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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.

What to Expect Now That Chucky Mullins Road Is Closed

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> Spring has sprung and Oxford locals have been greeted with lots of rain and...

Rep. Jay Hughes Will Hold Press Conferences About Future Plans

Jay Hughes will hold a series of press conferences throughout the state on Thursday, May 3, at the following locations: 8:15 a.m. - Jackson Jackson...

OSD Board Addresses Parents’ Standardized Testing Concerns

Standardized testing has become more frequent in the Oxford School District, and parents are asking why. OSD Superintendent Brian Harvey said in an OSD Board...

University Launches New IMC Online Graduate Degree Program

Interested professionals can earn a graduate degree in integrated marketing communication completely online through the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of...

UM Signs Agreement with Africa's Largest Airline

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam signed an agreement with University of Mississippi officials during a visit to the Oxford campus last week. This new...

Shot Fired at The Lyric, OPD Looks for Suspect

  Officers with the Oxford Police Department were outside The Lyric working a post for Double Decker when they reported a disturbance inside The Lyric...

UM Students Sweep Public Relations Association of Mississippi Awards

University of Mississippi public relations students and recent graduates swept the awards in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi student competition, with one student...

UM Pharmacy Practice Chair Elected as Distinguished Practitioner

Seena Haines, chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been elected a distinguished practitioner and...

Student-curated Exhibit Open at University's J.D. Williams Library

University of Mississippi anthropology students have curated an exhibit of stone artifacts that are on display at the J.D. Williams Library. The exhibit features a...

UM Pharmacy Early Entry Program Offers Living-Learning Community

The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy pioneered the Early Entry program to offer high school seniors early acceptance into the professional pharmacy program...