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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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Annual Big Event Expected to Draw Thousands of UM Student Volunteers this Weekend

The largest day of community service each year at the University of Mississippi, known as the Big Event, already has thousands of students registered...

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...

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...

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...

New Twist-Off for Miss-I-Sippin' Has Beer Fans Foaming

Oxford's Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (YAC) is ready to host their 9th annual craft beer festival, Miss-I-Sippin' this weekend, March 23-25. The festival kicks off with...

Double Decker Drawing Near with Exciting Artists on Deck

Double Decker Arts Festival 2018 is set to showcase some of the finest art with an estimated 148 vendors (176 booths) on hand to...

Q&A with Blake Cannon: Portrait of a Real-Estate Superstar

Blake Cannon with the Cannon Cleary Team of RE/MAX Legacy Realty is a young superstar in the real estate business in Oxford who serves as...

UM Alum Shepard Smith Sticks with Fox News But Won't Change His Ways

Shepard Smith may have what Time magazine calls “the hardest job on Fox News,” but he’s not going anywhere. Fox News announced yesterday it has...

Elam Miller: A First Look at Ole Miss' New ASB President

Ole Miss student Elam Miller was elected the Associated Student Body President  Thursday after a runoff election against Wister Hitt.   Miller, a junior, is...

Women on the Move in Oxford: From Rebelette to Roofer

Cindy Hale has had some rather fascinating life experiences, which is why the Oxford entrepreneur was chosen to lead off a new series, "Women...
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