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Classroom Cellphone Ban, Other Mississippi Senate Education Bills Appear Dead in House
Hopes for legislative action on banning cellphones in classrooms, health insurance for school board members and increasing funding for gifted students appear dead in the Mississippi House.
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Mail-Order Abortion Pill Ban Passes Mississippi House, With Prison Time for Providers for Drug Trafficking
A mail-order abortion pill ban passed the Mississippi House, defining it as felony drug trafficking that would carry one to 10 year prison sentences for providers.
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…
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Opinion | The Price of Civility: Lauren Stokes’ Firing Should Alarm All Mississippians
Mary Warner writes that the University of Mississippi’s firing of Lauren Stokes is an attack on constitutional freedoms.
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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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State Auditor’s Attempt to Sue Favre to Recoup Welfare Money Sparked Court Battle With Mississippi AG
The Mississippi State Auditor’s attempt to sue NFL Hall of Fame athlete Brett Favre to claw back misspent welfare money brought him into conflict at…
Long Beach’s Plans to Grow Industrial Park Sparks Annexation Concerns
Residents in Harrison County say they were caught off guard after learning their homes could be annexed by the City of Long Beach as part…
Medicaid Expansion Dead in Mississippi Due to Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ Top Republican Says
Mississippi will not expand Medicaid this year because of federal Medicaid funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Mississippi Senate Medicaid Chairman says.
Person of the Day | Brad Arnold, 3 Doors Down Singer from Jackson County, Mississippi, Dies at 47
Brad Arnold, lead singer of 3 Doors Down from Jackson County, Mississippi, died Saturday months after a Stage 4 kidney cancer diagnosis.