As the calendar flips to the month of August and students get a short break between summer intersession and the fall semester, some 85 players will report to campus on Thursday preparing to pull on the red and blue at the Liberty Bowl on August 31. This group of athletes are in a truly intriguing […]
The Oxford Police Department received reports of a gunshot fired in Rooster Blues House on the Square just after midnight on Tuesday. According to a statement from Capt. Hildon Sessums, officers responded to reports of a subject discharging a firearm inside the bar, shooting himself with a non-life threatening injury. The subject was taken to […]
When the head of the University of Mississippi condemned fraternity members last week for posing with guns in front of a bullet-riddled memorial to the slain 14-year-old civil rights icon Emmett Till, he defended the campus investigation and the decision not to discipline the students. HesaidOle Miss had been unable to identify “all” the students […]
The university’s process of reviewing an Instagram post of students standing with gunsin front of a bullet-riddled Emmett Till memorial is not over, according to a statement Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks released on Monday night. “Given that we first learned about this incident in March, the university launched an internal review last week of our handling […]
Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks said in a statement released Friday afternoon that the students seen in a photo in front of a bullet-riddled Emmett Till memorial do not represent the values of the institution. Sparks said that the incident occurred off campus, was not a part of a university affiliated event and that the university […]
Three University of Mississippi students have been suspended from their fraternity house and face possible investigation by the Department of Justice after posing with guns in front of a bullet-riddled sign honoring slain civil rights icon Emmett Till. One of the students posted a photo to his private Instagram account in March showing the trio […]
Brandon Theesfeld has retained duo Steve and Anthony Farese as attorneys in his case. Theesfeld was arrested Monday and charged with the murder of UM student Ally Kostial. The Farese, Farese & Farese Attorneys At Law website says that they are selective in which violent criminal cases they take. “We do not take cases unless […]
It’s been two days since the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested Fort Worth native Brandon Theesfeld for the murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial, and there is still no bond hearing scheduled. According to Major Alan Wilburn, there will be no hearing until Theesfeld’s lawyer files a motion to obtain one. Theesfeld was arrested […]
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