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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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Ole Miss Women’s Council Names New Chair, Welcomes New Members

Influential female leaders who compose the Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy at the University of Mississippi have named a new chair and welcomed...

Storeys Aim to Inspire with Scholarship Gift

 University of Mississippi alumna Beth Powell Storey, along with her husband Barry Storey, both of Augusta, Georgia, hope a scholarship they established will honor her...

Cooking with Kimme: Pizza Dip

By Kimme Hargrove Food Blog What a fabulous (and easy!) crowd pleaser! With football season just around the corner, this dip is sure the please those...

Hodge-Penn Named UM Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research

Melissa Hodge-Penn is the new assistant vice chancellor for the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Mississippi. She brings more than 15 years...

Vassallo: Judy Pettit Enjoys the Chaos and Pressures Working Multiple Jobs Brings

Judy Pettit may well be the very best waitress in Oxford as for the previous 14 years she has been perfecting her skills at...

Galloway: Doves are Edible Birds

By Bettye H. Galloway Hottytoddy.com contributor I was a typical Southern bride who was naïve enough to think that, at age 20, I was ready for...

Bonnie Brown: Q&A with Former University Police Department’s Barbara Reynolds

I have known Barbara Kinds Reynolds and been friends with her for many years.  When I worked on campus, Barbara was always helpful with...

UM Pharmacy First-Years Receive White Coats

Some 105 first-year student pharmacists received their white coats Friday (Aug. 17), at a ceremony conducted by the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. The...

Gift Provides New Endowed Chair, New Programs for UM Accountancy School

A $1.5 million gift and two new master's degree programs are expected to increase both the prestige and enrollment of the University of Mississippi's...

Matching Gift to Benefit Medgar Evers Scholarship in Law

John Robin Bradley, a native of Inverness, is challenging the University of Mississippi Office of Development to raise $100,000 for the Medgar Evers Scholarship...
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