JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports its first case of Zika virus. The case was in a Madison County resident who recently traveled to Haiti. Zika is a mosquito-borne virus […]
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi (AP) — A former Jackson County sheriff’s deputy accused of selling sheriff’s department equipment to a pawn shop has waived his arraignment on a felony charge of embezzlement in the case. The Sun […]
BOCA RATON, Florida (AP) — New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton said Wednesday he has agreed to a new five-year contract through 2020. Payton had two years remaining on his current deal at about […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Attorneys are arguing about whether a federal court has the power to decide if the Confederate battle emblem should be removed from the Mississippi flag. The state attorney general’s office, arguing […]
By Judy Willis Contributing Writer Medicine is the focus of part three of this series. Dr. Myrna Ellen Alexander Nickens, associate professor of medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is featured. She has […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, winner of a 2015 Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, will deliver the keynote address during the 10th Annual Creative Arts Festival: Ordinary Heroes […]
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 […]
Recommendation suggested for a new Mississippi flag “Come now, let us reason together…” We believe that music offers us a universal language. Since Mississippi claims national and international fame for the birth of various genres […]
By Flonzie Brown-Wright Special to The Mississippi Link The Mississippi Burn Foundation recently honored outstanding firefighters for exemplary job performance in 2015-2016. Top firefighters and fire departments were recognized during “Hearts for Heroes,” a special […]
Educational Workshops on Neighbors First Program set in Jackson The city of Jackson has launched the educational campaign for the Neighbors First program. The program is designed to address blight and revitalize underutilized residential […]
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