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Efforts to Save Greenwood Leflore Hospital Continue as Local Leaders Seek New Owner
With Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s future hanging on by a thread, its owners—the City of Greenwood and Leflore County—have acknowledged it’s time for someone else to run the hospital.
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Mississippi Teachers Say They Deserve Higher Pay: ‘We Don’t Do This for Money’
The $2,000 teacher pay raise Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law isn’t enough, teachers expressed at a Scott Colom campaign event. Colom proposed no federal tax on teachers making less than $75,000.
Culture
Person of the Day | Michelle Williams: Cycling Enthusiast Promotes Mountain Biking for All Young Mississippians
In 2023, Michelle Williams co-founded the Mississippi league of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, a nonprofit working to increase youth participation in mountain biking. The league has grown significantly since its founding, encompassing 10 teams from North Mississippi to the Gulf Coast.
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Publisher’s Note | MFP Journalism Interrogates Systems Toward Real Change
Tami Jones writes about how the Mississippi Free Press practices journalism through systemic reporting, asking not just what happened but why it happened.
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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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xAI Gas Turbines ‘Causing Harm’ in Southaven, NAACP Argues in Motion to Shut Them Down
The NAACP has asked a Mississippi federal court to shut down the xAI gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi, used to power the company’s Colossus 2…
White Tennessee Republicans Erase State’s Only Black US House District, After Court Neutralized Voting Rights Act
Tennessee Republicans enacted a new U.S. House map on Thursday that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis. Other states are following suit as part…
Cyber Hackers Target Mississippi Universities’ Canvas Systems, Claiming Data Breach and Demanding Ransom
Canvas, the tool many universities use for students to complete and submit assignments, is down at colleges and universities across Mississippi and throughout the United…
Survivors of Mississippi Tornadoes Crawled Under Furniture and Held Onto Their Kids
There were no fatalities after powerful storms brought tornadoes to at least five Mississippi counties, destroying 500 homes and injuring 17 people.