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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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Mitchell: Walton Heirs Provide a Script for Small-Town Success

Yes, we’re talking about the heirs of Sam Walton, founder of Walmart – the mega-company that assorted interest groups and media types love to...

Wes Sigler Named CEO of UMMC Grenada, UMMC Holmes County

Hospital administration veteran Wes Sigler is the new chief executive officer of the University of Mississippi Medical Center Grenada and UMMC Holmes County in...

Scholarship Fund in Memory of Beloved Teacher

A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Sherry Buford, former sixth grade math teacher at Oxford Intermediate School who died in a...

Wicker Celebrates Opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement after the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem: “During my first year in Congress,...

ACT Scores Soar at Oxford High School

Oxford High School reports another record-setting year with ACT scores. Ranging from 9th grade to 12th grade, there are 101 students who are now...

Allen Boyer: “Brother to A Dragonfly” and “Forty Acres and a Goat”

A classic memoir of the Civil Rights era has been reissued: “Brother to a Dragonfly,” by Will D. Campbell, which was a National Book...

YAC to Receive $17,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA’s second major funding...

Hyde-Smith Addresses Rural Healthcare Needs at HHS Budget Review Hearing

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) turned her focus toward a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Strategy and how it...

National Accolades Arrive in Oxford's Square

National recognition by third party advocates trumps paid advertising each and every time. The Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation (EDF) is still celebrating following...

'UnstillLife' Exhibit at UM Museum Showcases Work of 38 Painters

A still life painting exhibition that goes beyond the ordinary is open at the University of Mississippi Museum. "The UnstillLife," a collection by the...
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