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The University of Mississippi’s Oxford Campus will be closed on Monday, Feb. 22, though virtual operations for Oxford’s campus will continue. All regional campuses will make separate announcements about operating hours. According to The Weather Channel, the temperature in Oxford...

Officials in Oxford are strongly advising residents to stay off the roads as ice and snow accumulations affect driving conditions. City employees are working to get the roads clear, but they are not fully equipped to deal with this type...

What started as an exciting snow day on Monday for many students has evolved into a nightmare for others after winter storms slam the state and leave many dealing with severe property damages. Some of the most common damage reported...

It has been almost one year since the coronavirus pandemic forced UM classes to move to virtual learning, and Zoom meetings have become the norm for most of the university’s class instruction. However, there’s one thing that still hasn’t been...

Winter storms and freezing temperatures are predicted in Oxford for the rest of the week, and the University of Mississippi’s Oxford campus has announced that it will be closed through the end of the week. The Daily Mississippian has compiled...

Illustration by Katherine Butler. The Mississippi Senate voted to ban transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams in the state on Feb. 11 during a late-night session. If passed by the state House of Representatives, the ban would be...

The Board of Aldermen approved requests to activate the Thacker Road sidewalk project and the West Jackson Avenue pedestrian signal improvements project in its meeting on Tuesday night. The city will receive funds from the Mississippi Department of Transportation for...

2021 will be the second year in a row that Oxford will not host its award-winning Double Decker Arts Festival. Kinney Ferris, director of Visit Oxford, said Double Decker’s 25th annual event is being postponed “yet again” due to concerns...

The University of Mississippi announced on Feb. 16 that while the Oxford campus will be shut down for a third day due to winter weather, classes may be conducted virtually wherever possible starting on Wednesday. “Instructors will contact their students...

The University of Mississippi announced on Monday, Feb. 15 that the Oxford campus will close for a second day in a row due to winter weather. Regional campuses will make separate announcements on the state of their campus and status...