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Gov. Tate Reeves Begrudgingly Signs Mississippi Medical Marijuana Program Into Law

Saying he still has concerns about it — and would have written it differently — Gov. Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act into law Wednesday afternoon ahead of a midnight deadline.

MS Office of Homeland Security, MBI Investigate Bomb Threats Made to Mississippi’s Historically Black Universities

The Mississippi Office of Home Security and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations are investigating recent bomb threats made to Mississippi's historically black colleges and universities.

MDOT Highlights Commissioner Willie Simmons in Honor of Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is highlighting the first African American Commissioner in MDOT’s history, Commissioner Willie...

SEC Law Schools Collaborate for Series on Future of College Athletics

Staff Report University of Mississippi The 12 law schools in the Southeastern Conference are collaborating to host "A Series of Conversations on Name, Image and Likeness...

Oxford Woman Charged with Credit Card Fraud

An Oxford woman was arrested recently for allegedly using a debit card that wasn't hers. According to the Oxford Police Department, on Jan. 25, officers...

Sherman Man Officially Charged with Home Invasion Robbery from 2019

A Sherman man was charged by the Oxford Police Department with crimes he allegedly committed two years ago. On Dec. 16, 2019, officers responded to...

Nancy Loome Awarded Beta Beta Chapter’s Red Rose Award

Beta Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society presented the Red Rose Award to Nancy Loome.

Mississippi Universities Got Millions in Pandemic Relief. It’s Hard to Know How They Spent it. 

Mississippi’s eight public universities got hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to keep their doors open during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Second Suspect in Phone Cable Theft Charged

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a case of stolen phone cable. According to the Oxford Police Department, investigators were called to...

Tupelo Man Arrested in Oxford for Being a Felon in Possession of a Weapon

The Oxford Police Department arrested a Tupelo man recently after he was allegedly found with a weapon while being a felon.