In a heartwarming act of customer appreciation, the evil corporate suits over at Electronic Art$ (Look, I used a dollar sign instead of an S! I’m so risque.) decided to have a ‘Maddenoliday’, in which the adorably hick residents of the tiny town of Madden, Mississippi all recieved free XBOX 360’s and a copy of EA’s newest item in their eternal series, Madden Football ’07. Let’s hear it for the residents of Madden, who probably don’t even have electricity.
Investigative Reporter Nick Judin joined the Jackson Free Press in 2019, initially covering the 2020 legislative session before spearheading the outlet's COVID-19 coverage. Now at the Mississippi Free Press, his award-winning coverage of the Jackson Water Crisis, mass evictions in rural Mississippi, and the Trump administration's deportation regime has earned international recognition. He continues to travel the state, covering poverty, corruption, infrastructure and immigration.
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