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Family Crisis Center hosts Halloween ‘Safestop’ on the Square

The 15th annual Halloween Spooktacular Safestop was held on the lawn of the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford to hand out candy and distribute information about child safety on Wednesday night. The event was organized by Family Crisis Services of Northwest Mississippi, under the leadership of violence prevention coordinator Angie Hankins. “Every year we do […]

UM law student leads local chapter of Latino Law Students Association

Rosa Leon was born to a military family in a small town in northern Guatemala, just south of the Mexican border. Leon, a first-year law student, is a founding member of the Ole Miss chapter of the Latino Law Students Association. She and LLSA member Julio Cazares represent the University of Mississippi nationally through their […]

Downtown ordinance expected to affect bars on the Square financially

Local bar and venue owners will be affected by the cost of complying with the new downtown ordinance by installing security cameras and using ID scanners — but some owners are unsure of exactly how much it will cost. “We still don’t have an exact figure on how much security measures will cost us, but […]

Parking permit cost increase to benefit UM transportation

When student parking pass sales opened in mid-July, many students noticed a jump in prices from the previous year. Commuter and residential parking passes rose from $200 to $210 and $300 to $325, respectively, for the 2018-19 school year. That’s a cost increase of 5 percent for commuter passes and just over 8 percent for […]

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