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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...

Oxford and Ole Miss See COVID Cases Rise

By Celeste Lay and Hallie Grace Withrow School of Journalism and New Media Students https://youtu.be/9EK7TVtuuuQ COVID-19 is rising again in Mississippi, but the state health department says...

Study Finds Most Sports Supplements Inaccurately Labeled

By Erin Garrett University of Mississippi Nearly 90% of sports supplements are inaccurately labeled according to a new study by scientists at the University of Mississippi's National...

Officer-involved Shooting Leaves Suspect Dead in Southhaven, MBI investigating

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Desoto County Sheriff’s Department that occurred earlier today in Southaven. The shooting took...

Graduate Scholarships Available from the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries

Since 1962, the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Graduate Scholarship Program has awarded more than 579 scholarships, totaling over $1.5 million, for graduate studies...

CME Internships Help Beat ‘Brain Drain’ in Mississippi

By Erin Garrett University of Mississippi Eighteen students in the University of Mississippi's Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence spent their summers solving real-world problems for Mississippi manufacturing...

Gov. Reeves Says No Mask Mandates Ever Again

As the number of cases of COVID-19 has reportedly increased recently in Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves released the following statement following media speculation of the return...

The Emmett Till Lynching Has Seen More Than its Share of Liars. Is Tim Tyson One of Them?

Editor’s note: Since 1991, Jerry Mitchell has investigated the brutal torture and killing of Emmett Till in Mississippi. In recent years, he has examined...

Oxford Man Faces Second Felony for Cyberstalking Charge

An Oxford man faces a second felony after allegedly intimidating a witness in a cyberstalking case against him. On Aug. 8, the Oxford Police Department...

SouthTalks Focus on Creativity in the South

By Rebecca Lauck Cleary University of Mississippi Creativity in the South is the programming theme for the 2023-24 academic year at the University of Mississippi's Center...

Gift Helps University Attract Strong Doctoral Candidates

By Tina H. Hahn University of Mississippi  Dr. L. Michael Brunt would like to see the University of Mississippi equipped to attract the best doctoral...