus Wright confirmed that he has been employed with the Hinds County Sheriff’s […]
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Reflection of a survivor: The Katrina Myricks story
By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, Katrina Myricks sat in the soft sunlight of her living room, a cup of herbal tea warming her hands. It was a bright January morning in 2025, and she couldn’t […]
Local
The Mississippi Link turns 32: Still linking Mississippi to the world – A journalist’s salute to one of NNPA’s leading Black newspapers
By Gail H. Marshall Brown, Ph.D, Guest Columnist, When I began freelance writing with The Mississippi Link in January 2008, I had no idea then that my journey with this stick-and-stay publication would stretch me […]
Local
Heartfelt congratulations from an unlikely contributor
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Especially when growing up, if I had a nickel for every time I heard my mother say, “the Lord (or God) works in mysterious ways, his wonders to perform,” I’d […]
Local
Commentary: Two suspicious Mayoral Elections being challenged
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Hearing dates are set to challenge the June 3, 2025, mayoral election results in Kosciusko and Mount Olive, Mississippi. In the City of Kosciusko, Marvin K. Myles, Jr., was declared […]
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Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 8 people are killed in separate shootings
By Katie Adkins and Jeff Martin, Associated Press, High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with two separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday night that left at least eight people […]
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American Heart Association celebrates the opening of the Tougaloo College Community Pantry, named in honor of Robert Smith, M.D
The Mississippi Link Newswire, On September 25, 2025, the American Heart Association celebrated the opening of the “Robert Smith, M.D. Center of Excellence Pantry” located on the campus of Tougaloo College. Sponsored by Atmos Energy, […]
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Senate District 26 Forum held at Tougaloo College
By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, Tuesday, October 7, the Bennie G. Thompson Academic Complex at Tougaloo College served as the backdrop for a pivotal political forum featuring five of the seven candidates vying for the […]
National
Deaths, Disappearances, and Danger in Immigrant – Detention In partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Pilar Marerro, co-producer of American Community Media’s Weekly National Briefings served as moderator for this briefing with three expert panelists and eighty media outlets. She reported that fifteen immigrants have […]
National
Sean “Diddy” Combs sentenced to 50 months as court weighs acquitted charges
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, Sean “Diddy” Combs stood before the court, flanked by his children’s pleas and his lawyers’ defenses, yet weighed down by a system that has never been even-handed […]
Local
VFW Post 12172 Presents 4th Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day Program
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, For four consecutive years, Wilson-Bain-Martin VFW Post 12172 (Brandon, MS) of Veterans of Foreign Wars has brought communities and their loved ones together to pay deference to war […]