Transcript: Gov. Tate Reeves’ Second Inauguration Address
Read a verbatim transcript of Mississippi’s Gov. Tate Reeves’ address at his second inauguration on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Read a verbatim transcript of Mississippi’s Gov. Tate Reeves’ address at his second inauguration on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
At a special reception hosted at the Jackson Convention Complex on Aug. 29, the City of Jackson honored Nancy Gaynor and others deemed the “unsung heroes and community champions” of the 2022 Jackson water crisis.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba’s decision to hire Steve Hutton, who pleaded guilty to charges of promoting prostitution in 2021, as the City’s new interim director of parks and recreation is drawing criticism in Mississippi’s capital.
Jackson Parks and Recreation Director Ison Harris Jr. has resigned after eight years with the department, Mayor Chokwe Lumumb’s office announced in a statement on
In a press release after McDaniel’s announcement, Hosemann Senior Advisor Casey Phillips said that “after being rejected by Mississippians in three failed statewide campaigns, the least effective politician in the state with the largest ego is running again, this time for Lt. Governor.”
MFP has suffered immense growth in readers, journalistic reputation, impact and team size, even as we’ve had no staff turnover since 2020. Read our best and most-read stories.
“Our existence challenges the media and leadership status quo, how news is done and what communities are served,” Kimberly Griffin writes.
“I’m announcing today that the Mississippi Journalism and Education Group, the 501(c)(3) that has operated the Mississippi Free Press officially since November 2021—before that the Community Foundation for Mississippi was our fiscal sponsor, and we maintain a fund there—has acquired the journalism assets, archives and intellectual property of the Jackson Free Press.”
Long-time newspaper editor Bonny Parham had a consistent presence and a personal stake in her community. Amory, Miss., was her home, and she documented its happenings for 40 years, from the 1960s to 2000. The perfectionist had to do good work not only for the newspaper’s survival but also because she needed the meager small-town newspaper salary for her and her son to eat and have a roof over their heads. Her photos live past her and now document the town through her eyes.
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