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Through the eyes of the young Scout Finch, an audience reads about society, hatred, prejudice in the criminal justice system and the American South in Harper Lee's 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.”  More than half a century after its publishing, Biloxi Public School District banned the...

Katrina Caldwell speaks to students concerning connectedness and diversity on Tuesday night. Photo By Xinyi Song “Often people’s resistance comes from not knowing,” Katrina Caldwell said to a group of 50 students in the library Wednesday night. “We have to...

A United States District Court jury awarded a former university employee $218,000 in damages as a result of deprivation of his due process rights when applying for tenure in 2014, according to court documents. The jury awarded Michael Wigginton Jr.,...

In the midst of LGBT History Month, one of the only openly queer and feminist bookstores in north Mississippi opened in Water Valley. Violet Valley Bookstore sits on Main Street, where a barber shop was originally located. Coulter Fussell repurposed the...

On Saturday night, Oxford Fire Department was alerted of a fire at the E.F. Yerby Conference Center, located on campus at the corner of Grove Loop and University Avenue. “When the call came in, it came in as a grass...

With Halloween approaching, members of the Oxford-Lafayette community can expect to be greeted by children trick-or-treating in their neighborhoods. However, this year, the Lafayette County Literacy Council is taking this time-old tradition and putting a unique twist on it by...

No injuries were reported after the driver of a silver Honda drove through the side entrance of Newk’s Eatery around 5:45 p.m. Thursday. Tyler Parker, a Newk’s employee, saw the scene of a car crashing through the windows. “I was standing in...

During those cherished Saturdays in the Grove, the city of Oxford takes in significantly more people than it does on the average non-game weekend. Increased alcohol consumption coupled with the large influx of visitors leaves the Oxford Police Department on...

In the enclosed walls of a dark closet space, a mother hid a cell phone for her daughter, Brittany Cook, to call 911 when her father came home in a drunken state, ready to harm her mother. As a 20-year-old, Cook...

The Ole Miss chapter of the Collegiate Recovery Community, an organization for students who are in recovery from alcohol and drug use, held the second annual “Telling Oxford” fundraiser last night at the Powerhouse. The fundraiser was an open floor setting for people...