Ole Miss students and Oxford residents can benefit from free, legal tax preparation provided by students and professors from The University of Mississippi School of Law. The service will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays until April 5. A team of students and professors from The University of Mississippi School of Law is offering help to the public this upcoming tax...
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When was the last time you saw a centaur roaming the streets of Oxford? Or a mermaid hanging out in the Grove? For anyone not on hallucinogens, the answer is never. However, that didn’t stop a Mississippi state lawmaker from introducing a piece of legislation last week that was straight out of a Syfy Channel original movie, a proposed ban on all human-animal hybrids. ...
Dear Mr. Sunshine Deathray, With Dear Abby gone, R.I.P., I don’t have anyone that’ll listen to my troubles. Mr. Sunshine Deathray, I write to you in Folsom from my place of incarceration here at Ole Miss. I came across your opinion article in the school paper at Folsom; feels like I’m at grandma’s house when reading your stuff. Really good stuff. But I know you’re...
Three final aldermen have opted to seek re-election in the City of Oxford’s election this summer. Janice Antonow of Ward 3, Alderman At-Large John Morgan and E.O. Oliver of Ward 2 filed as the last of seven aldermen currently representing the City of Oxford to seek re-election. Qualification opened at the beginning of the new year. Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson qualified...
After being open for nine years, the Oxford Conference Center has decided to give its interior a makeover. The center hosts a number of public and private events, ranging from senior proms, to business meetings and even weddings. The building, which is owned by the city of Oxford, is paid for through city funds. The total allocated budget was $175,000. Not only is the...
Building permit reports published by the city of Oxford point to a recovering economy, as the number of building permits more than tripled and commercial permits doubled from 2011 to 2012. Year-end reports published by the city of Oxford indicate that the city issued 224 building permits for the construction of single-family homes in 2012, which is more than three times...
Ole Miss hosted 16 official visitors this past weekend, according to Scout.com. One of those prospects, wide receiver Quincy Adeboyejo, had such a good time that he went ahead and pulled the trigger to commit to the Rebels Cedar Hill receiver Quincy Adeboyejo (18) in High School Football action against Allen at Longhorn Stadium in Cedar Hill, Texas Friday, September 7,...
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will be holding its annual Jan Hawks Memorial Book Sale on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 18-19, 2013 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Union. Jan Hawks was a founding member and director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women’s Studies. Hawks served as assistant professor of history and was the first director of the Isom...
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill 369, also known as the Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013, on Jan. 24. This bill both defines and makes space available within the pre-existing public school system for charter schools. The House Education Committee passed the bill with a vote of 16 to 14. The House also passed the bill with a vote of 64 to...
Ole Miss basketball will have their fourth consecutive sellout at Tad Smith Coliseum tonight when the No. 16 Rebels host defending national champion Kentucky. For a program that’s historically been an afterthought for the fan base, especially with the emergence of Ole Miss baseball under head coach Mike Bianco, four sellouts in a season would be noteworthy, much less...
