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No. 5 Ole Miss prepares for neutral-site match with No. 13 Southern Miss

After dropping its first series of the season at Mississippi State last weekend, Ole Miss baseball will look to bounce back with a matchup against Southern Miss on Tuesday night. Sitting at No. 5 in the nation with a 27-6 overall record and second in the SEC with a 7-5 conference record, the Rebels will […]

Opinion: Remembering the others

As we remember the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., we ought to take a moment to reflect on the countless individuals that made his legacy possible and continue it today. King’s legacy was one that will continue for generations to come, inspiring people from all over the world […]

Off Square Books hosts memoirist and explorer Brian Castner tonight

“Paddle. Camp. Repeat.” These three words are how memoirist Brian Castner described his latest book, “Disappointment River.” Castner will appear on Thacker Mountain Radio at 6 p.m. tonight at Off Square Books to talk about the book, which came out earlier this month. The history and travel memoir, follows Castner’s journey of retracing the exploration […]

Ole Miss football schedule released for 2018 season

The 2018 Ole Miss football schedule has been released: Sept. 1 versus Texas Tech (in Houston, Texas) Sept. 8 at Southern Illinois Sept. 15 versus Alabama Sept. 22 versus Kent State Sept. 29 at LSU Oct. 6 versus ULM Oct. 13 at Arkansas (in Little Rock, Arkansas) Oct. 20 versus Auburn Nov. 3 versus South […]

This week in Oxford: March 26 – 30

Monday 8:30 a.m. – Yoga in the Gallery – UM Museum Tuesday 4 p.m. – Great Egg Hunt – The Grove 6 p.m. – Women’s Self Defense Class – Oxford Police Department 6 p.m. – March Art Crawl 6:30 p.m. – Ole Miss baseball versus Southern Miss – Swayze Field Wednesday 5:30 p.m. – A […]

Weekly playlist: Punk

Hope everyone had a great spring break! We’re halfway through the semester, so it’s time to buckle down and get those B’s up to A’s. I spent my break in Oklahoma City at the fourth (and, unfortunately, last) Everything Is Not OK punk fest. It was my first time out West, and I loved it […]

This week in Oxford: March 19 to 23

Monday 8:30 a.m. – Yoga in the Gallery – UM Museum 5 p.m. – Tiffany Quay Tyson with “The Past is Never” – Off Square Books Tuesday 11 a.m. – Ole Miss baseball v. New Orleans – Swayze Field 5 p.m. – Michael Farris Smith with “The Fighter” – Off Square Books 6 p.m. – […]

Opinion: State infrastructure bill increases local involvement

This month, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves submitted a bill for the “BRIDGE” Act, or the “Building Roads, Improving Development, and Growing the Economy Act.” Primary funding for this legislation comes from the recently proposed issuance of new bonds to pay for these projects. The bill will be returning to the Senate this week pending […]

Opinion: Wicker is steady leader, state advocate

It was a typical sweltering Mississippi summer day when I first heard the junior U.S. senator from Mississippi, Roger Wicker, speak at the Neshoba County Fair. We are both from Pontotoc, but our paths had never crossed before then. It was exciting to finally meet the man who had transformed his upbringing into a life […]

Mississippi Senate advances tightened guns-in-schools bill

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Schools and colleges could allow teachers or staff members to carry guns after they get firearms training, under legislation advanced Wednesday by Mississippi lawmakers. The state Senate voted 27-18 to pass House Bill 1083 , in response to school shootings in other states. The bill now returns to the House for […]

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