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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Who Filmed in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, died at 86. His Mississippi connections included filming Logan and narrating a Delta State planetarium show.
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UM Honors College Student, Gulfport Native Receives Barksdale Award

A junior psychology major in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi will get to fulfill her dream to visit...

UM Names Senior Director of Gift Planning

As the new senior director of gift planning for University Development, Byron Liles hopes to use his expertise and passion to help alumni and...

Venturing for Success

Venture Launch Weekend landed with success recently at the University of Mississippi, as more than two dozen people competed in the entrepreneurial development program. Held at various sites...

‘Evicted’ Selected for University’s 2019 Common Reading Experience

The critically acclaimed New York Times best-seller "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City" has been selected for the University of Mississippi's Common Reading...

UM International Graduate Student Makes Mark with Massive Fundraiser

Mina Ghofrani Esfahani was pursuing a master's degree in the University of Mississippi's integrated marketing communication program in fall 2017 when her compassion for a critically...

Rain-Soaked Protestors Lead “Students Over Statues” March

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com Video by Talbert Toole Roughly over 300 students, faculty, staff, LOU community members and allies congregated outside of the E.F. Yerby Conference...

Rot Will Force the Removal of Old Tree on Jefferson and N. 16th St.

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The city of Oxford will be closing the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and North 16th Street for two days to remove...

Highway 314 Closed at Bridge Bypass Due to Rain

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Lafayette County Road Department has closed County Road 100, Highway 314, at the bridge bypass due to water coming over...

MPB Director Announced as Spring Keynote for High School Journalism Convention

The Mississippi Scholastic Press Association is proud to announce that Mississippi Public Broadcasting Director Ronnie Agnew will return to Ole Miss, his alma mater,...

Future of Broadband Services Through NEMEPA to be Discussed

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com North East Mississippi Electric Power Association will be holding a public meeting to discuss the new Broadband Enabling Act and what...
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