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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) fined UM head coach Lane Kiffin $25,000 on Monday for his critical retweets regarding a controversial kickoff play during the 35-28 loss to Auburn last weekend. Officials released a statement that admitted to the mistake of...

Members of the Oxford community marched in front of the confederate statue on the Square on Saturday. The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted to keep in the statue in July. Photo by Morgan O'Neal. Oxford community members marched around...

While homecoming looks dramatically different this year because of COVID-19 guidelines and safety precautions, the winners of the fall personality elections put on by the Associated Student Body are appreciating this year’s experience for what it is. Prior to winning...

A Confederate statue stands in front of the courthouse on the Square. Photo by Billy Schuerman At this week’s Board of Aldermen meeting, Mayor Robyn Tannehill said that there are no plans to move the Confederate monument from the center...

If you’re filling out your ballot at home to vote early or absentee, you must use a blue or black pen. Avoid felt-tip, and make sure you do not fill out the ballot on a wet surface. Many states will...

Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy will be on the ballot for Mississippi voters to fill one of the state’s two Senate seats on Nov. 3. Hyde-Smith defeated Espy in 2018 in a special election after longtime Sen. Thad...

There are 18 polling locations in Lafayette County, 5 of which are within City of Oxford Limits. All 18 voting precincts use the DS200 ballot scanner. Photo courtesy Election Systems and Software. Illustration by Katherine Butler. The last time Lafayette...

Mr. Ole Miss Cade Slaughter jousts with another student. The Student Activities Association worked to create a number of COVID-19 safe activities for homecoming week. Photo by Billy Schuerman. With Oxford’s continued mask mandate and restrictions on in-person gatherings on...

The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College hosted U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves to discuss civil liberties and the U.S. justice system on Tuesday as a part of the second installment in the Honors Convocation series.    Reeves said civic duties...

Everybody Loves Lincoln, a panel with the University of Mississippi, Delta State University and Mississippi State University, will be hosted remotely on Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 6:30-8 p.m. by Graham Bodie, a professor of integrated marketing communications. The event will...