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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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Oxford Police Warn Parents of Rise in Vaping Among Teens, Young Adults

While society as a whole has been making great progress with the decline in use of tobacco, the Oxford Police Department wants to make...

Mitchell: 2018 Lawmaking Season Coasts Toward a Ho-Hum Close

No spark. Another session fizzles toward adjournment. No great ideas. No bold initiatives. No coordinated strategies to make Mississippi better. There were fireworks on the...

Families First's Johnny Flynt Delivers Inspirational Messages About Fatherhood

For those who follow Ole Miss Baseball, long time assistant coach Johnny Flynt is still competing in a major league way. This phase of...

Mabus: We Reject the New York Times’ Skewed Picture of Tupelo

On March 21, The New York Times published a piece describing how Trump’s tariffs against steel and aluminum imports are crippling to blue-collar areas...

Q&A with Alfa Insurance's Freddie Pinion: The Importance of Insurance

HottyToddy.com's Steve Vassallo sat down with Alfa Insurance's Freddie Pinion to discuss the importance of insurance and what Alfa insurance can provide to homeowners. Vassallo:...

Q&A: First Woman to Represent Mississippi Appointed to US Senate

Gov. Phil Bryant appointed the Mississippi's Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith to the U.S. Senate to replace Senator Thad Cochran, who stepped down...

Walter Isaacson to Deliver UM's 165th Commencement Address

Walter Isaacson, acclaimed biographer and historian who also was head of both CNN and Time magazine, will deliver the University of Mississippi's 165th Commencement address...

Mitchell: Wrist Slap for Tate Reeves His Biggest Setback

On March 1, the state Senate said no to the leadership’s plan to change how state money is distributed to public K-12 schools. Next...

Charleston, UM Announce M Partner Community Partnership Accord

The city of Charleston has joined the University of Mississippi in a new venture, M Partner, a project that matches university capabilities with locally...

University Seeks Nominations for Annual Frist Awards

Away from home, often for the first time, many college students encounter challenges or hardships. But at the University of Mississippi, faculty and staff...
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