Clay Hale

Lauren Alaina is confident, country and quippy on ‘Stages’ 

Lauren Alaina has one of the most fascinating careers in country music. It took Alaina six years after her “American Idol” rise to score a No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay with her song “Road Less Traveled.” She wouldn’t have another Top 10 hit until 2026 with her current single, the Chase Matthew-featured “All My […]

Carly Pearce says the quiet part out loud on ‘Honest Woman’

For the last decade, country music star Carly Pearce has candidly written and released music about her less-than-a-year-long marriage, her very public divorce from fellow country star Michael Ray and her own romantic shortcomings. So, with a title like that of Pearce’s fifth studio album, “Honest Woman” — where she promises to be bolder and […]

Student songwriters stun at Proud Larry’s showcase

Students enrolled in the University of Mississippi’s first-ever songwriting course serenaded a crowd of dozens for their final class assignment at Proud Larry’s on Monday, April 27. The restaurant’s stage spotlighted the performers as they shared some of their class-written songs accompanied by guitar music and multi-colored illumination. The UM Department of English tapped Max […]

Pick up a paper: Student media matters

I’ve worked at The Daily Mississippian long enough to be familiar with the nickname its haters have dubbed it — The Daily Mistake. Sure, as a student writer and editor, I have made errors, just as every other journalist has. However, the heart of The Daily Mississippian, and all student media, is in being an […]

Fired UM employee’s lawsuit against Chancellor Glenn Boyce dismissed by federal judge

Federal Judge Glen H. Davidson dismissed fired University of Mississippi employee Lauren Stokes’ lawsuit against UM Chancellor Glenn Boyce on Monday, March 16. In his opinion, Davidson wrote that the plaintiff had failed to make a case that her First Amendment rights had been infringed upon. “Having failed to show a violation of her constitutional […]

UMMC extends clinics’ closure after ransomware cyberattack

The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) announced that its clinics will remain closed on Monday, Feb. 23 and Tuesday, Feb. 24, following a ransomware cyberattack that hit its information technology systems and led to an initial closure of all 35 statewide locations on Thursday, Feb. 19. In a Saturday, Feb. 21 press release, UMMC […]

Ole Miss flora plots rebirth with 29 new trees

After the University of Mississippi lost approximately 5% of its total tree population at the hands of Winter Storm Fern, the Mississippi Forestry Commission has issued a grant to help plant a new beginning for campus. The grant will assist the Department of Landscape Services in planting 29 new trees across the Oxford campus. Sophie […]

Kindness on wheels: Facebook moms rally around young rescue driver

Brittany Mitchell feared for the safety of her son, Grayson, who lives four miles from the University of Mississippi campus, when Winter Storm Fern hit Oxford on Saturday, Jan. 24. His rescue, to her surprise, would come from an 18-year-old Oxford local — Ja’Marius Ivy. “This year, (Grayson is) living off-campus, and he does have […]

Friends, felines and food: Community cracks the campus cold

The Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union opened its generated warmth and electricity to students on Monday, Jan. 26 as a shelter from Winter Storm Fern. Though some students traveled to their hometowns to escape the icy aftermath, many stayed on campus and crafted community in the midst of the storm. Classes on the […]

Oxford campus closed on Monday due to extreme winter weather

The University of Mississippi announced that the Oxford campus will be closed on Monday, Jan. 26 because of intense winter weather conditions, including an ice storm warning that was issued by the National Weather Service. “​​The university will proceed with normal operations for Friday, Jan. 23. University events and activities are canceled beginning at 7 […]

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