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‘Soul-Crushing’: 170 Foster Students Denied Their Scholarships at Last Minute Across Mississippi
The State of Mississippi is denying 170 Mississippi foster students full-ride scholarships to colleges across the state due to lack of funding, with many would-be freshmen finding out only weeks before their move-in date.
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Ex-Teammate of Nolan Wells Takes Steps to Sue Influencer Over Online Accusations
Bart Edmiston, a former teammate of Nolan Wells on the Ocean Springs High School football team, is set to pursue defamation claims after alleging that a flurry of unfounded accusations on social media inspired a death threat.
Culture
Jackson’s Patton House Gives Black Mississippi Artists Space for Unapologetic, Unfiltered Art
Garry Brown of Jackson, Mississippi, opened the Patton House and Gallery on State Street, an art museum that displays works created predominantly by Black Mississippian artists. Some artworks feature overt commentary on race and other social issues.
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Opinion | Gaps in the CDC’s Public Health Data Are Creating Dangerous Blind Spots
John Kubale writes about the importance of the CDC’s public health data publications and the dangers of losing that data.
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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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Person of the Day | John Polk, Hattiesburg Senator Known as ‘Dr. No’ at Mississippi Capitol, Dies at 77
Former Mississippi State Sen. John Polk, a Republican from Hattiesburg and the former chairman of the Senate Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee who killed an…
Beaches Closed as Tropical Storm Bertha Approaches Mississippi and the Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Bertha creeped along the Gulf Coast toward the edge of Louisiana on Wednesday, spinning off strong winds far from its center and closing…
Nolan Wells’ Independent Autopsy Finds His Cause of Death ‘Undetermined’
Nolan Wells’ cause and manner of death are undetermined pending further investigation, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said on Wednesday morning while unveiling the preliminary…
What to Know About the Greenwood Leflore Hospital Crisis and the Effort to Save It
Greenwood Leflore Hospital has become the face of the Mississippi rural hospital crisis. Here’s an explainer of how the hospital got to where it is…