12+ hour, 11+ min ago  (825+ words) JACKSON, Miss. Looking at his wife and three daughters who were standing by his side in the warm atrium of the Mississippi Trade Mart, Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson vowed to improve relationships between lawmakers and state leadership as…...

21+ hour, 15+ min ago  (1397+ words) The fresh violence threatened to scuttle what U. S. Vice President JD Vance called a "fragile" deal. "Aggression towards Lebanon is aggression towards Iran," Gen. Seyed Majid Mousavi, aerospace commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, wrote on X. He warned that Iranian forces were…...

14+ hour ago  (1235+ words) To the left of the mural, magnolia leaves grow along the wall, illuminated under the blue light of the night sky. A nighthawk looks up to the right at the sparkling stars reminiscent of those within Vincent van Gogh's famous…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (894+ words) In a statement Thursday, the Mississippi Democrat cited an ICE officer's shooting of Renee Good in Minnesota. Despite the opposition from Thompson and other Democrats, the Republican-led House passed this year's final batch of spending bills, including DHS funding, on…...

23+ hour, 7+ min ago  (921+ words) LEAKESVILLE, Miss. Greene County is moving forward with a new emergency services annex that officials said will protect 911 dispatch during severe weather after the county finalized contracts for the project." Officials said construction will begin once a notice to proceed…...

23+ hour, 18+ min ago  (201+ words) At the Mississippi Free Press, we believe journalism should serve people, not power. We report the facts without partisan bias. We listen deeply. We take our time to get it right. We fact-check because accuracy matters to families, communities, and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (628+ words) Pine forests stretch across the horizon, but the air carries dust and fine particulates. According to residents, much of it comes from the nearby Drax Biomass facility in Amite County. For the people of Gloster, the plant is more than…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (274+ words) MFP convened a Greenville Solutions Circle in Greenville, Mississippi, on April 6, 2026, when 30 people gathered at the CB&S Bank building. Our visit to Greenville marks our fourth visit to the Mississippi Delta, following two visits to Greenwood and a visit…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (489+ words) Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson says he is running for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, one of the most powerful positions in the state. Watson, who is from Pascagoula, has served as secretary of state since 2020. Before then,…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (771+ words) I've spent nine years inside the gig economy. I write from home in rural West Virginia, a place where factory jobs disappeared long ago and this new way of working arrived like the only option left. I chase payments, explain…...