° Winter Storm Fern

Winter weather affected every facet of the Oxford community, including Ole Miss Athletics. Events for six sports were either canceled or postponed due to Winter Storm Fern.  Rifle The Ole Miss Rifle team was forced to cancel its matches against...

The University of Mississippi was forced to close, and life for those in the community changed for weeks due to Winter Storm Fern. Conditioned to expect the unexpected, the Rebels shifted their approach to winter training.  Tennis was among the...

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...

As Winter Storm Fern hit Oxford, many Oxonians and University of Mississippi students were left without power, water or a warm shelter. “Nothing prepares you for hearing your neighborhood come apart in the dark,” Kitty Hurdle, a staff member for...

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....

The University of Mississippi campus is still showing signs of damage from Winter Storm Fern, but NewsWatch reporter Caroline Dardeau shows us how the hard work of the university's landscaping services has made the campus safe while moving ahead with...

Graphic by Grace Ann Courtney In the wake of the two-week campus closure following Winter Storm Fern, University of Mississippi professors had to adjust their class curriculum and syllabi to make up for lost instructional time. In an email sent...

Spring break is almost three weeks away, but students have yet to complete even two weeks of classes. After the University of Mississippi was forced to close following the catastrophic Winter Storm Fern that severely affected Oxford, many students and...