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Bill Criminalizing Mail-Order Abortion Pills as ‘Drug Trafficking’ Heads to Mississippi Governor’s Desk
Mailing abortion drugs to patients would be a crime under a bill the Mississippi Legislature passed to define the practice as felony drug trafficking.
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US House Candidate Questionnaire: Erik Kiehle, Libertarian (Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District)
Erik Kiehle is a Libertarian candidate running to represent Mississippi’s 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House in the Nov. 3, 2026, general 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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Trump Officials Say Israel’s Plans Helped Lead the US into Iran War
The Trump administration and its allies in Congress presented a shifting new justification for the U.S. attack on Iran, suggesting Israel was determined to act…
Lawmakers Move to Make Roadway Safety Records Off Public Record
Mississippi lawmakers are considering a bill that would exempt certain roadway safety records from the state’s Public Records Act, including inspection reports used to evaluate…
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…