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29/04/2025

OPINION: Paul Collins Jr. writes on Republican lawmakers' open desire for the Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 ruling over same-sex marriage.

Paul Collins Jr. writes on Republican lawmakers' open desire for the Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 ruling over same-sex marriage.

29/04/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Mississippi death row inmate's convictions for the slayings of eight people, including his mother-in-law and a deputy sheriff, over one night in 2017.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a Mississippi death row inmate's convictions for the slayings of eight people in Lincoln County.

29/04/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Yazoo Pumps project could reduce flooding in the Mississippi Delta.

But conservation groups say it would disrupt the area’s delicate hydrology, damaging 90,000 acres of forested wetlands at a time when federal wetland protections are fraying.

Conservation groups say the Yazoo Pumps project, a Mississippi flood relief plan, would damage 90,000 acres of forested wetlands.

28/04/2025

State offices in Mississippi are closed today to commemorate the men who died fighting the United States government to protect the institution of human slavery. Confederate Memorial Day is a state holiday observed in several southern states.

State offices in Mississippi are closed today to commemorate the men who died fighting the United States government to protect human slavery.

28/04/2025

Huge congrats to our own Donna Ladd, named the 🏆2025 Major for Social Justice Award recipient by the Juanita Sims Doty Foundation for her bold dedication to truth-telling, empowering the underrepresented, and exposing injustice.

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28/04/2025

OPINION: "Communities already facing pollution and failing infrastructure can become even more vulnerable when federal protections are stripped away," Jeremy Orr writes.

Jeremy Orr writes on the Clean Water Act and how the Trump admin's changes to environmental federal protections may cause harm.

26/04/2025

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25/04/2025

Jessica Singleton, who grew up in Ocean Springs, Miss., before moving to Alaska, describes her entry into stand-up comedy ahead of her new special.

Jessica Singleton, who grew up in Ocean Springs, Miss., before moving to Alaska, describes her entry into stand-up comedy ahead of her new special.

25/04/2025

The Mississippi Free Press is seeking 2025 YMP student journalists this summer to cover health disparities. Applications close on May 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. See mfp.ms/gigs for details.

25/04/2025

EDITOR'S NOTE: "The acts of the current administration are faulty and questionable at best, but eliminating environmental protection to push fossil fuels for the sake of capitalism is reprehensible, Kiden-Aloyse Smith writes.

Kiden-Aloyse Smith writes about the environmental crisis and on the Trump administration’s efforts to repeal key climate regulations.

25/04/2025

EDITOR'S NOTE: "The acts of the current administration are faulty and questionable at best, but eliminating environmental protection to push fossil fuels for the sake of capitalism is reprehensible," Kiden-Aloyse Smith writes.

Kiden-Aloyse Smith writes about the environmental crisis and on the Trump administration’s efforts to repeal key climate regulations.

25/04/2025

The Maryland cop who first alleged that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was linked to gang activity was deemed unfit to testify in state court due to criminal charges filed against him for sharing confidential information about a police investigation in 2021.

The Maryland cop who alleged that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was linked to gang activity was deemed unfit to testify in state court.

24/04/2025

Students in the Philadelphia Public School District in Neshoba County, Mississippi, showed up on campus Wednesday morning wearing red and black in memory of two high school seniors who died after a drowning accident at Lake Pushmataha.

Two Neshoba County high school seniors, Camarion and Jamarion Grady, died after a drowning accident at Lake Pushmataha.