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On Tuesday, Square Books hosted a virtual panel with acclaimed author Susan Orlean, where she discussed her latest book, titled “On Animals” — a collection of widely varying and captivating stories, drawing on real-life profiles and musings to chronicle the...

The Lafayette County Detention Center is making improvements including the installation of money and educational kiosks and the building of a new, expanded commissary room. Sheriff Joey East and Jail Administrator Johnny McDonald spoke with The Daily Mississippian about these...

The Ole Miss Rebels are hosting the LSU Tigers this weekend, and the headlines surrounding this game have been nothing short of dramatic.  Ole Miss is coming off a rather absurd win over Tennessee last weekend in Knoxville. Tensions were...

As new daily COVID-19 cases fall, vaccination rates continue to rise in Lafayette County. Last week, the county reached a celebratory milestone of 50% of the population being fully vaccinated. The milestone marks a halfway point in what has been...

Mississippi's post-secondary board voted to recommend significant changes to Mississippi’s state-aid programs, sparking state-wide outrage. The changes, which will be considered in the next legislative session, could mean losses in the thousands, particularly for low-income students.  The proposed Mississippi One...

No. 13 Ole Miss defeated Tennessee 31-26 on a night highlighted by chaos and bedlam in a deafening Neyland Stadium. It was Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin’s first time back in Knoxville, Tennessee as a head coach since 2009...

Rhodes Scholar and novelist of the book “A Dream Too Big” Caylin Moore gave an inspiring speech about his life to the students of the Sally McDonald Barksdale Honors College Thursday night at the Honors Convocation. Moore emphasized openness to...

On Sept. 28, the City of Oxford announced masks would no longer be required in public indoor spaces, leading some members of the University of Mississippi community to question whether the campus mask mandate would remain in place.  The university...

In preparation for the Ole Miss game against Tennessee this Saturday, Assistant Sports Editor Ruby Draayer sat down with Jason Wyrick, executive producer of Rock Solid Sports on WUTK Radio. Check out what Jason has to say.  Illustration by Micah...

As Matt Corral drops back to send the ball downfield to Dannis Jackson, the infamous sounds of Neyland Stadium blare through the speakers at the Ole Miss Football practice field and into his ears. Much to the surprise of his...