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College Sports Needs a CBA, Not a Congressional Bailout

Congress is currently working to push through legislation to save college sports because those who used to hold the power no longer do and...
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The Conservatorship fight over Opal

By Jimmie E. Gates Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting Mississippi Today Opal K. Smith celebrated her 93rd birthday in March under a conservatorship that for the past...

Cedar Oaks Guild to Host Free May Fest Sunday

Cedar Oaks Guild is hosting a free May Fest on the grounds of Cedar Oaks this Sunday. The event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. There...

UM BioMolecular Sciences Chair Wins SEC Faculty Award

By Erin Garrett University of Mississippi As the 2023 SEC Faculty Achievement Award winner for the University of Mississippi, Kristie Willett is most excited about what the honor...

Former Senator, Supervisor, Businessman Johnny Morgan Dies in Plane Crash

Former Mississippi State Senator, lifelong Lafayette County resident and business owner Johnny Morgan died Wednesday when the small plane he was piloting crashed in...

Northwest Community College to Receive $3.5M Investment in Workforce Training

Press release from the Governor's Office

University-Record Eight UM Students Earn Fulbright Awards

By Clara Turnage University of Mississippi Eight University of Mississippi students have earned Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards, the most ever in university history.  The Fulbright U.S. Student...

UM Named a Voter-Friendly University

By Clara Turnage University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi has been named a "voter-friendly campus" by the Fair Elections Center's Campus Vote project.  The Campus Vote Project,...

World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest, Festival Returns

By Edwin B. Smith University of Mississippi Anyone who enjoys ragtime, jazz, blues, honky-tonk, boogie or novelty songs is in for a good time as the...

A Water Valley Man Faces Felonies After Vehicle is Reported Stolen from Alabama

On Sunday, deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Highway 30 and Highway...

Oxford Man Faces Third DUI

An Oxford man was arrested and charged with felony DUI recently. On May 12, deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop...
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