Jackson Free Press

17/09/2025

OPINION: "My southern friends up north had told me about Greenville’s newspaper, The Delta Democrat-Times, which enjoyed a reputation for heroic stands against the Klan, the White Citizens Councils and the racist clouds that continue to define a good deal of the white South," Paul Krause writes.

Pauk Krause, who lived in Greenville, Miss., for years as a reporter, reflects on how the state’s history with race affected local reporting.

17/09/2025

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17/09/2025

Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how anyone wouldn’t want to live there.

“People are always going to gravitate to the water,” he said, 20 years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the coast. “And we have a beautiful waterfront.”

A decade after 2005's Hurricane Katrina, one Mississippi city began offering property tax breaks to encourage building near the waterfront.

17/09/2025

A group of Mississippi parents tied up in custody cases and advocates are calling for more transparency and accountability from the Mississippi judiciary.

Mississippi parents tied up in custody cases and advocates are calling for more transparency and accountability from the Mississippi judiciary.

17/09/2025

DSU Police Chief Michael Peeler said that video of Trey Reed does exist, but declined to specify if that refers to surveillance video showing his death before he was found hanging in a tree on campus.

“There are videos and they're in the hands of the investigative team,” he said.

Demartravion “Trey” Reed’s family is seeking an independent autopsy after the Delta State University student was found hanging in a tree.

17/09/2025

The family of Demartravion “Trey” Reed is seeking an independent autopsy following the Delta State University student’s death on Monday, when his body was found hanging in a tree on campus.

Demartravion “Trey” Reed’s family is seeking an independent autopsy after the Delta State University student was found hanging in a tree.

16/09/2025

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16/09/2025

President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to combat crime, despite a significant decrease in crime there in recent years and its mayor’s opposition to the move.

President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to combat crime, despite a significant decrease in crime there.

16/09/2025

The body of 35-year-old Cory Zukatis, a homeless man, was found hanging in a tree in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Monday afternoon, hours after officials found a student hanging in a tree on the Delta State University campus 100 miles away.

Police say there is no connection.

The body of 35-year-old Cory Zukatis, a homeless man, was found hanging from a tree in a wooded area in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

16/09/2025

OPINION: "Pronatalists argue that there will be too few workers to sustain the economy and too many older people for those workers to support. However, that is not necessarily true—and even if it were, increasing birth rates wouldn’t fix the problem," Root et al. write.

Root, Guzzo and Clark write about misconceptions associated with pronatalism and how a population decline is not imminent.

15/09/2025

Delta State University staff found the body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old student, hanging from a tree in the middle of the Mississippi campus on Monday morning.

Authorities do not believe foul play was involved.

Delta State University staff found the body of 21-year-old student Demartravion “Trey” Reed hanging from a tree in the middle of campus on Monday.

15/09/2025

EDITOR'S NOTE: "The wonderful thing about this team is that it’s made up of people who love to learn and want to help one another grow—and who want one another to thrive in their jobs," Ashton Pittman writes.

“Last week, the Mississippi Free Press was proud to welcome Kevin Edwards to the team as our new assistant editor,” Ashton Pittman writes.