Opinion
Fail-safe Head Start planning
If your child performs excellently in school from the opening bell, this message is not for you. If you are among the fortunate parents who don’t have to push their child to read over the […]
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Thompson announces $3 million grant award to the Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning
Special to the Mississippi Link U. S. Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced that the Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL) – Academic and Student Affairs GEAR UP MS has been selected to receive funding […]
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Miss. Choctaw Indian Fair brings top entertainment to the stage
Special to the Mississippi Link Top country, gospel and rock entertainment takes the stage this year at the 59th Annual Mississippi Choctaw Indian Fair in beautiful Choctaw, Miss. on July 9-12, 2008. A new twist […]
Sports
Terry High School’s star baseball player signs lucrative MLB deal
The Oakland A’s announced Monday that they had agreed to terms with two more players from the 2008 First-Year Player Draft that was held on June 5 and 6. Rashun Dixon, a catcher and the […]
Health
New Alzheimer’s support group reaches out to caregivers and the general public
Did you know that there are nearly 52,000 persons in Mississippi with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia? There is an estimated 5.2 million diagnosed cases of Alzhemier’s in the United States. The operative word here […]
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State officials question mandatory STD testing
For years, critics have argued that Mississippi lags behind all other states when it comes to progress – economic other otherwise. And last week, some state and health officials argued that Mississippi is imposing a […]
Obituaries
A MDOT manager, ‘strong mother’ fondly remembered
The Mississippi Link Condolences are extended to The Mississippi Link photographer Kevin Maurice Robinson and the Robinson family as they morn the loss of his mother Jennifer Joyce Jackson Robinson, who was a manager with […]
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Jobs program starts Monday, says Mayor Melton
During the kickoff of today’s Juneteeth celebration at the Northside Library, 807 East Northside Drive, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton told The Mississippi Link (ML) he has found the money, and he will be starting the […]
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Families, troops mourn 4 Scouts killed in tornado
OMAHA, Neb. — First came the shock, then the grief. As dozens of people injured in a tornado at an Iowa Boy Scout camp recovered, families and friends tried to make sense of the deaths […]
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NBC’s Tim Russert dies of apparent heart attack
WASHINGTON – Tim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and influential as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” died Friday of an apparent heart attack. The network’s Washington bureau chief was […]