° Winter Storm Fern

Brittany Mitchell feared for the safety of her son, Grayson, who lives four miles from the University of Mississippi campus, when Winter Storm Fern hit Oxford on Saturday, Jan. 24. His rescue, to her surprise, would come from an 18-year-old...

With the help of a dedicated team and support from the community, the Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi remained open during Winter Storm Fern to meet community medical needs.  Many staff members slept at the hospital for several days due to...

Following Winter Storm Fern, many Oxonians were left without heat or water — and with growling stomachs.  To address the needs of the community, various local restaurants gave away meals for free, including Connie’s Chicken and Loco Taco.  From Jan....

Many students were left eating whatever food they could find in their pantry — no matter how odd it might seem — during the peak impact of Winter Storm Fern. The Daily Mississippian’s Arts & Culture staff has shared the...

The South has many stereotypes — some good, many bad, most inaccurate. While it is easy to throw the entire region under the bus for its complicated and often-problematic history, there is a stereotype I believe rings true. Southern hospitality,...

When Winter Storm Fern swept through Oxford, the destruction left behind more than just frozen branches and scattered leaves. The accumulation of ice caused irreparable damage to hundreds of campus trees, damaging a core facet of the University of Mississippi’s...

It begins with a forecast: splotches of blues, greens and pinks on a blank map, a foot of snow here, chance of tornadoes there and an inch of ice over yonder. Uncertainty is the only thing that is certain at...

The City of Oxford is giving itself high markes for its response to Winter Storm Fern. As NewsWatch reporter Jesse Mitchell tells us, the city has had a lot of help in recovery from local businesses and people in the...

K-12 schools in Oxford and Lafayette County are back open and Oxford school leaders say things are getting back to normal after a two week closure in the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern. NewsWatch reporter Gabe Evans shows us how...

From fallen trees to icy roads and torn up power lines, the snow globe town of Oxford was turned upside down in Winter Storm Fern. NewsWatch reporter Josie Godwin shares stories of Ole Miss students and the hardships they faced....