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As Winter Storm Fern hit Oxford, many Oxonians and University of Mississippi students were left without power, water or a warm shelter. “Nothing prepares you for hearing your neighborhood come apart in the dark,” Kitty Hurdle, a staff member for...

The City of Oxford is giving itself high markes for its response to Winter Storm Fern. As NewsWatch reporter Jesse Mitchell tells us, the city has had a lot of help in recovery from local businesses and people in the...

K-12 schools in Oxford and Lafayette County are back open and Oxford school leaders say things are getting back to normal after a two week closure in the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern. NewsWatch reporter Gabe Evans shows us how...

Beginning Friday, Jan. 30, Operation BBQ Relief, a non-profit that provides food to communities after natural disasters, will give away free meals in the Oxford Walmart parking lot through Feb. 13. The organization plans to feed around 2,500 people each...

The University of Mississippi announced its closure for an additional week in a campus-wide alert on Wednesday, Jan. 28, citing the extreme impact and ongoing recovery efforts from Winter Storm Fern. All classes, events and academic activities are canceled through...

The University of Mississippi announced that the Oxford campus will be closed on Monday, Jan. 26 because of intense winter weather conditions, including an ice storm warning that was issued by the National Weather Service. “​​The university will proceed with...

Oxford is anticipating freezing temperatures and ice and snow this weekend. NewsWatch reporter John Wicks shows us what residents should be doing and how city officials are getting ready.

With temperatures plunging and ice and snow expected, campus officials and students are preparing. In an interview with NewsWatch reporter Gabe Evans, WTVA meteorologist Elijah Beland offers advice for staying safe in the storm.  

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the University of Mississippi’s Division of Student Affairs hosted the MLK Day of Service, where university students and members of the greater Lafayette-Oxford-University community came together to volunteer across Lafayette County.  The...

During their time at the University of Mississippi, many students seek to take time out of their academic schedules to volunteer in the Oxford community. The university encourages students to do so on its student involvement page, emphasizing that it...