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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...

Phillips Given $2M Bond After Being Charged With Murder of Bailey Reed

The man arrested for the murder of Baily Reed, 21, has been formally charged and is being held on a $2 million bond. According to...

UM Kinesiology Professor Inducted into National Academy

By Edwin B. Smith University Communications A University of Mississippi researcher has been honored as a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology, one of the...

YAC Raffle for Giving Tuesday

Timber Heard of Talitha Kumi Jewelry organized a raffle for participants to win a one-of-a-kind necklace and bag benefiting the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council’s Community...

MHP Reports 3 Fatalities on MS State Highways During Thanksgiving Weekend

Three people died on Mississippi state highways over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Period started on...

Familiar Faces Pay It Forward to Next Generation of UM Student-Athletes

By Bill Dabney University Communications Ole Miss Football vs Southern Illinois at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. on Sept. 8, 2018. Benito Jones, 95, DT, Waynesboro, Miss. Photo...

Egg Bowl Review

By Anna Belson Hotty Toddy Intern The Ole Miss Rebels won the Egg Bowl Thursday after beating Mississippi State 17-7, making it the lowest-scoring game...

Week Starts off Cold; Gradual Warming With Rain Expected Later in the Week

The first half of this week will feel like winter has arrived in Lafayette County; however, temperatures will warm back up by the end...

Arrest Made in Lafayette County Murder; Victim Name Released

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department confirmed Saturday that Kylan Jacques Phillips, 24, was arrested on Thanksgiving for killing Bailey Mae Reed, 21. The Sheriff's Department...

UM Libraries Hires Archivist to Focus on University History

By Benita Whitehorn University Communications Jeannie Speck-Thompson, a native of Ecru, has been named university archivist, the first faculty member devoted to this position in two...

LCSD Investigating Fatal Domestic Disturbance Incident

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department is investigating a possible murder that occurred on Thanksgiving. According to reports, at 8:34 p.m. on Thursday, the Sheriff's Department...