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College Sports Needs a CBA, Not a Congressional Bailout

Congress is currently working to push through legislation to save college sports because those who used to hold the power no longer do and...
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Distinguished Alumni to Share Insights at UM Honors Convocation

By Edwin B. Smith University of Mississippi A trio of successful Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College alumni are returning to the University of Mississippi on Thursday...

State GOP Leaders Boast Banning Critical Race Theory. Experts Say They Didn’t

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today Mississippi lawmakers spent more than seven hours in early 2022 debating a bill that they said would ban the teaching of...

Six Years ago Began the Saga Leading to Stinging Education Loss for State’s Leaders

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today Six years ago this week, House Speaker Philip Gunn and then-Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves held a surprise news conference to announce...

Ford Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary

By Dana Engelbert University of Mississippi The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi celebrates its 20th anniversary this academic...

Sheriff’s Department Nabs Two for Stolen Catalytic Converter Thefts

In the early morning hours of Sept. 27, Lafayette County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle after the vehicle was...

UM Engineering Professor Evaluates Traffic Signal Effectiveness

By Edwin B. Smith University of Mississippi A University of Mississippi civil engineer is expanding his research on what could be the next generation of U.S....

Progress mounts on Asylum Hill

By Gary Pettus UMMC Communications In a milestone for the years-long Asylum Hill Project, a team of archaeologists should begin exhuming human remains this month on the...

Bridging the Gap in Toxicology

By Clara Turnage University of Mississippi First-generation student Ember Suh, a senior at the University of Mississippi, has been named a 2022 mentee for Toxicology Mentoring...

Chicago Woman Charged With Grand Theft by Oxford Police

A Chicago woman was arrested in Oxford recently for allegedly stealing items from a residence. On June 1st, 2022, the Oxford Police Department responded to...

Oxford Man Faces Felony Domestic Violence Charge

An Oxford man was arrested recently after police responded to a domestic disturbance call. On Sept. 22, the Oxford Police Department responded to Chickasaw Road...
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