Archive - THE MISSISSIPPI INDEPENDENT

November 2024

October 2024

Opponents of Mississippi’s largest proposed solar farm await circuit court date, eye legislative remedies

Controversial “Soul City Solar” is one of two green energy projects planned for Hinds County

Oct 30 •

Impressions of the Deep South from 3,000 feet up

It’s always wise to carry a bottle of champagne on you, especially if you’re 3,000 feet up in the air, looking for somewhere friendly to land.

Oct 25 •

Kerry Rose Graning

Millsaps College forum focuses on rampant political divisiveness in America today

Unsurprisingly, participants in the "American Hope Conversation" often disagreed, but did so in a civil manner

Oct 23 •

Mississippian considers potential last waltz in Vienna

At the Albertinaplatz in Vienna, Austria, our Russian tour guide directs our attention to a sculpture of a bearded Jewish man scrubbing cobblestones, a…

Oct 22 •

Margaret McMullan

Finding knowledge in unexpected places

Prison book club opens new horizons for incarcerated readers

Oct 7 •

Voting rights panel: Lower income Mississippians face barriers to voting in pivotal 2024 elections

The greatest issue facing the Mississippi electorate when it comes to participating in the Nov.

Oct 4 •

The KKK, President Grant and the origins of voter suppression in Mississippi

The curious relationship between the state of Mississippi and famed Civil War general and later President U.S.

Oct 2

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