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In 1995, 24-year-old Robyn Tannehill had recently been made director of the Oxford Tourism Council and was making waves in a somnolent Oxford. “I decided when I became tourism director that I really thought that Oxford should have a festival,” Tannehill said. “Oxford was just primed and ready to explode....

I walk about campus on a Thursday like I do every weekday. As I approach the Union, I am surprised to see a crowd formed out front. Many are lying down on the pavement. Others are holding signs. Their content varies; some have slogans like “Hands up, don’t shoot!” but the most prevalent one is: “Black lives matter.” I check my phone. I rarely use the application...

It’s no secret that there is an active bar scene in Oxford, but at least one local drinking establishment is something of a secret itself. “The Downstairs...

Governor Haley Barbour addresses the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans.AP PHOTO: BILL HABER JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi and the nation...

These two popular sayings “Revenge is sweet” and “Patience is a virtue”  don’t usually go together. Revenge is usually a swift action taken...

I’m sitting in a coffee shop thinking about how I spent last night Sitting in a bar that I wasn’t old enough to be in With people that I’m not cool...

Executive director of Equal Rights Advocates Noreen Farrell invited students to take part in online equal rights petitions and spoke on the importance...

The Ole Miss women’s golf season has come to a close after finishing 14th in the SEC Women’s Golf Championship at Greystone Golf & Country Club...

Yesterday was April 20, the perfect day to rally signatures for Proposition 48, the marijuana legalization petition. My name was amongst the signatures....

Briefs don’t include every incident from the last week, and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.  Oxford Police Department Reports: Alarms:...