For three days a week, 52 weeks a year, for 36 years, Oxford High School head men’s basketball coach Drew Tyler has laced up his shoes and walked through the doors of every Ole Miss gym to play pickup basketball. “We would sneak into the old gym and play, and (the University Police Department) would […]
How can journalism and artificial intelligence coexist? What are the practical uses of AI in a field like journalism? What does the legal side of all of this look like? Lead counsel for the New York Times v. OpenAI copyright lawsuit, Ian Crosby, answered these questions and many more at the “Addressing the Impact of […]
The University of Mississippi has “taken steps” to meet the U.S. Department of Education’s Feb. 28 deadline to reassess diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programs. In a Feb. 14 letter sent to educational institutions receiving federal funds, which led with the salutation “Dear Colleague,” the DOE called for reevaluation of diversity, equity and inclusion […]
A bond hearing for Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. was postponed to next Thursday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. after originally being scheduled for today. Herrington — who stood trial in December for the murder of Jimmie “Jay” Lee — was arraigned at the Lafayette County Courthouse on Tuesday, Feb. 11 for a new indictment that […]
The Oxford Police Department confirmed Wednesday morning that the remains of Jimmie “Jay” Lee have been recovered more than two years since he was reported missing. The Mississippi State Crime Lab confirmed the identity through DNA analysis. “On Saturday, February 1, 2025, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Oxford Police Department regarding human remains […]
The Oxford Police Department officially moved into its new headquarters at 9 Industrial Park Drive on Jan. 6. “We are thrilled to be able to call this beautiful new facility home,” Police Chief Jeff McCutchen said in a press release. “We are deeply appreciative of Mayor Tannehill and the Board of Aldermen for their unwavering […]
The prosecution and defense in the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. — who is charged with capital murder in the case of Jimmie “Jay” Lee — rested on Tuesday, with closing arguments scheduled to be presented to the jury in Oxford on Wednesday morning. Prior to resting its case at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, the […]
The trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. — who is charged with capital murder in the death of Jimmie “Jay” Lee — continued through the weekend with further testimony, cross-examination of witnesses and the jury taking a bus tour of locations relevant to the trial. Lee, 20, was a prominent figure in the Oxford-Lafayette LGBTQ+ […]
The trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. — who is charged with capital murder in the death of Jimmie “Jay” Lee — continued Thursday with further witness testimony from Mark Hodges, the lieutenant of investigation of the Oxford Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, and University Police Department Sgt. Benjamin Douglas. Hodges was originally called Wednesday […]
Thursday evening, the University Police Department responded to a report involving a student near Manning Way. The Lafayette County Coroner’s Office later confirmed the student had passed away, according to Jacob Batte, director of news and media relations for the University of Mississippi. “We are heartbroken at the sudden loss of this student, and we […]
