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A Year in Photos

By Eric J. Shelton Dec 31, 2024 | 6:00 AM

View 2024 through the images of Mississippi Today community health photojournalist Eric J. Shelton.

Christopher Best rides his toy truck in the backyard of his home in Flora, Miss., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. The 5-year-old, who relies on a trach and ventilator due to severe health conditions, has been receiving homebound services while waiting for Madison County to hire a full-time nurse so he can attend school. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Ritchie Anne Keller tries to calm a resident at the facility in Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. Mississippi ranks among the top states for antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes, with one in four residents prescribed these medications, often unnecessarily, despite their serious side effects. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson speaks during the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
JoAnn Ward, a human resources representative with Jackson Public Schools, receives instructions from Shirley McDonald, an American Heart Association volunteer, during a CPR and AED training session on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at the Mississippi e-Center at Jackson State University. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Personal trainer Myesha Stovall, right, shows Carolsue Billingsley exercises during their workout session at the Delta Wellness Center in Leland, Miss., on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Dr. Justin Turner chief medical officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health gives the keynote address during MSDH’s inaugural State Employee Wellness Expo at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Jackson residents listen to presentations during a Jackson utilities community meeting at the Mississippi E-Center at JSU in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Karissa Bowley, left, is consoled after a court hearing concerning the investigation of the death of her husband, Dau Mabil, at the Hinds County Chancery Court in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Supporters attend a pro-Palestine protest at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Jody Couch, an Inside Out Outreach board member, prays with Vince Werle in Gulfport, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Ritchie Anne Keller, director of Nursing at Vicksburg Convalescent Home, visits with residents at the facility in Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Rep. Joey Hood, R-Ackerman, left, listens as Rep. Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, expresses his disappointment that the state Senate conferees did not attend a meeting to discuss their updated legislative plans for the cost of Mississippi Medicaid expansion during a public legislative conference committee meeting at the Mississippi State Capitol on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Blues artist Bobby Rush performs one of his songs during the Mississippi State Department of Health’s “Giving Diabetes the Blues” event at the Jackson Medical Mall in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Desmond Green poses for his portrait inside his sister’s home in Jackson, Miss., on Friday, May 24, 2024. Desmond was wrongfully detained for two years on a false capital murder charge. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Casey Wortman kisses her husband inside their home on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Wortman has been in recovery from opioid addiction for three years. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Aaron Stewart proposes to his girlfriend, Jenna Inness, during the 15th Circuit Intervention Court graduation at Woodlawn church in Columbia, Miss., Friday, May 31, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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