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 […]

Members of the University of Mississippi community received a REB ALERT at 1:42 p.m. warning them to avoid the Sandy and John Black Pavilion due to an unconfirmed bomb threat. The University Police Department investigated and cleared the SJB Pavilion at around 2:20 p.m., at which point community members received another REB ALERT warning them […]

  A Lafayette County judge has declared Jimmie “Jay” Lee dead more than two years after he disappeared, according to multiple news reports. According to court documents, Jimmie and Stephanie Lee filed for a legal declaration of death for their son in the Lafayette County Circuit Court in September. The Lees filed their request under […]

A cease and desist order placed on the University of Mississippi’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon by the SAE National Office has been lifted as of Tuesday, Nov. 5. The national office originally sent the cease and desist order on Friday, Oct. 25, after which an investigation took place. At the conclusion of the investigation, […]