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‘No Kings’ Protests Draw Mississippi Crowds From Kosciusko to Gulfport
October 20, 2025
The group in Kosciusko, a small town in Attala County of fewer than 6,800 residents, was among thousands of Mississippians and millions of people nationwide who took the streets on Saturday to oppose the Trump administration’s expansion of executive power.
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Timeline: Trey Reed’s Hanging Death at Delta State University
October 14, 2025
As rumors swirl on TikTok, X, Facebook and other social media platforms that the second autopsy uncovered evidence of foul play, the Mississippi Free Press publishes a fact-check, noting that the autopsy results still have not been finalized.
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WIC Stops Accepting Some New Applicants Amid Government Shutdown
October 08, 2025
The effects of WIC’s application limitations could be especially harmful for Black women living in food deserts like the Mississippi Delta.
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Photos: No Kings Day Protests in Oxford, Mississippi
June 16, 2025
Between 350 and 400 people showed up to speak up against the Trump administration and its policies on immigration, executive power and more in Oxford, Mississippi.
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Uncertainty About Federal Disaster Aid Looms As Storms Roll In
May 23, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration is looking to significantly scale back FEMA and pass disaster recovery costs onto states.
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Mississippi Education Leaders Reeling After Trump Administration Rescinds $137 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds for Schools
April 18, 2025
The federal government awarded the funds amid the pandemic to help states and school districts address issues arising from the crisis, but until this month had said it would allow states an extension to finish using the money.
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As Mississippi Prepares for Avian Flu, Federal Chaos Looms Large
April 08, 2025
No matter how prepared Mississippi might be internally, a federal government at odds with itself and too crippled to rapidly respond to a new viral threat could render the best laid plans of state governments to waste—precisely the crisis engulfing the federal state right now.
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Trump Tariffs Could Cause Shortages, Price Hikes and ‘Chaos,’ Experts Say
March 04, 2025
During the first Trump administration, Mississippi soybean farmers were among the hardest hit by the fallout from the president’s trade war with China. Now, all Americans could soon pay more for gas, groceries and everyday items under President Donald Trump’s significantly expanded international tariffs.
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Mississippi Researchers Investigate Growing Tick-Borne Allergy to Red Meat
February 18, 2025
The allergy affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United States, where ticks thrive due to the warm, humid climate.
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What Trump’s Plan to Abolish the Department of Education Would Mean for Mississippi
February 05, 2025
The president has said he supports state control of schools and “parental rights.” While the federal DOE has no role in local curriculum standards, the administration could use the powers of DOE to restrict funding to schools on an ideological basis.
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Mississippi Counties Change 54 Voting Precincts, But Incorrect Information May Send Some Voters to the Wrong Place on Election Day
October 30, 2024
While the State of Mississippi’s My Election Day tool will direct most voters to the correct precinct, the tool could send thousands of voters in 20 precincts across the state to the wrong place on Nov. 5.
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Simpson County Sheriff’s Deputy Kicked Handcuffed Man in the Head, Federal Indictment Alleges
October 11, 2024
Neighboring Rankin County was the site of an unrelated brutality case by law enforcement officers in 2023: Five former deputies and a former Richland police officer pleaded guilty to federal and state charges in torture of two Black men.
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A Displaced Family Finds Their Way Home After Rolling Fork Tornado
April 08, 2024
The town of Rolling Fork (Pop. 1,700) has struggled to rebuild after a deadly tornado struck last year as it charted a merciless path across one of the country’s poorest regions. One family is finding their way home.
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Mississippi Moves 10 Voting Precincts, Provides Incorrect or Missing Information For 90
March 11, 2024
The Mississippi Free Press’ latest investigation and an examination of data in the Statewide Election Management System found missing, incomplete, incorrect or old addresses for 90 precincts across 19 counties – a slight decrease from the 92 errors across 21 counties the MFP found ahead of the November 2023 statewide elections.
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A Medical Marijuana Graduate Degree Coming to University of Mississippi in Fall 2024
November 09, 2023
The program would provide advanced training for people who are seeking jobs or looking to advance their current careers in dietary supplements.
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