Adam Peavy, an attorney representing a university student, is planning to file a civil lawsuit in connection to an alleged Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity hazing incident that occurred last fall. James Bowes Higgins was charged with aggravated assault by the University Police Department on Nov. 17 in connection with the incident. During the incident, bleach […]
The city has hired two consultants in an attempt to get the city animal shelter back on track after photos of animal abuse at the shelter emerged on social media. The Board of Aldermen decided to terminate its contract with Tim Crum and hire Dr. Sarah Pizano, a veterinarian, to consult the city about the […]
Mississippi schools were some of the first in the country to reopen for in-person learning during the pandemic. Now, teachers and administrators across Northern Mississippi are reflecting on everything they’ve had to adapt to in the past year. Teresa Jackson, the Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District superintendent, knew on March 16, 2020 that the kids in […]
Alpha Phi sorority members are facing backlash on social media after the Ole Miss Alpha Phi Instagram account posted a photo of the sorority’s diversity, equity and inclusion team in which all members of the team appeared to be white women. The photo began to gain attention after integrated marketing and communications major Isabelle Monnin […]
Vaccines will be available on campus beginning Friday, March 12, to people who work on campus, according to an email from Provost Noel Wilkin. Currently, only the Pfizer vaccine is available and only those who meet Mississippi State Department of Health guidelines on who can receive the vaccine will be eligible to be vaccinated on […]
The Mississippi House of Representatives voted 82-28 on Wednesday to pass bill that will ban transgender athletes from competing on female sports teams in schools and universities. The bill previously passed in the state Senate with a vote of 34-9, and Gov. Tate Reeves has said he plans to sign it into law. The Associated […]
The Oxford Board of Aldermen moved to create a committee to reevaluate Oxford’s contract with Mississippi Critterz, the city’s animal shelter, after the Oxford Police Department concluded an investigation into complaints at the shelter. The city’s contract stipulates that Mississippi Critterz must run the shelter in a transparent manner in accordance with city rules. Mayor […]
Gov. Tate Reeves has announced that he signed an executive order changing all COVID-19 mask mandates to “recommendations” starting tomorrow. Reeves made the announcement at a press briefing in Jackson on Tuesday afternoon, and the Board of Aldermen voted to lift the mask mandate in Oxford that evening. “Today, I signed what I expect will […]
The Board of Aldermen approved requests to activate the Thacker Road sidewalk project and the West Jackson Avenue pedestrian signal improvements project in its meeting on Tuesday night. The city will receive funds from the Mississippi Department of Transportation for the projects. City engineer Reanna Mayoral said Oxford received two of three grants it has […]
2021 will be the second year in a row that Oxford will not host its award-winning Double Decker Arts Festival. Kinney Ferris, director of Visit Oxford, said Double Decker’s 25th annual event is being postponed “yet again” due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival was originally postponed from April 2020 to August, and […]
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