The top-read MFP story of 2024 was the breaking Ashton Pittman piece about Gov. Tate Reeves again declaring April as
#ConfederateHeritageMonth. MFP editors have perennially broken this annual news since 2016.
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Gov. Reeves Proclaims Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2024 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a tradition that began in 1993.
The MFP team’s contributions to our 2024 Election coverage, including reporter writeups on potential outcomes of
#Project2025, were very popular. The most popular piece was the education entry by Torsheta Jackson.
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Project 2025 Offers Cuts to Education, Classroom Censorship and Expanded Book Bans
Project 2025 proposes education policies that will dramatically reshape Mississippi’s education system by promoting censorship.
Readers inside and outside the state relied on our elections returns page in 2024, leading the state Supreme Court race runoff results to become our third most popular article of the year.
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Live 2024 Runoff Election Results: Mississippi Supreme Court and Appeals Court
In Mississippi Supreme Court District 1, voters are choosing between Justice Jim Kitchens and his challenger, Mississippi Sen. Jenifer Branning.
This breaking reporting and impactful video by Stacey Spiehler about a group of UM fraternity brothers’ actions at a protest went viral nationally.
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As Students Protest For Palestine, the Ghosts of UM’s Past Rise Again
Mostly white, male protesters surrounded pro-Palestine protesters on the University of Mississippi campus, some engaging in racist antics.
This tragic reporting about a police shooting of a child in the Mississippi Delta by Heather Harrison [TAG] was shocking to readers, including its aftermath.
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Mother Could Lose Custody Rights After Police Officer Shot 11-Year-Old Son
A Sunflower County, Miss., woman could lose custody rights to her children after an Indianola police officer shot her 11-year-old son.
This tragic reporting about a police shooting of a child in the Mississippi Delta by Heather Harrison was shocking to readers, including its aftermath.
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A Sunflower County, Miss., woman could lose custody rights to her children after an Indianola police officer shot her 11-year-old son.
Take a moment to reflect on the stories that defined 2024. Explore our Top 12 Most-Read Stories – a collection of powerful reporting that grew MFP readership in the state and nation.
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Trump Encourages Russia to Attack American Allies: ‘Do Whatever the Hell They Want’
"In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want,” Trump said.
Our 7th most-read story of 2024 went inside legal wrangling in the #MSWelfareScandal case. #12DaysMFP
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Brett Favre’s Attorneys to Depose Ex-Gov. Phil Bryant in Mississippi Welfare Case
Attorneys for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will depose former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant about the state’s welfare scandal.
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