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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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Bonnie Brown: Here's How to Stay Organized in 2018

Hello, 2018! So far, Mother Nature has taken the lead role here with frigid temperatures, rain, travel delays and miseries everywhere it seems. However,...

OLHS Pet of the Week: Precious Ain't Nothin' But a Sweet Hound Dog

Precious ain't nothin but the sweetest hound dog mix! Her smooth coat is a gorgeous black and brown brindle. She has short hair and...

Thursday's Top Tune Throwback: The Hollies "The Air That I Breathe"

This week, we're turning the dial back to 1974 to a song made famous by The Hollies and pre-recorded by Phil Everly. The Hollies enjoyed...

Gov. Bryant Delivers State of the State Address; Rep. Jay Hughes Offers Dems' Response

Governor Phil Bryant, in his State of the State address to the Mississippi Legislature Tuesday evening, said Mississippi’s educational system is “better than it...

OPD Arrests Woman on Embezzlement Charges

The Oxford Police Department arrested Elizabeth Lauren Smith, 29 of Pope, Mississippi, for embezzlement on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Police were contacted by the business, Epicure...

D.K. Metcalf Adopts a Puppy from OLHS

Ole Miss sophomore wide receiver D.K. Metcalf gave a rescued dog named Dorothy a new home on Tuesday. Metcalf first saw Dorothy, a two-month-old pit...

John Cofield's Oxford and Ole Miss: Leonard and Isabelle Levy

Standing with Kaye Bryant at the Thacker Mountain event at Southside when Milly West told me she had taken this shot and offered it...

More Than 500 Alumnae Returning to Oxford for Dedication of Delta Gamma House

More than 500 Delta Gamma alumnae and national officers are traveling to Oxford this weekend for the dedication of the newly renovated Delta Gamma...

Emmerich: For Mississippi to Thrive, Flag Must Go and Schools Need More Money

A lot of Mississippians are happy with our existing state of affairs. Indeed, we are the most religious and generous state in the nation....

Angry Oxford Commons Residents Packed the Room in Planning Commission Meeting

Oxford Commons homeowners and land developers filled the City Hall Courtroom to oppose rezoning requests in Monday’s Oxford Planning Commission meeting. The meeting stretched on for...
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