News

With readily available vaccinations and ever-changing travel restrictions, the Ole Miss Study Abroad Office is planning on sending students abroad for both the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. The program currently has 30 participants abroad, which is 10 less...

Local businesses on the Square voice their reactions to the new mask mandate Oxford issued on Aug. 25. The mandate requires all indoor and outdoor facilities to enforce mask wearing when social distancing is not possible.  Square Books has been...

Students at the University of Mississippi have expressed frustration over the hundreds of dollars in textbook and access code fees required for their classes each year. They are bombarded with an accumulation of class-related fees that, combined with an already...

The Oxford Police Department has noticed an uptick in auto burglaries and is encouraging residents to be wary. OPD released a statement via Twitter encouraging residents to take measures to remain safe.  “We’ve had several reported auto burglaries lately with...

The City of Oxford and Oxford Specialty Clinic are hosting a vaccination pop-up site on Aug. 31 from 3:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Oxford Community Market and every Tuesday at the community market.  The vaccination pop-up clinics are free to...

Hurricane Ida, the first major storm to slam Louisiana since Katrina in 2005, made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana as a category four hurricane on Aug. 29.    Starting out as a mere category one hurricane in the Gulf, Ida...

Multiple softball players have filed Title IX complaints against Ole Miss softball head coach Jamie Trachsel and assistant coach Katie Rietkovich Browder.Photos courtesy: Ole Miss Athletics. Ole Miss assistant softball coach Katie Rietkovich Browder is being investigated for Title IX...

Approximately 100 protesters against Baptist Memorial Health Care's COVID-19 vaccine mandate gathered along Belk Boulevard outside Baptist Medical Center in Oxford the evening of Sept. 1. Protesters chanted “Hear our voice! Mandate choice!” and cheered at passing cars. The majority...

Charlotte Fant Pegues has been named the University of Mississippi's vice chancellor for student affairs. Photo by Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services The University of Mississippi announced Monday that Charlotte Pegues will serve as the Vice Chancellor for Student...

The remnants of Hurricane Ida made their way over north Mississippi Monday evening and into Tuesday morning. By Monday afternoon, Ida had been downgraded to a tropical depression by the National Weather Service. Oxford weathered several hours of heavy rain,...