A mistrial in the case of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. — who is charged with capital murder in the case of Jimmie “Jay” Lee —was declared by Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Luther Wednesday night after the jury could not come to a consensus. Luther received a third note from the jury stating that […]
The prosecution and defense presented their opening statements on Tuesday in the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is charged with capital murder in the death of Jimmie “Jay” Lee in Oxford. Lee, 20, was a prominent figure in the Oxford-Lafayette LGBTQ+ community who graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2022. He was […]
State Rep. Kevin Horan, the defense attorney for Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., filed a motion in the Lafayette County Circuit Court on Nov. 28 to dismiss Herrington’s indictment on the charge of capital murder in the case of the death of Jimmie “Jay” Lee. On July 22, 2022, Herrington was arrested by the Oxford Police […]
Each year, women in the Ole Miss community spend part of August shopping for one of the most popular game day traditions — dressing up for the Grove. To help streamline the shopping experience, My Favorite Shoes, a shop on the Square, has introduced Grove Kits — baskets filled with this year’s most popular […]
Three consecutive years of record-breaking freshman classes has caused the University of Mississippi to expand housing options and has created uncertainty for students as they sit on housing waitlists and struggle to find off-campus accommodations. When Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Student Housing John Yaun joined the university in 2019, there was a strategic […]
Circuit Court Judge Kelly Luther denied a motion on Thursday, July 25, to seal all further pretrial proceedings in the case against Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who was indicted for the 2022 murder of Ole Miss student Jimmy “Jay” Lee. While Luther said he didn’t think sealing the whole file was necessary, he will allow […]
District Attorney Ben Creekmore and defense attorney Kevin Horan filed a motion on July 15 to seal further pretrial proceedings in the case against Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who was indicted for the 2022 murder of Ole Miss student Jimmy “Jay” Lee. The motion, which will be heard at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 25, in […]
Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who was indicted for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee, has filed a change of venue motion for his Oct. 15 trial, which is currently set to take place at the Lafayette County Circuit Court. Kevin Horan, Herrington’s lawyer and a Mississippi state representative, argued that Herrington […]
After calling for the expulsion of three students who confronted pro-Palestine protesters at the Quad on Thursday, the University of Mississippi Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held a town hall at the Student Union Ballroom on Monday evening, which drew a crowd of over 100 students, representatives of the […]
The events of Thursday’s protests at the University of Mississippi have garnered attention at the campus, state and national levels as videos of protesters and counter-protesters circulate on social media. Approximately 30 pro-Palestine protesters gathered in the Quad on Thursday, May 2. The protest, organized by a group called UMiss for Palestine, was met by […]
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