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Jacksonians Turn to Green Infrastructure to Revitalize Historic Landmarks, Connect Residents
Jackson leaders and residents hope to revitalize the capital city through green infrastructure projects, including a communal green space on Farish Street, an expansion of the city’s Museum Trail and an effort to renew the Mississippi River Basin Model.
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Phil Bryant’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Welfare Scandal Reporting Could Be Revived, Justices Signal
Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today over its welfare scandal could be revived after several Mississippi Supreme Court justices questioned a lower court’s dismissal and suggested a jury should consider the case.
Culture
Person of the Day | Winique Orelus: Jackson Transplant ‘Finds Opportunity,’ Opens Little Haiti Caribbean
Winique “Willie” Orelus found sanctuary in the United States after leaving Haiti to pursue better opportunities. After working as a dishwasher and contractor for years, he finally started his own business in November 2025 when he opened Little Haiti Caribbean, a restaurant in Jackson offering dishes native to his home…
Voices
Editor’s Note | Reflections From a Museum Pew: Teaching Our Children the Work Is Theirs to Carry
Torsheta Jackson talks about sharing the weight of history with future generations and how teaching the past is vital so they can recognize and confront it now.
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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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Schools Would Have to Offer Time for Prayer, Bible Readings Under Mississippi Bill
Mississippi public schools may soon have to set aside time for students to pray and read the Bible and other religious texts under the Mississippi…
For the First Time in Generations, Leflore County Is Building a New High School
It has been decades since a new high school was built in Leflore County. That will change over the next 18 months as Greenwood Leflore…
Fannie Lou Hamer’s Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom Now Displayed at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Fannie Lou Hamer, the fearless civil-rights activist from the Mississippi Delta who led the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of…
Bondi Clashes With Democrats As She Struggles to Turn the Page on Epstein Files Furor
Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a passionate defense of President Donald Trump Wednesday as she tried to turn the page from relentless criticism of…