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Voters in Lafayette County’s District 2 will choose between candidates Ruth Adams Ball and Lisa Barber to serve as their election commissioner today, Tuesday, Dec. 2. Adams Ball and Barber advanced to the runoff as the top two vote-earners during...

Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington, Jr., pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence during jury selection in Canton, Miss., on Monday, Dec. 1. Herrington is scheduled for sentencing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Lafayette County Courthouse...

Student living complex Redpoint Oxford, formerly known as College Town Oxford, notified students by email on Wednesday, Nov. 12 that it is discontinuing its shuttle service at the end of the month. The loss of the service means beloved shuttle...

Members of the Associated Student Body filled the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union auditorium on Tuesday night as they packed Thanksgiving meal boxes for ASB’s Adopt-A-Basket program.  Students volunteered their time to sort canned goods and ingredients that...

The Oxford chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness hosted its NAMIWalks Fall Festival in Oxford on Oct. 25, celebrating community awareness and compassion for families facing mental health struggles. The event brought families and students together with games,...

Jury selection in the retrial of former University of Mississippi student Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. is scheduled to begin Dec. 1 in Madison County. Once the jury is selected and jurors are transported to Oxford, the trial will take place...

The longest federal government shutdown in United States history is resulting in the suspension of Mississippi’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, posing a problem for Mississippi residents who rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table. As benefits are...

Ruth Adams Ball and Lisa Barber will face off in a runoff election in Lafayette County’s District 2 election commissioner race after votes in Tuesday’s election were counted.  Lafayette County Courthouse. Photo by Reagan Kurtz Because no candidate received more...

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters in Lafayette County’s District 2 will cast their ballots for the district’s seat on the county election commission. Three contenders — Ruth Adams Ball, Lisa Barber and Kate Sinervo Wallace — are running for the...

Vice President JD Vance and Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk encouraged students to embrace conservatism and the Christian faith as core tenants of American values during their appearance on the “This is the Turning Point Tour” at the University...