The Mississippi Free Press Is Hiring A General Assignment News Reporter

The Mississippi Free Press, a thriving, award-winning nonprofit digital newsroom with national impact run by the nonprofit Mississippi Journalism and Education Group, is seeking a full-time general assignment news reporter to join our diverse team of reporters and freelance contributors in winter/spring 2023 as we continue to grow our mission to cover Mississippi in a deeply contextual, inclusive and solutions-based fashion that challenges the old ways of the state’s traditional media environment.
Federal Reserve Hiked Interest Rates Again As Mortgage Rates Decrease

Brian Blank, a finance professor, explains the paradox of falling mortgage costs at a time of rising base interest rates.
Mississippi Residents, Jackson Water System Vulnerable As ‘Scary’ Freeze Arrives

“Some areas could go into the teens, maybe even the single digits. And not only that—we’re expecting very dangerous wind chills as well, enough to bring us down to negative temperatures. It’s very scary,” said MEMA Chief Communications Officer Malary White said on Dec. 21, 2022.