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‘We Are Not Expendable’: Southaven Residents Fight xAI’s Plan for 41 Gas Turbines to Power Musk’s Grok
Many area residents in Southaven, Mississippi, and nearby Memphis, Tennessee, oppose xAI’s growing presence in their backyards, fearing what Elon Musk’s data centers’ operations could mean for their health and the surrounding environment.
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US House Candidate Questionnaire: D. Ryan Grover, Democrat
D. Ryan Grover is a Democratic candidate running to represent Mississippi’s 4th congressional district in the U.S. House in the March 10 Democratic primary election.
Culture
Artist in Residence | ‘It’s My Therapy’: Courtney Lipscomb, Wood-Burning Schoolteacher at Florence Middle
Courtney Lipscomb, an art instructor at Florence Middle School and a Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi member, practices and teaches wood-burning, the art of searing images onto wood.
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Opinion | Mississippi Hallelujah: A Personal Remembrance of Sharon Leslie Morgan
DeeDee Baldwin writes about her friendship with Sharon Leslie Morgan, a writer and researcher who spent the last years of her life in Macon, Mississippi.
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Mississippi Free Press Awards Roll: 108 Honors for MFP Team, 8 for YMP, Since 2020
As of July 25, 2025, our team is up to 108 national and U.S. regional awards and finalist nods since we launched in late March 2020.
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Mound Bayou Food Clinic Provides Healthy Fruits and Vegetables, Fights Food Scarcity
Taborian Farmacy Food Clinic in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, offers fresh fruits and vegetables to residents in an effort to offer healthier options in the food-scarce…
War Widens as Israel and US Strike Iran and Tehran and Its Allies Retaliate
The war in the Middle East spiraled further Monday as Israel and the U.S. continued to strike Iran, with Tehran and its allies hitting back…
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Is Dead, Trump Says Bombings Will Continue
Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, calling it the ‘greatest chance’ for Iranians to take back the country in a Truth Social…
What to Know About the US-Israel Attacks on Iran
The U.S. and Israel have launched major attacks on Iran that President Donald Trump says aim to crush Iran’s military and stop production of a…