2026 Elections
Local Mississippi Officials Have Made 138 Polling Place Changes Ahead of the 2026 Election
Local election officials in Mississippi have made changes to 138 polling places since the 2024 election, including moving the location for 112 precincts, closing 21 precincts and opening five new precincts.
Featured
āI Am Angryā: Cliff Johnson Wants to Take His Fight for Working Families to Congress
Civil rights attorney Cliff Johnson is running as the Democratic candidate to unseat Trent Kelly in Mississippiās 1st Congressional District.
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Meet the Candidates for Mississippi House District 77 in the Nov. 3 Elections
Mississippi voters in parts of Simpson and Rankin counties will choose one of four candidates to represent Mississippi House District 77 in a special election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Use this guide to learn about candidatesā backgrounds and policy views.
Culture
Photos | āThe Drag Spectacularā: Coastal Mississippians Celebrate LGBTQ+ Community at Equality Fest
Pride flags waved strongly in the wind as a crowd of people made their way to find seats near the stage ahead of āThe Drag Spectacular: A Decade of Diversityā performance at the the 10th-annual Gulf Coast Equality Fest held on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Voices
Editorās Note | Homecoming Ain’t for the Weak, But It Is the Reunion We Need
Systemic and Solutions Editor Torsheta Jackson writes that in all the chaos and activity that is Homecoming, its most important function is to offer a chance for reconnection and reflection.
Award-Winning MFP JournaLism
Mississippi Free Press Awards Roll: 120 Honors for MFP Team, 21 for YMP, Since 2020
As of August 15, 2026, our team is up to 120 national and U.S. regional awards and finalist nods since we launched in late March 2020.
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Greenville Solutions Circles: October 20, 2026
The Mississippi Free Press convened its second Solutions Circle in Greenville, Mississippi, on Oct. 20, 2026.
Photos | Gulfport Residents Organize for āNo Kings, Just Votersā Protest
Dozens of people gathered in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Oct. 17 as part of the āNo Kings, Just Votersā event to rally voters to participate inā¦
Senate Democrats Launch First Ad for Scott Colom as Their Midterm Optimism Spreads to the South
Senate Democrats’ top campaign spending group is wading into Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race for the first time this year, an aggressive move in a deep-redā¦
Roger Wicker Asks President Trump to Make Deal with Ukraine to Stop Petroleum Strikes in Russia
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to make a deal with Zelenskyy to stop Ukrainian strikes on Russian petroleum, whichā¦
