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Gulfport Residents March for Nolan Wells in Blistering Heat to Demand Answers, Transparency
Dozens of Gulfport, Mississippi, residents marched in dangerously hot temperatures on July 26 to demand answers and transparency in the ongoing investigation of Nolan Wells’ death.
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Greenwood Leflore Hospital Will Stay Open, Join University of Mississippi Medical Center
Greenwood Leflore Hospital is joining the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which will keep the Leflore County healthcare facility open after years of financial turmoil.
Culture
Brookstock Lets Lincoln County Garage-Band Musicians ‘Feel Like Teenagers Again’ While Benefitting Women’s Home
An impromptu high-school reunion in Lincoln County, Mississippi, in 1999 blossomed into an annual music festival called Brookstock that features performances from multiple local garage-band-style music groups. In recent years, a portion of the festival’s proceeds go toward The Doll’s House, a transitional women’s home in Brookhaven.
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Opinion | We Thought Polarization Was Someone Else’s Problem. We Were Wrong.
The students of Graham Bodie’s IMC-559 class at the University of Mississippi write about toxic polarization and bridging across disagreements for healthy debate.
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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…
Trump Doubles Down on US Election Attacks in Primetime Speech
President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to elevate his yearslong push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of U.S. elections…
Group Sues to Secure Habitat Protections for Pearl River Map Turtle as Flood-Control Project Looms
In its lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity claims the federal government has failed to designate “critical habitat” for the map turtle, which earned protected…
DA Will Present Nolan Wells Investigation Findings to a Grand Jury, Family Attorney Says
A grand jury will consider the facts surrounding Nolan Wells’ death following an investigation, his family’s legal team said during a press conference on Wednesday…
