By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Staff Writer
As the 2012 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Mississippi was set to begin, former editor of The Mississippi Link, Gail Brown, whose father succumbed to this dreaded disease, put out the rallying call:
“Alzheimer’s is like a robber that goes in and out of the homes of families, stealing its victims’ memory and quality of life.” … […]
The hype of this matchup started the first week of school via twitter. That’s right, TWITTER. Callaway and Murrah seniors raged a verbal warfare that lasted about 48 hours with both sides eventually saying, “See you September 7th.”
Around 11 p.m. Aug. 31, the battle resumed. More people were involved this time. All grades, faculty, and even alumni were all invited to weigh in on the battle. While the verbal jabs were serious and quite comical at times, everything went to another level Sept. 5. Murrah was vandalized. Callaway and other things were literally spray painted on the outside walls of the school… […]
By Tim Ward
Sports Writer
Murrah opened the season this past Saturday, Aug. 18, at Newell Field. What was supposed to be a football game looked more like a track meet. Speed, speed and more speed raced up and down Newell Field. Hattiesburg with their spread offense and what looked like USA Men’s Olympic 4×100 relay team, ran away with the game… […]
Too often, we only hear about the negative – particularly when it comes to Jackson Public Schools. As a long-time supporter of public education, I believe we need to commend Pamela Shaw, Founder and President […]
New Superintendent says team is ready to work By Othor Cain Managing Editor In what he hopes to become a weekly session with reporters, Dr. Cedric Gray, newly installed chief of schools for the Jackson […]
Former deputy superintendent for Memphis City Schools assists By Othor Cain Managing Editor Dr. Cedric Gray is slated to begin work July 1 as superintendent of the Jackson Public Schools District. While this date is […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire Kindergarten students from Lake Elementary School visited the garden of Rosemont Baptist Church and Pastor/Farmer Jimmy Edwards before school recessed for the summer. The students helped Edwards plant okra, watermelon, and […]
Debt on school bond referendum must be paid By Othor Cain Managing Editor Six years ago, voters in Jackson took to the polls and voted overwhelmingly in favor of a $150 million school bond referendum […]
By Tim Ward Sports Writer Unlike other sports, baseball still drafts players fresh out of high school. Most of the time it takes them some years to make it up to the major league baseball […]
Stringfellow says operating JPS as it is now is wasteful By Othor Cain Managing Editor Hired to help craft a message about the rezoning that is scheduled to be implemented at the beginning of the […]
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