Ole Miss students have become increasingly dissatisfied with the prices that Oxford bars are charging for cover. During the pandemic, some students reported seeing covers as high as $60, but typically cover charges on the Square sit between $20 and...
The Oxford Board of Aldermen voted to reinstate an outdoor mask mandate at a meeting on Monday after photos of large mask-less crowds on the Square began circulating on social media last week. The mandate requires people to wear face...
House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, said Thursday that the House will start meeting online as COVID-19 spreads at the Capitol, but he expressed no interest in recessing the legislative session as a safety precaution. By Thursday afternoon, at least two...
While dates that the university will be able to begin vaccinating its students, faculty and staff remain uncertain, the University of Mississippi Vaccine Distribution and Administration Task Force announced on Friday that it is prepared to launch a campuswide vaccination...
The University of Mississippi has seen a slight increase in total coronavirus cases since the spring semester began last week and students began returning to campus. As of now, there are 20 active confirmed cases, a 3.1% increase over the...
When Kaden Ryan decided to run for graduate student council, he wanted to find a tangible way to make a difference during the pandemic — both for students looking to gain work experience and for small businesses in Oxford that...
The University of Mississippi will roll out its new diversity strategic plan “Pathways to Equity” today at the virtual 2021 Diversity Summit. Students involved with drafting the plan said it will address issues like UM’s racial history, the minority student...
Two students have been arrested in connections with multiple home and auto burglaries that took place in the early morning hours of Jan. 14 according to a tweet from the Oxford Police Department. Accountancy major Ethan Pruitt and psychology major...
Drug overdoses in Lafayette County are rising higher than numbers seen last year, according to a statement from the Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit. As of Jan. 13, four overdoses have occurred, and three of them have resulted in death....
Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill, while still in her first term, announced on Jan. 4 that she will be running for re-election. Unlike her 2017 bid for mayor, though, Tannehill will not be running unopposed this year. Shortly after Tannehill’s announcement,...