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Mississippi Domestic Violence Registry Proposal Earns Survivors’ Support
Survivors of domestic violence are supporting several bills in the Mississippi Legislature to address domestic violence, including one that proposes creating a “persistent domestic violence registry” for repeat offenders.
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Mississippi’s Fern Death Toll Rises to 16 as Frigid State Fights Power Outages, Water System Failures
As Mississippi heads into an even colder weekend, the death toll from Winter Storm Fern rose to 16 on Friday and over 79,000 remained without power. The State is also working to address water system failures amid freezing temperatures.
Culture
Hattiesburg Social-Work Student Leads Effort to Feed 68 Families After SNAP Cuts
In response to SNAP cuts affecting many Mississippian families’ food security, social-work student Rosemary Panella worked with the Oseola McCarty Youth Development Center to organize a food drive that helped feed 68 families in November 2025.
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Editor’s Note | Hiding Black History Will Never Erase It
Features Editor Nate Schumann discusses a recent incident in Philadelphia involving the federal censorship of “unfavorable” U.S. history, particularly Black history. “Heaven forbid we acknowledge that those who established the United States of America weren’t the ‘heroes’ (those) who mistake nationalism for patriotism want them to be perceived as,” he…
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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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Even Colder Weather Expected in Shivering South as Many Remain Without Power
Frigid weather is only expected to get worse as more than 470,000 homes and businesses remain without power, half of them in Tennessee and Mississippi.…
Educator Fired for Reading ‘I Need a New Butt!’ to Students Must Be Reinstated, Mississippi Court Rules
Toby Price, a Hinds County assistant principal who was fired in 2022 for reading the children’s book “I Need a New Butt” to second-graders, was…
Mississippi Ice Storm Death Toll Rises as Many Remain Without Power
Mississippi officials reported additional deaths from the weekend ice storm as 143,700 Mississippians remained without power Tuesday, and ice was still present on bridges in…
Mississippi Shivers Under Ice as Long Recovery Looms After Worst Winter Storm in 30 Years
Residents in a iced-over swath of Mississippi began to confront the ugly truth Monday as they shivered in ever-colder and darkened houses: Recovery from the…