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Ferguson: No Snow in a Mississippi Christmas

Mississippi may lack snow, but Christmas traditions, humor, faith, and gratitude make the season meaningful and full of joy.

Northwest Offers Author Hometown Tour, Willie Morris

I am so excited! Northwest is offering the first ever author study and hometown tour featuring Willie Morris this fall as a Continuing Education...

For the Love of Law and Music

Jess Dickinson is the presiding justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. As he maintains peace in the courtroom with sharp raps from his...

8 Things Ole Miss Freshmen Should Know to Succeed

Freshmen, we're sure you've heard all of the advice by now. Don't skip class. Don't drink the hunch punch. Don't forget to call home. That's...

UMMC Launches Health Initiative with Manning Family

Former Ole Miss legend Archie Manning is working with Dr. Dan Jones, chancellor of the University of Mississippi, and Dr. James Keeton, University of...

The Family Beach Vacation of a Lifetime

Last week my family and I traveled to Orange Beech, Ala., on the Gulf Coast for a week-long vacation and I thought our readers...

The Most Interesting Man In The World

In 2006, Jonathan Goldsmith's life changed dramatically when he would become known as "The Most Interesting Man in the World." For some 40 years,...

Do You Believe in Miracles?

More lessons we can learn from the Miracle 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team The Soviet hockey team, far and away the best in the world,...

Rich Roots Help Grow Mississippi Businesses

We have all likely heard the famous phrase once penned by one of the State’s most beloved sons, William Faulkner, who once said: “To...

Online School Registration Open for New and Returning Oxford School District Students

Aug. 18 marks the first day of school for Oxford school students; however, students planning to attend school this fall in the school district must register...

Second Guessing the Past — The Desert Fox and Mississippi

A historical investigation and commentary by Larry Wells. “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for?” Robert Browning The trouble with writing...