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On Saturday night, Oxford Fire Department was alerted of a fire at the E.F. Yerby Conference Center, located on campus at the corner of Grove Loop and University Avenue. “When the call came in, it came in as a grass...

With Halloween approaching, members of the Oxford-Lafayette community can expect to be greeted by children trick-or-treating in their neighborhoods. However, this year, the Lafayette County Literacy Council is taking this time-old tradition and putting a unique twist on it by...

No injuries were reported after the driver of a silver Honda drove through the side entrance of Newk’s Eatery around 5:45 p.m. Thursday. Tyler Parker, a Newk’s employee, saw the scene of a car crashing through the windows. “I was standing in...

During those cherished Saturdays in the Grove, the city of Oxford takes in significantly more people than it does on the average non-game weekend. Increased alcohol consumption coupled with the large influx of visitors leaves the Oxford Police Department on...

In the enclosed walls of a dark closet space, a mother hid a cell phone for her daughter, Brittany Cook, to call 911 when her father came home in a drunken state, ready to harm her mother. As a 20-year-old, Cook...

The Ole Miss chapter of the Collegiate Recovery Community, an organization for students who are in recovery from alcohol and drug use, held the second annual “Telling Oxford” fundraiser last night at the Powerhouse. The fundraiser was an open floor setting for people...

Photo courtesy: Robyn Tannehill “Always run toward the fire.” This is the motto Mayor Robyn Tannehill follows in her career and family life, she said, because there will always be “plenty of people in the opposite direction,” but every person was put on the Earth to...

On Wednesday, Oct. 25, the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics featured the premiere and discussion of a new documentary film titled “Flag Flap Over Mississippi.” This film is an independent venture by award-winning filmmaker Rex Jones and was produced by...

The university was recently awarded a $100,000 grant by the Freeman Foundation to help fund select students to hold internships in East and Southeast Asia this summer. Eighteen undergraduate students will be selected to participate in the program, named UM...

Shelves at the Pantry are stocked constantly, and are set up and operated much like a grocery store. Clients are able to look through the shelves and take whatever food they may need. Photo By Jeanne Torp Since 1982, The...