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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 […]
Local
Damon Stevenson appointed to newly created Circuit Court Judgeship in Hinds County by Governor Tate Reeves
By Othor Cain, Guest Writer, In a move aimed at strengthening the judicial system in Mississippi’s capital county, Governor Tate Reeves has appointed Damon Stevenson to a newly created circuit court judgeship in Hinds County. […]
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The Clinton Massacre of 1875 is commemorated 150 years later – U.S. Rep. Thompson applauds awareness efforts to ‘resurrect’ this history
By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Community members, historians, elected officials, and descendants of victims gathered at Mt. Hood Missionary Baptist Church Sept. 6 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Clinton Massacre, a […]
National
Expanding Surveillance of Immigrants – at what cost? – In partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, For the past several weeks, The Mississippi Link has partnered with American Community Media to develop a series of stories in the wake of dramatic DOGE and anti-DEI cuts in […]
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‘Catastrophic Failures’: Why dozens of killings in Mississippi prisons go unanswered
By Daja E. Henry, The Marshall Project and Mina Copuz, Mississippi Today, This story is part of a reporting collaboration with Mississippi Today, the Clarion Ledger, Hattiesburg American and The Mississippi Link. At least 42 […]
Education
Remembering Emmett: MVSU, ETIC mark 70th Anniversary with theater, panels and more
By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Seventy years after Emmett Till’s 1955 murder, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center (ETIC) partnered with Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) and its Department of Mass Communication for a […]
Local
A Candidate’s Profile
By Othor Cain, Guest Writer, For the next several weeks, The Mississippi Link will profile candidates running for Senate District 26. For the first time in 32 years this seat became vacant after John Horhn […]
Local
The City of Jackson unites for men’s health: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month begins
By Othor Cain, Guest Writer, A powerful message echoed through the halls of the Mississippi State Capitol Rotunda this week, as Mayor John Horhn officially proclaimed September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the City […]
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After 29 years, Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade calls it quits
By Othor Cain, Guest Writer, After 29 years of dedicated service with the Jackson Police Department, culminating in two impactful years as its chief, Chief Joe Wade, is retiring, his final day set for September […]
National
Commentary: Stronger than a storm: reflections from ‘Katrina Kids’
By Brittany Dillard, Katrina Evacuee, Shoes, check. Uniform, check. School supplies, check. Book sack, check. A storm that felt like the end all and be all … no comment. One thing almost every grade school […]
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Commentary: If only gold décor evoked The Golden Rule or A Heart of Gold – Trump’s proclaimed Golden Age is surely gold for him, but he’s accountable to all American’s
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Gold bar playing cards, money clips, key chains, USB drives. His infatuation with gold is limitless. One seller on Ebay has the Donald Trump Never Surrender Gold High Top Sneakers […]