According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, there are an estimated 1.75 million white-tailed deer roaming around Mississippi. In August 2010, Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson and the Board of Aldermen developed a deer management plan with the help of the city’s Emergency Management department. The goal of the plan is to ensure public safety and...
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JACKSON (AP) — A judge has set a second guilty plea hearing for a man federal prosecutors say placed a noose on the University of Mississippi’s statue of its first black student. A federal court filing shows that Austin Reed Edenfield is scheduled to waive indictment and plead guilty March 24 to a criminal charge before U.S. District Judge Michael Mills in Oxford....
Every Republican has a choice to make. Will we, as a party, nominate someone who has virtually no chance of defeating Hillary Clinton this fall and who has absolutely no record of conservatism or experience? Or will we nominate a proven conservative, who can inspire and expand our party in ways never done before? The first option is Donald Trump, the second it Marco Rubio. In...
The young adult genre has become a 21st century phenomenon thanks to mega-hits like “Harry Potter,” “The Hunger Games,” and “The Fault in Our Stars.” The entertainment industry profits hugely from the trend of best-selling novels aimed at teenagers and young adults being turned into hit movies. Cassandra Clare’s “The Mortal Instruments,” a series of books...
Mississippi had its Republican and Democratic primaries Tuesday. Donald Trump won the majority of Republican delegates and Hillary Clinton won the vast majority of Democratic delegates. I walked around campus trying to determine whom I would vote for as a moderate Republican. I will go ahead and admit that I did not vote in the primary, for more complicated reasons than...
