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7 Funny Things Southerners Say About Cold Weather

Judging the weather based on numerical temperatures is boring. Besides, if it’s 35 or 40 degrees, who can tell the difference? Southerners love a...

Hotty Toddy News Services - December 8, 2024

Crowded Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society Looking For Foster Parents

During the month of May, the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society hit peak season inside of the shelter with 493 animals. The humane society offers three...

Governor’s Concert at Mississippi Bicentennial North Moves To The Grove

The Governor’s Concert at Mississippi Bicentennial North in Oxford is still scheduled for June 24, however, the location has changed. Country and Americana legend Marty...

Della Davidson Elementary School Announces New Principal

Oxford School District taps Oxford High School Assistant Principal Marni Herrington as new third- and fourth-grade school principal Oxford High School Assistant Principal Marni...

Charges Dropped Against Oxford Developer David Blackburn

Malicious mischief charges against David Blackburn, owner of Blackburn Communities in Oxford, have been dropped and the case has been dismissed. In early March, Houston-based...

UM Physicists Part Of New Effort To Explore Nature Of Matter

When scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory fired a beam of tiny particles called muons into a giant electromagnet...

Record Number Of UM Pharmacy Students Match For Residencies

The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s 2017 graduating class included 31 graduates who will go on to complete a pharmacy residency – the...

Lafayette County Students Selected As Class Marshal And Standard Bearer

Two Lafayette county residents are among 16 University of Mississippi students to be named Class Marshal and Standard Bearer for their respective colleges or...

And The Echo Performs Sunday For Summer Sunset Series

The University of Mississippi Museum, in conjunction with Visit Oxford and other local organizations, is hosting live music in the Grove each Sunday in...

McLean Institute Offers Summer Entrepreneurial Leadership Program

Rising high school sophomores and juniors are encouraged to apply for a University of Mississippi summer enrichment program aimed at training future entrepreneurs and...

Lafayette Students Initiated Into Honor Organization Phi Beta Kappa

University of Mississippi senior Piper Dunn and junior Hunter Roth both of Oxford, were among more than 60 students initiated into the Beta of...