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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.

Trezevant Realty Brings New Executive Office Suites to Oxford

Up to 26 executive suits are now available for leasing at Parkway Centre Business Suites in Oxford, according to John Trezevant of Trezevant Realty. The...

Insurance Commissioner Says Thousands of Mississippians Could Lose Health Coverage Next Year

Thousands of Mississippians could be forced to drop their health insurance if President Donald Trump’s plan to block Affordable Care Act subsidies goes into...

VIDEO: UM Students Can Get Flu Shots All Over Campus

Flu season typically starts up in October and could last until March. The Health Center is ramping up for the season by giving out...

Overby Center Program Explores JFK's Bid to Win the South

Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Oliphant and Curtis Wilkie, co-authors of “The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK’s Five-Year Campaign,” will focus on a dominant issue...

Don Frugé III Continues Family Tradition by Earning Eagle Scout Award

Don Frugé III, a 16-year-old member of Oxford’s Troop 45, earned his Eagle Scout Award this week, continuing a family tradition of scouting that...

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour to Host 20th Anniversary Celebration Show Thursday

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, a weekly live radio show featuring authors and a wide array of musical guests, is hosting a special 20th anniversary...

Thad Cochran Returns to D.C. as Budget Battle Looms

As Republicans on Capitol Hill work to pass a 2018 budget and much-hyped tax reform bill, Senator Thad Cochran returned to Washington, D.C., today,...

Fall Football Brings a Boom in Oxford Business

Home football games are back in Oxford, and with these games comes a boost in tourism. Businesses all over town benefit, thus they customize...

Chamber of Commerce Cuts the Ribbon on 7 New Businesses

Oxford keeps growing, and the business community is growing with it. The Oxford-Lafayette Chamber of Commerce has held several ribbon-cuttings in recent weeks, welcoming...

Khayat to Receive Winter-Reed Partnership Award

University of Mississippi Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat will be honored Tuesday (Oct. 17) in Jackson for his tireless lifelong commitment to improving education. Khayat will receive the 2017 Mississippi...