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Ferguson: Get Out of the Boat

A personal reflection on stepping into a new season of life and the courage it takes to get out of the boat.
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Piney Woods Digital Collection in J.D. Williams Archives

  This 1923 letter seeks to raise funds for the Piney Woods Country Life School. Piney Woods was founded in 1909 to create educational and...

In Memoriam: Cowboy Jack Clement, 1931-2013

Whatever may be wrong with the world, at least it has some good things to eat. —”Cowboy” Jack Clement Country musician “Cowboy” Jack Clement, an...

August Science Cafe Focus on Lightning Flash Observations

Monthly science forum begins fall in Lusa Pastry Café's new West Jackson Avenue location OXFORD, Miss. – How lightning is created and how it gets...

Blog: Morgan Freeman: Hollywood Great & Delta Great-Great

Last week, actor Morgan Freeman came to my hometown of Cleveland to meet our new Delta State President president, Bill LaForge. A few years...

Blog: The 1840’s Before Opening the University, Part V

The Governor and members of the state legislature continued to request reports about the progress of the establishment of the University, and eventually the...

Join the FNC Tennis Center Groundbreaking Ceremony

The Oxford Park Commission invites the Lafayette-Oxford-University community to the FNC Tennis Center's groundbreaking ceremony at the John Leslie Courts. "As Oxford has grown, so...

Ron Agnew Blog: An Empty Nest? How About A Trip To The Grove?

The desk drawers at my house are filled with the stuff – crayons, notebook paper, markers, construction paper. A lot of it for some...

Tupelo’s Furniture & Home Accessories Show Aug. 15-18

For the 3rd time ever, the Tupelo Furniture Market will open one of its buildings to the public. During August 15-18, one building will be open to...

Barnard Photo Part of the J.D. Williams Library Archives

This portrait of University of Mississippi professor and president Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard comes from the university's 1861 classbook. In 1861, political events interrupted...

New Oxford-University Bank Under Construction

Oxford-University Bank is stepping up its presence on University, and moving to new quarters under construction at 1500 University Avenue East. Bank president, David Guyton,...
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