Mississippi Free Press

1 day ago | mississippifreepress.org | Kimberly Griffin

You might know that I went to seminary, which might seem like an unusual choice for someone who majored in journalism and eventually circled back to what’s likely to be my last career choice. A number of my journalism friends have either attended a seminary or are considering doing so. We talked about that a lot this week at the Institute for Nonprofit News’ annual conference in Minneapolis. It’s an interesting thing to consider, especially as extremists hijack faiths of all stripes.

5 days ago | mississippifreepress.org | Austin Sarat

Jimmie Christian Duncan learned in April 2025 that a Louisiana judge had dismissed his capital murder conviction and he would no longer face the prospect of execution. In 1998, a jury convicted Duncan of murdering his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, and he had been on death row ever since. Louisiana has a long and troubled death penalty history. From 1976 to 2015, 80% of the state’s capital sentences were reversed on appeal, and 12 people have been exonerated from its death row.

1 week ago | mississippifreepress.org | Heather Harrison

Medicaid funding could be jeopardized without intervention from Mississippi’s governor after state lawmakers approved a $7.1 billion state budget with a serious flaw during a rushed special legislative session this week. Mississippi House members repeatedly complained that House leadership did not give them a chance to read the bills before voting on them. Gov. Tate Reeves said in a tweet that he met with Lt. Gov.

1 week ago | mississippifreepress.org | Heather Harrison

JACKSON, Miss.— After failing to approve a budget during its regular session earlier this spring, the Mississippi Legislature will return for a special legislative session to complete its unfinished business on Wednesday at 11 a.m., Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday. The budget involves over $7 billion that funds more than 100 state agencies, governing authorities and boards.

1 week ago | mississippifreepress.org | Dustin Cardon

As World War II raged across Europe in 1941, Centreville Mayor Lee B. Robinson knew the United States had a pressing need to train up as many fighting men as possible and saw his town in southwestern Mississippi as an ideal location for a U.S. Army training camp. In February that year Robinson gathered together a delegation to go before the Board of Army officers at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, Miss., and promote Centreville for a camp.