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Jackson — Many Mississippi churches held online services Sunday to celebrate Easter and to help people maintain distance from one another to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus as the state's death toll from COVID-19 approaches 100. The Rev....

The university announced Friday morning that it would refund students who paid for university housing, meal plans or parking fees in the spring semester. There will be no refund for tuition, nonresident fees or activity fees, because of guidance from...

Joshua Mannery knew he wanted to be the Associated Student Body president since the moment he stepped foot on the University of Mississippi campus, and on Tuesday evening, he succeeded. With a voter turnout of 3,130 students, Mannery won 54%...

Chip Wade was making lunch at his home in Oxford when his wife, who was swiffering the floor, asked him to get her another filter for the mop. At that moment, something clicked.  Understanding that there is a national shortage...

Jackson, Miss. — Numbers released Wednesday show the stark disparity in how the new coronavirus is affecting black and white Mississippians, reflecting longstanding health problems in a state where African Americans are more likely to be poor and uninsured. The...

Jackson, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that hospitals in the state have about 3,000 beds, and projections show that almost 400 more beds will be needed when the state reaches its peak of the coronavirus outbreak in...

Week two of online courses is officially done, and students are working to adjust accordingly. The change benefited some students, such as Tyler Dodd, a junior broadcast journalism major. Dodd did not have access to the books required for his...

Between classes being moved online for the rest of the semester, adjusting to using Zoom for lectures and having to suddenly move back home, the effects of the global pandemic COVID-19 have been devastating for students around the country.  The...

The Daily Mississippian won first place for best newspaper and best website in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 12 Mark of Excellence competition.  Ole Miss students won 13 awards in the competition. There were seven first-place winners and six...

As University of Mississippi students close out their fourth week off-campus and second week of online classes during the coronavirus pandemic, many are still adjusting to life away from Oxford — and it’s not always easy. Some students left their...