Eric J. Shelton 🐟

[NBC News @NBCNews]

NEW: Mississippi officials buried another man without his family's knowledge.

40-year-old Marrio Moore was beaten to death in Jackson in February.

Authorities buried him at the county’s penal farm in July.

His relatives found out in October. https://t.co/eawroskt7h

[devna bose @devnabose]

The state’s hospital grant program, plagued with troubles since its inception, has finally awarded money to eight facilities. Many more are waiting. https://t.co/qGj9GAQhsa

[Isabelle Taft @IsabelleTaft]

Read our story on the 2009 law, a failed implementation effort, and what’s happening now– and why Mississippians are still subjected to detentions that violate state law.

With photos by @EricJShelton and research by @mrsimon22

https://t.co/3jJ5ch6iyV

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

A Mississippi mother who spent 7 months searching for her son discovered that an off-duty officer ran him over less than an hour after he left the house.

Authorities then buried him without notifying his family https://t.co/jMEgn4NeVX

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

Jack is one of a few thousand transgender or gender-nonconforming children in Mississippi growing up in a time when state lawmakers are increasingly hostile toward them.

His family is reckoning with whether it’s possible to be trans and religious.

https://t.co/xdZUNqYunj

[Taylor Vance @taylorcvance]

After lackluster efforts w/ Black voters in 2019, one of the largest get-out-the-vote efforts from the MS Democratic Party in recent years took place last weekend.

Here's why that matters and what impact it could have on the upcoming election.

https://t.co/zaKVjs3U7l

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

The Ocean Springs mayor's growth plan has drawn a wave of dissent from residents whose property has been targeted for possible acquisition.

https://t.co/LqJOiMR8R6

[devna bose @devnabose]

Starting next month, Mississippians in counties with Uber services available can request free rides to county health department appointments. https://t.co/0le2bOcSRS

[Adam Ganucheau @GanucheauAdam]

“Proud” doesn’t quite describe it. The stories will all be told one day.

But for now: @ayewolfe forever. A Mississippi legend. And a huge thing for all of us @MSTODAYnews.

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

Every region in Mississippi ranked higher in infant mortality than the national average of 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births.

https://t.co/D1LctPqKGE

[Eric J. Shelton 🐟 @EricJShelton]

#thesheltons coming soon ❤️

[Kate Royals @KRRoyals]

The OB-GYN situation in the Meridian/Lauderdale Co. area shows how tenuous the maternal health workforce is: only 6 physicians in the 6-county area -- home to nearly 28k women of reproductive age -- practice obstetrics. Read more about the impact of that: https://t.co/iFriOWk8wy

[Kate Royals @KRRoyals]

Mississippi's infant mortality rate reaches a five-year high, and we continue to lead the nation in highest rate of infant deaths. https://t.co/gIRotr2ZNK

[TIME @TIME]

Mississippi’s abortion ban contains narrow exceptions, including for rape victims and to save the life of the mother.

As 13-year old Ashley's case shows, these exceptions are largely theoretical https://t.co/k2sM3aLpfZ

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

Four months after a tornado tore through Rolling Fork, many survivors are uncertain of how they'll enter the next phase of their lives.

https://t.co/9AVUE3b5Tc

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

If Alabama’s experience foreshadows Mississippi’s future, expect the EPA to find plenty of toxic “forever chemicals” in the drinking water.

https://t.co/MiOPypFWA3

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

Drinking water samples with the highest levels of PFAS came from Corinth, Vaiden, Hattiesburg, Gulfport, Lexington, and Tchula. 

https://t.co/LOjn9NlzaV

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

Six Rankin County law enforcement officers pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of torturing two Black men and hurling racial slurs before shooting one of them in the mouth.

https://t.co/DtH2C8IMLA

[Isabelle Taft @IsabelleTaft]

My story about this issue statewide for @MSTODAYnews and @propublica, with data analysis by @agnel88_philip, reporting by @mrsimon22 and photos by @EricJShelton:

https://t.co/fjaBeFs3n1