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Jackson Interim Police Chief Tyree Jones, left, Jackson Mayor John Horhn, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Jackson Interim Fire Chief Rasean Thomas speak about new naloxone distribution efforts at a press conference in front of Jackson City Hall on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Credit: Allen Siegler / Mississippi Today

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Attorney general, Jackson mayor bemoan fentanyl crisis, won’t commit to spending local opioid settlement funds to address addiction
By ALLEN SIEGLER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,09/23/25-11:33AM , 297 Reads 11,234 Statewide
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Jackson Mayor John Horhn signaled the state’s local opioid settlement dollars could continue to mostly be spent for purposes unrelated to addiction as they touted the importance of doing everything possible to address the fentanyl crisis.
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Mississippi cities and counties, lacking state guidance, spend millions of opioid settlement dollars on general expenses
By ALLEN SIEGLER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,09/18/25-12:12PM , 293 Reads 10,952 Statewide
Less than $1 million of the $15.5 million local governments have received is being spent to address addiction. A psychiatrist called the spending “complete and utter bullshit.”
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How we created the local opioid settlement database
By ALLEN SIEGLER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,09/18/25-12:09PM , 239 Reads 7,433 Statewide
This story is part of our series, The Black Box: Inside Mississippi’s opioid settlement spending. Explore the series.
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Mississippi Today opens ‘black box’ of opioid settlement spending
By ALLEN SIEGLER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,09/16/25-12:53PM , 214 Reads 9,834 Statewide
Mississippi Today filed public records requests with 147 cities, towns and counties to find out how each is – or isn’t – spending opioid settlement dollars. Here’s what we found.
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