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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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Ed Meek: Fighting Forest Fires and the Strange Smell of Yankee Girls

I probably never would have gotten my college degree had it not been for a job with the U.S. Forest Service in Troy, Montana. The...

Major Gift Will Assist Freshmen Entering UM

Throughout his life, University of Mississippi alumnus Buddy Shaw has been a giver. He has given of his time, his possessions, his money and...

Friends and Loved Ones Honor Daily Journal's Joe Rutherford

Friends and family members of Joe Rutherford, the longtime opinion page editor for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, gathered at First Presbyterian Church in...

OLHS Pet of the Week: Kenzie the Shepherd Mix

This week's Oxford Lafayette Humane Society Pet of the Week features Kenzie. Kenzie is a male Shepherd mix. He has a beautiful, smooth, tricolor...

OPD Arrests Oxford Man on Auto Burglary Charges

Officers with the Oxford Police Department responded to the area of Church Street on Dec. 24 in response to a tip on an alleged...

UM Students and Faculty Help Children Develop to Their Potential

As children progress through infancy and early childhood, parents rely on health care professionals to determine if they are meeting normal developmental milestones. The earlier...

Bonnie Brown: Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude in 2018

January can be a challenging month, even though we often celebrate the new year with great jubilation—champagne, fireworks, glitz! Reality follows quickly on the...

Abandoned Vehicle, Malicious Mischief, and More in Today's Crime Report

Oxford police responded to the following calls: Abandoned vehicle, nine alarms, civil matter, disturbing the peace, joyriding, two K9 search, malicious mischief, residential burglary, four...

Wyatt Emmerich: The Beauty of the New Year

The beauty of the new year is our momentary hope that we can actually do better. It is the same in sports. In football, you...

Thursday's Top Tune Throwback: "The Sounds of Silence"

The career of Paul Simon, now spanning seven decades as he turns 77 in 2018, could not have gone much better. He was the recipient...
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