Jackson City Council’s regular meeting on March 22 was held at the historic Woodworth Chapel on the campus of Tougaloo College. Occasionally City Council meetings are held on college campuses as a way of engaging students and giving them the opportunity to see government in action. All council members were present.
The next regular city council meeting is set for 6 p.m. April 5, at City Hall.
The body of a 59-year-old Brandon woman feared kidnapped has been found near Tougaloo College in Madison County, and police say her alleged assailant is jailed on murder charges.
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey tells The Clarion-Ledger Lenora Patsy Edhegard was found dead Tuesday night. He didn’t give details on her cause of death. […]
District needs tax hike for debt services
By Othor Cain
Managing Editor
If you live anywhere in the Southeastern portion of the United States, then you should be familiar with yearly events held in this part of the country titled “Battle of the Bands.”
The Jackson City Council recently took to the chambers and staged its own version of the popular competition appropriately titled “Battle of the Budgets.”
In a two-day council meeting, that included the blame game, members of the Jackson city council approved the city’s budget and approved a 2.5 mills (tax) increase to meet the school district’s $86 million budget request…. […]
By Tonya Parker
and Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Special to The Mississippi Link
The theme for celebration of the 105th Founders’ Day of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Chapters was “Embracing Our Legacy: Reflections of Sisterhood Through Timeless Service.”
The women who make up the chapters celebrated the rich legacy of Alpha Kappa Alpha and its continued dedication to service in the community, also serving as a reflection of why “Women’s History Month” is observed….. […]
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