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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.

Coach Freeze Keynote Speaker at Boy Scouts Breakfast

University of Mississippi football coach Hugh Freeze, FNC President Glen Evans and university Director of Athletics Ross Bjork at the annual Friends of Scouting...

Weisz Earns All-Conference Honors

Following the opening day of the 2014 Great America Rifle Conference Championships (GARC), the conference held a banquet Friday night at the Oxford Convention Center to...

Mississippi Political Roundup This Week

Democrat Childers files for Senate race This was a busy week in Mississippi politics and one that kept reporters on their toes. Several candidates threw...

Lafayette High School Makes Improvements in Curriculum, Graduation Rates

Lafayette County High School received an A, the highest grade possible, on their “No Child Left Behind” report card this past year, an increase...

Shuttlecock Masters! Ole Miss Badminton Club Hosts Tournament

For most, the mention of spring sports brings to mind visions of baseball games and tennis matches. However, it's also badminton season in Oxford! Badminton...

Parking Meter Bids Deadline is Next Week

The city recently put out a request for proposals on its single-space parking meter system, with a bid deadline of March 7. Matt Davis, Oxford...

General Walker's Infamous 'Charge' at Ole Miss — Dick Gentry On Southern History

Dick Gentry, the author of a new book on the Ole Miss riot of 1962, “Under Fire At Ole Miss” (Amazon.com), has a different...

How Will You Change Mississippi?

“Should I stay or should I go?” It’s a question that weighs heavily on the minds of high school and college students, especially in...

Wine Tip of the Week: Wine as Dessert

Editor’s Note: This is an exert from author John Hailman’s book The Search for Good Wine. This particular chapter was written on November 13,...