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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.

Oxford's Women on the Move: Over 3 Decades of Flooring

Lisa Stout and husband, Mitchell, along with a highly professional team of associates at Stout's Carpet and Flooring have been assisting the growing needs...

Wicker Asks for Feedback on Wireless Coverage Map

Many Mississippi residents in rural areas, including Lafayette County, lack access to a consistent and reliable mobile broadband connection. U.S. Senator Roger Wicker found...

America's Escape Game Celebrates New Business with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Dylan and Lisa Detlefsen owners of America's Escape Game celebrated their new business with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony hosted by the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Survivors and Law Enforcement Work to Prevent Sexual Assault

Jackson State University student Brielle Nicole Young, 19, said she was sexually assaulted in May of 2017 and knew her attacker well. “When it happened,...

Dan Cathy of Chick-fil-A to Speak to Chamber of Commerce Group

Dan Cathy, the chairman and CEO of Chick-fil-A, will be the special guest speaker at LOU Lead Talks, sponsored by the Oxford-Lafayette Chamber of...

University Hosts 30th Annual State Geography Bee

The 30th annual Mississippi State Geographic Bee, a preliminary to the National Geographic Society's competition, is scheduled for Friday (April 6) at the University...

Salter: Hyde-Smith, McDaniel Both Have State Senate Records to Compare

On March 21, state Sen. Chris McDaniel sent yet another installment of an email blast for a fundraising come-on he entitled the “Remember Mississippi...

Mitchell: MPB Radio and TV Told to Prepare to Go It Alone

Let’s hope not. Tucked into Section 12 of House Bill 1593 was a directive to Mississippi Public Broadcasting: “…Initiate a planning process to transition from...

Costs of Lafayette County Construction May Rise After 'Trump Tweets'

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> Lafayette County Development from Corey Alger on Vimeo. The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors were...

Living Music Resource Goes Live to Levingston's Carnegie Hall Concert

When Bruce Levingston, renowned concert pianist and Chancellor's Artist-in-Residence of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi, performs next month at Carnegie Hall,...