° Winter Storm Fern

As tree limbs crashed onto powerlines throughout the night of Jan. 24, the temperature in thousands of Lafayette County homes fell. By the morning, University of Mississippi students and Oxford locals alike were seeking warmth, and a rapid mobilization of...

Beginning Friday, Jan. 30, Operation BBQ Relief, a non-profit that provides food to communities after natural disasters, will give away free meals in the Oxford Walmart parking lot through Feb. 13. The organization plans to feed around 2,500 people each...

The University of Mississippi announced its closure for an additional week in a campus-wide alert on Wednesday, Jan. 28, citing the extreme impact and ongoing recovery efforts from Winter Storm Fern. All classes, events and academic activities are canceled through...

After Oxford temperatures plummeted overnight, the University of Mississippi and the city of Oxford opened “warming stations” for all community members who were affected by the loss of electricity and water. A main motivator for most students to come to...

“Life with Lenora” is a weekly series capturing the experiences and occasional musings of our opinion editor. This week, I survived ice armageddon. That isn’t an exaggeration. As Oxford, Miss., braved historic winter conditions, rendering its roads impassable and its...

The University of Mississippi announced on Monday, Jan. 26, that its Oxford campus would remain closed through Sunday, Feb. 1, citing “continued extreme winter weather conditions” and “ongoing recovery efforts” in an email sent to the university’s student body. The...

The University of Mississippi announced that the Oxford campus will be closed on Monday, Jan. 26 because of intense winter weather conditions, including an ice storm warning that was issued by the National Weather Service. “​​The university will proceed with...

Oxford is anticipating freezing temperatures and ice and snow this weekend. NewsWatch reporter John Wicks shows us what residents should be doing and how city officials are getting ready.

With temperatures plunging and ice and snow expected, campus officials and students are preparing. In an interview with NewsWatch reporter Gabe Evans, WTVA meteorologist Elijah Beland offers advice for staying safe in the storm.