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Putting Safety in Your Hands Special to The Mississippi Link WASHINGTON, D.C. – You’re shopping at the mall with your children when one of them suddenly disappears. A quick search of the nearby area is […]

Just hours before the official certification as the Sheriff-elect for Hinds County by the Democratic Executive Committee, Tyrone Lewis reflected on the experience of running for the office against 20-year incumbent Malcolm McMillin. “I liken […]

Special To The Mississippi Link JACKSON – Hot temperatures are a given part of summer in Mississippi, and so is Entergy Mississippi, Inc.’s Beat the Heat fan give-away program. This marks the 13th year of […]

Just hours before the official certification as the Sheriff-elect for Hinds County by the Democratic Executive Committee, Tyrone Lewis reflected on the experience of running for the office against 20-year incumbent Malcolm McMillin. “I liken […]

VANCLEAVE – A Jackson County man will appear in court today on charges he shot his stepson in the chest during an argument. Jason Keith Powell, 40, was arrested on Aug. 9 after deputies responded […]

SHAW – A 19-year old woman is scheduled for a preliminary hearing this month after she reportedly stabbed her cousin because she wouldn’t return her sunglasses. Eltoressa Hawkins was charged with aggravated assault after she […]

TCHULA – Authorities said a man found dead sitting on his living room sofa had many health-related issues, but the excessive heat could also have been a factor in his death. Primary autopsy results released […]

JACKSON – Jackson broker Mark J. Calhoun has been sentenced to serve 16 years and eight months in federal prison after being convicted on mortgage fraud charges. Both Calhoun and his daughter, April Calhoun, were […]

News Briefs From Across The State Inmate convicted of grand larceny An inmate who escaped from the Greenwood Restitution Center nearly a week ago was captured late Sunday afternoon by deputies in Carroll County. Forty-year […]