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Kelsey Davis Betz is from Mobile, Ala., and currently lives in Cleveland, where she works as one of our Mississippi Delta-based reporters covering education and intersecting issues. Kelsey has a dual degree in journalism and Spanish from Auburn University and worked as an editorial intern at Texas Monthly and a courts reporter at the Montgomery Advertiser. She is a 2018 Educating Children in Mississippi Fellow at the Hechinger Report and is a co-founder of the Mississippi Delta Public Newsroom.

Mound Bayou leadership pays off nearly $700,000 in inherited debt

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz December 28, 2020December 30, 2020

The city administration of rural Mound Bayou has paid off nearly $700,000 of debt in two years, and now can begin to prioritize long-neglected infrastructure projects it previously couldn’t afford.

Private school association says they shouldn’t have to report COVID-19 numbers to the state

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz December 22, 2020December 23, 2020

Mississippi is one of the most under-connected states in America. Why is that?

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz November 20, 2020January 11, 2021

Thomas Hudson named new JSU president

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz November 19, 2020November 21, 2020

Teachers, parents share concerns about how districts communicate COVID-19 cases

Aallyah WrightKelsey Davis Betz by Aallyah Wright and Kelsey Davis Betz November 17, 2020January 11, 2021

Not all Mississippi schools are reporting COVID-19 results as required

Aallyah WrightKelsey Davis Betz by Aallyah Wright and Kelsey Davis Betz October 19, 2020October 27, 2020

Inside an at-risk Mississippi Delta voter’s journey to ensure safe voting conditions

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz October 15, 2020January 11, 2021

What Mississippi college presidents have to say about COVID-19 on their campuses

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz September 18, 2020September 22, 2020

‘In the midst of crisis and struggle…there’s still hope’ — Q&A with Delta nonprofit director Chiquikta Shaw

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

Executive Director of Delta Hands for Hope, Chiquikta Fountain: A sit-down Q & A

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz September 13, 2020October 29, 2020

How many people at your college have COVID-19? In Mississippi, it’s hard to track

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz September 9, 2020September 16, 2020

Weekly update: How many students and teachers have tested positive for COVID-19 in your school?

Kayleigh SkinnerKelsey Davis Betz by Kayleigh Skinner and Kelsey Davis Betz September 2, 2020January 15, 2021

Interactive: How many students and teachers have tested positive for COVID-19 in your county?

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz August 28, 2020September 2, 2020

Auditor: MDE ‘ignored state law’ surrounding COVID-19 spending on technology

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz August 25, 2020September 3, 2020

As COVID-19 grips college campuses, IHL board meets for 26 minutes without discussing pandemic

Kelsey Davis Betz by Kelsey Davis Betz August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

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