Editor’s Note | Happy Birthday, MFP: Celebrating Four Years of Serving the Magnolia State
Deputy Editor Nate Schumann wishes the Mississippi Free Press a happy fourth “birthday” and thanks the nonprofit’s readership for its support.
Jackson’s JTRAN Route Expansion Hits Snag With Ridgeland in Blow to Public-Transit Accessibility
Efforts to expand JTRAN, Jackson’s public-transit system, hit a roadblock when Ridgeland’s mayor refused to allow stops at Walmart and Northpark Mall.
Rankin County’s 6 ‘Goon Squad’ Officers Get 10 to 40 Years For Torturing 2 Black Men
The six Rankin County officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men received prison sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years.