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State in danger of losing promised oil royalties
Here is a painful irony regarding President Donald Trump and our beloved Mississippi: Trump wants to stop sharing ...
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Special sessions should be special
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican, has finally revealed details of the state’s upcoming legislative special session. The ...
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Godspeed, Carolyn Ellis Staton
Carolyn Ellis Staton will long be remembered in Oxford, and at Ole Miss. She was a warm neighbor, ...
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Rebels softball team doesn’t disappoint
Well, that certainly lived up to expectations. Ole Miss hosted its first-ever NCAA softball regional and it was ...
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Lottery has more pros than cons
There’s one thing that Oxford’s Democratic State Representative Jay Hughes and Mississippi’s Republican Governor Phil Bryant agree on: ...
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Hufford ‘carried a big stick’
Oxford is blessed, because of the University of Mississippi, to have some of the smartest and finest people ...
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Proposed cuts will weaken education
The bottom line: President Donald Trump’s proposed $9 billion cut to the Department of Education would cut the ...
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Sid Salter down but not out
Long-time syndicated columnist Sid Salter may be a Bulldog — he graduated from Mississippi State and is the ...
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‘Bad blood,’ bad idea
We were concerned after Game 1 of the Mississippi High School 5A North baseball playoff series between Oxford ...
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Ole Miss Rebel softball is toast of town
Talk about postseason excitement. This Ole Miss softball team has this community on its feet applauding. And now ...
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Have a say in parking garage
The planned downtown parking garage just off the Oxford Square is one of the more significant projects in ...
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Higher fuel tax needed
Republicans in the Mississippi Legislature are so determined to avoid raising taxes for highway maintenance that they’re willing ...
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Comey firing only the beginning
The fallout in Washington, and beyond, over this week’s firing of FBI leader James Comey by President Donald ...
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Cuts likely to worsen mental health care
Mississippi was already widely considered as the worst state for mental health availability and support for its residents. ...
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Oxford, Lafayette high school tennis at top of heap
A decade of dominance in anything is practically unheard of. In high school sports, 10 consecutive state championships ...
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Time again to celebrate Ole Miss grads
The school year’s come and go so fast but it is always hard to believe that another Ole ...
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New Activity Center still on track
Many longtime Oxford residents remember the days when the city’s garbage landfill was at the spot the city ...
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Why the suspense?
We appreciate the notice from Gov. Phil Bryant that he will call a special session in June to ...
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Ole Miss baseball team warming up late
It seems like the Ole Miss baseball season started just yesterday, but already the final non-conference games at ...
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Make plans to vote June 6
We have one more round to go in the City of Oxford elections, with the general vote scheduled ...
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Bribery not the best bid
Mississippi’s “lowest and best” standard for awarding government contracts creates an avenue for public officials to award business ...
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University, community partnership vital
Another excellent Double Decker Arts Festival has come and gone, establishing Oxford as the place to be the ...
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