A Year in Photos by Vickie D. King

Mississippi public defender system varies widely by county, court plans show

Of all 23 indigent defense plans submitted to the Mississippi Supreme Court, eight districts, covering 28 counties, have clear, comprehensive plans with specific deadlines and procedures. Many of the remaining plans omit deadlines and other key details.

Gov. Reeves appoints DeSoto County Judge Celeste Wilson to state Supreme Court

Wilson has served as a circuit court judge in northwestern Mississippi since February 2017.

How one man’s Olympic moment brought new life to Jackson rugby

A music teacher's chance encounter with rugby in Paris developed into a curiosity that would help revive one of Mississippi’s oldest rugby clubs. 

Will the tobacco lawsuit settlement provide lessons for current leadership?

Comparisons have been made to how Mississippi politicians have spent tobacco lawsuit settlement money and how they are now spending opioid lawsuit settlement funds.

Lawmakers vow to carry on Brown’s and Wallace’s legislative priorities

After the deaths of Reps. William “Bo” Brown and Price Wallace last month, fellow legislators plan to continue the causes each man championed, including criminal justice reform and restoring the Mississippi ballot initiative process.