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Associated Press  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In 2001, Elizabeth Freels knew her marriage of seven years was over, and she wanted a divorce. Her husband, David, felt otherwise. Elizabeth said he told her, “I will not give you a divorce until the day you die. If I can’t have you, no one else will.” And...

Rooster’s Blues House’s alcoholic beverage permit is suspended until March 20, 2017. Photos by Louis Benton Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage...

Within 15 years, Oxford could have a new neighborhood to accommodate city growth. The Oxford Board of Aldermen had the first reading of a proposed ordinance Tuesday night that would rezone 48 vacant acres south of the intersection of Molly Barr Road and North Lamar Boulevard. The land would be rezoned as a part of the new Traditional Neighborhood Development, a component...

The Ole Miss chapter of Phi Mu will be the first sorority on campus to oversee construction of an apartment complex from the ground up. Taylor Road Cottages,...

National Geographic’s traveling map of Europe will come to Oxford Elementary School to help students learn about the world around them. The Giant Traveling Map will arrive in Oxford Thursday and spend two days on display for Oxford community members to visit. The Mississippi Geographic Alliance, a National Geographic affiliate, organizes map tours throughout the state. Each...

Students from the MacArthur Justice Center revisited Mississippi State Penitentiary, or Parchman Farm, this month as a part of their two-year initiative...

A small but passionate crowd gathered in Farley Hall Friday in support of workers’ rights, specifically those at the Nissan plant in Canton. Among...

Khalid Hudson speaks at the “Meet Your Neighbors” event held on the Square Sunday. (Photo by: Cady Herring) Non-profit organization Change...

University of Mississippi students earned 18 awards at the Southeast Journalism Conference awards ceremony Friday night, including a first-place honor...

Feb. 10-16 Briefs do not include every incident from the past week. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Report compiled by Lasherica...