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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...

Supervisors Approved PUD Overlay for Waterside at Castle Hill

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approved a new Planned Unit Development surrounding Castle Hill event venue off Highway 6. The 31-acre...

Ole Miss Softball Adds Graduate Manager

Ole Miss head softball coach Jamie Trachsel added Falepolima Aviu to her staff, bringing on the former Oklahoma slugger as a graduate manager on...

Garden of Memories Oxford Chosen to Host Event Honoring Veterans

Garden of Memories Oxford has been selected to participate again this year in Wreaths Across America’s nationwide wreath dedication ceremony. Taking place on Saturday,...

Lafayette County Positive COVID-19 Cases Jumps by 33 in 24-Hours

Lafayette County saw its biggest jump of active COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period since tracking began in March, according to data from the...

UM Faculty Leaders Enhance Teaching Methods for Fall

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic this spring resulted in the transition of classes to online, remote or other alternative formats in a week's...

Couple’s Gift Helps Sustain University’s Academic Foundation

James Langmesser – who, with his wife, Traute, has committed a $1 million planned gift to the University of Mississippi – becomes reflective and...

Ole Miss Lands 86 on SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll

Ole Miss landed 86 student-athletes on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll, which was announced by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on Friday. A total of...

Old-Time Piano Champions Set for Livestreamed Performance

Seven champion old-time piano players will perform gems from early American music in a free online concert, slated for 7 p.m. Friday (July 10). "Old-time...

UM Campus Rec Participates in Virtual Intramural Sports Competition

In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Mississippi restructured all in-person activities on campus during the spring and summer terms. Activities...

Oxford Film Festival Presents 12th Weekly Film Fest

The Oxford Film Festival’s 12th Weekly Virtual Film Fest, Virtual Art House and OFF to the DRIVE IN films are highlighted by politics, activism,...