The Logo TV channel said that a contestant who competed on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” as Sahara Davenport has died. Antoine Ashley was 27.
A channel spokesman says the cause of Ashley’s death on Oct. 1 was not immediately released. His manager, David Charpentier, said a statement was being planned by his family. […]
First-year Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze has a reputation as a gambler, unafraid to make an unconventional call with the game on the line.
He proved it on Saturday. The results were not what he – or the Rebels – had in mind. […]
Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove said Melanie Suzanne Clements Nestle, 40, of Gulfport is the woman, who was killed after she was hit by a train in her vehicle on Sunday, Sept. 30 shortly before 8 p.m.
Hargrove said she was located only a block away from her home at the tracks on 33rd Avenue in Gulfport. […]
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Waveland police officers used a stun gun on a pregnant woman.
The Sea Coast Echo reports that the lawsuit was dismissed this past week by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola. […]
Madison County officials say a 44-year-old man has died in a fire at his Gluckstadt home.
Emergency Management Director Butch Hammack says Billy Murphy was trapped by flames in the house fire that started at about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday. Another man, whose name was not available, escaped without injury. […]
) Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said his team enjoyed a week away from football and got some much needed rest.
The Bulldogs weren’t too tired, though. Most of September had already been a vacation.
No. 19 Mississippi State (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) has had an extended break from league play since beating Auburn on Sept. 8. […]
CBS was off to a rosy start as the 2012-13 season logged its first week.
That network claimed a solid lead in total prime-time viewers, took 10 of the top 20 program slots, and had the two most-watched series premieres. […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire
Partying with a Purpose will be the motivational force Friday, October 26th at 7:00 p.m. in the Trustmark Ballroom for those attending the 2012 UNCF Masked Ball. The Masked Ball is a major fundraiser for the UNCF Scholarship Campaign at Tougaloo College.
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Tougaloo College have been partners since 1944 tirelessly devoting their energies to increasing the number of minority college graduates. “With the impact of the economic turmoil on the income of families and the shrinking of federal aid, it’s good to have the support of such organizations as UNCF,” commented Patricia Johnson, UNCF Coordinator at Tougaloo College…. […]
By Tim Ward
Sports Writer
On a rainy, soggy day that forced the Sonic Boom to perform halftime in the stands, Jackson State snapped out of a first half trance to blowout Prairie View 34 to 13. That’s the ending. The beginning, was more like the previous week, two quarters with no points.
A little over 6500 people braved the elements to watch JSU look lethargic and uninspired to begin the game.
Dedric McDonald started the game but wasn’t the same quarterback who led three fourth quarter touchdowns just seven days ago. He seemed to be pressing…. […]
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Staff Writer
One would be hard pressed to find an African American who had not heard of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, the black pilots who broke the color barrier during World War II, trained at Tuskegee, Ala., especially now that a 2011 movie was released in their honor.
Some may know about the Buffalo Soldiers who formed the 9th and 10th calvary and 24th and 25th infantry of the U.S. Army starting in 1866. Native Americans coined the phrase “Buffalo” soldier because of the texture of the men’s hair…. […]
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