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Courtesy of Oxford Board of Alderman The Oxford Board of Aldermen voted last week to appeal the city planning commission’s approval of The Velvet Ditch’s outdoor expansion plans and granted a property rezoning request bordering the South Campus Rail Trail...

Lauren Kennamore Lauren Kennamore, an academic counselor for the University of Mississippi’s School of Journalism and New Media, was indicted Tuesday on one count of enticement of a child. Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said Kennamore was indicted by a...

The University of Mississippi Faculty Senate held a meeting in the School of Law on Tuesday, Oct. 8 — their first in-person meeting since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place — to discuss a number of policies.  They discussed the...

Two members of the crowd embrace to stay warm during the Sarahfest special Thacker Mountain Radio Hour at Rowan Oak in 2018. Photo by Christian Johnson Thacker Mountain Radio is back in season with live broadcasts every Thursday. Today’s broadcast...

The prayer room is located in Vardaman 305. Photo by Antonella Rescigno. Adam Soltani, president of the Muslim Student Association at the University of Mississippi, published a petition on Change.org on Monday, Sept. 23 in hopes of establishing an improved...

UM Students talk about leadership advice during the RSO Leadership Summit in the student union on Oct. 6, 2024. Photo by Antonella Rescigno. Student organization leaders gathered in the Student Union Ballroom on Sunday, Oct. 6 for the second annual...

SAA members hand free loaded teas to students in the Union Plaza on Oct. 2. Photo by Christian Tolliver. The Student Activities Association hosted its annual “Wakeup Wednesday” with a tent providing the beverages for UM students 11 a.m.-1 p.m....

A shopper bags items at the self checkout in Walmart on Oct. 2, 2024. Photo by Christian Tolliver. University of Mississippi students and Oxford residents are struggling to keep up with high grocery prices.  Mississippi has the highest grocery tax...

Blonde specialists perform lightening treatments to two UM students. Photo courtesy:Olivia Quin At noon on Thursday before the 2024 Double Decker weekend, every chair at Oxford’s La Rousse Salon & Spa was filled. On that day, more than 40 clients...

The DM news logo cover photo graphic The Free Application for Federal Student Aid will once again be pushed back to an early December release date –– two months later than the typical Oct. 1 date –– due to issues...