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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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Sidna Brower Mitchell: Remembering Fraternity Men

The University of Mississippi is known for its fraternity life but I want to write not about Chi Psi at Ole Miss but about...

Emmerich On Turning the Big "60"

By Wyatt Emmerich Publisher of The Northside Sun wyatt@northsidesun.com August 2 is my birthday. The big 60 is finally here. Old age awaits. My first thought is that...

Emmerich On Turning the Big “60”

By Wyatt Emmerich Publisher of The Northside Sun wyatt@northsidesun.com August 2 is my birthday. The big 60 is finally here. Old age awaits. My first thought is that...

Vassallo: Two Rebels With A Cause and a Legendary Pair of Fans

Jan and Lamar Waddell are two of the most extraordinary individuals you will ever encounter. It was this writer's lucky "dog" day when my...

Oxford Psychologist Suggests 4 Tips for Back to School Jitters

For most children in the LOU area school has begun or will begin soon. With that can come some fear, stress or anxiety. Here...

Coopwood: Lost Jeep Returns to The Grove

When I was 16 years old, my father bought me this Jeep, CJ-5.  I cannot tell you how many miles I traveled in it...

A Word from Oxford School District Superintendent Brian Harvey

Brian D. Harvey Superintendent, Oxford School District bharvey@oxfordsd.org With the start of a new school year comes many expectations. There are expectations of students, teachers, parents and...

Coopwood: Lost Jeep Returns to The Grove

When I was 16 years old, my father bought me this Jeep, CJ-5.  I cannot tell you how many miles I traveled in it...

Abner’s on West Jackson Ave Closes

Abner’s Famous Chicken Tenders restaurant, founded in the heart of Oxford, Mississippi, in 1993 by former Ole Miss football player Abner White, has been...

Mitchell: Sooner or later, Mississippi will Legalize Pot

The day is coming when marijuana will be sold legally in Mississippi under rules similar to those in place for whiskey, wine and beer. Don’t...
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