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Crystal Welch and Senator Hillman Frazier, wearing masks, stand outside the Mississippi Capitol

Editor’s Note | Crystal Welch Drank Up Life and Changed Mississippi. I Will Miss Her.

by Donna Ladd June 7, 2024June 12, 2024

Donna Ladd writes in tribute to Crystal Welch, a Mississippi Free Press board member and passionate advocate for the Magnolia State who died in May.

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After Welch Family Triple Homicide, Surviving Sibling Raises Funeral Funds

by Ashton Pittman May 20, 2024June 11, 2024

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Mississippi Free Press Board and Staff Mourns The Loss of Vice Chair Crystal Welch

by MFP Staff May 13, 2024June 11, 2024

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Crystal Welch, MFP Board Vice President, Dies in Ridgeland Triple Homicide; Suspect Killed

by Ashton Pittman May 13, 2024June 11, 2024

Crystal Welch and Senator Hillman Frazier, both wearing masks, stand inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda

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‘No Compromise’: How Crystal Welch Changed the State Flag Debate in 19 Days

by Ashton Pittman July 6, 2021June 12, 2024