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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...

More than 9,000 people filled The Sandy and John Black Pavilion on Wednesday to hear Vice President JD Vance and Turning Point CEO Erika Kirk speak, and even though they waited in a long line in rainy weather to get...

Graduate students hold many obligations, such as assistantships, final papers and theses, but the Oxford housing market adds one more worry to the pile: finding a place to live. Housing insecurity in Oxford is common among students across academic years,...

Oxford developer JW McCurdy withdrew his application to rezone property for a proposed asphalt plant near Taylor, Miss., on Tuesday, Oct. 28, following weeks of community resistance.  McCurdy, owner of MR Construction, announced plans in a press release Tuesday afternoon...

Despite rainy weather and cold temperatures, students began lining up outside The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at the University of Mississippi for Vice President JD Vance and Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk’s “This is the Turning Point Tour”...

Former University of Mississippi employee Lauren Stokes filed a lawsuit against UM Chancellor Glenn Boyce on Tuesday. She is alleging wrongful termination from the university after she reposted comments regarding the killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. In...

Protesters gathered at Oxford City Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday for a No Kings rally in a show of solidarity against actions by the President Donald Trump administration the group characterized as authoritarian. No Kings is...