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The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has recently received millions in federal funding from two grants. In total, the state will take in over $20.5 million in order to provide resources to mental health and substance abuse services.  The Community...

The Oxford Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to remove parking spots dedicated to curbside pick-up in its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 6. Instead, employees and patrons of Square businesses will once again be allowed to park in those spots. ...

Early last month, the university gave Greek organizations on campus doses of Narcan, the over-the-counter drug meant to reverse effects of opioid overdoses. Members also received training on how to administer the drug. Having the drug in every sorority house...

The university’s Pi Kappa Alpha chapter has been sanctioned including restrictions on social activities and anti-hazing education following alleged hazing incident last fall. Photo by Katherine Butler. Adam Peavy, an attorney representing a university student, is planning to file a...

The University of Mississippi has released its student housing strategic plan for the next six years, which addresses, in part, “student misperceptions around mold and mildew in traditional residence halls.”  As recently as 2018, residents of Crosby Hall — the...

The University of Mississippi is allocating tickets for the class of 2020 and 2021 commencement ceremonies to remain in compliance with current government orders and public health guidance.  According to the university’s commencement registration form, each 2020 graduate will receive...

The members of Happy Landing, a local indie folk band, released their debut EP on Aug. 7, 2020, and since then, they’ve amassed hundreds of fans. The band came to be after lead singer and songwriter Matthew Hendley spent a...

After developing a love of computer coding in high school, senior computer science major Rowan Agrawal decided that he wanted to foster that same passion in middle and high school students in Lafayette County. As a result, he founded Code...

Illustration by Katherine Butler. When the University of Mississippi Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life began allowing Greek organizations to host events at the end of February, leadership operated under the university rule that 25% of event attendees would have...

Despite national trends, Mississippi is making progress in preventing racial disparities in vaccinations rates among African American residents in the state.  “Mississippi appears to be first in the nation to reach vaccine parity for African Americans receiving Covid vaccinations,” State...