Education
Hairston enjoys job and major in social work at Delta State
A Lafayette County graduate is chasing her dreams of helping people while making her mark academically. Mariah Hairston is majoring in social work at Delta ...
A Lafayette County graduate is chasing her dreams of helping people while making her mark academically. Mariah Hairston is majoring in social work at Delta ...
University of Mississippi students may not have heard the name Willie Willingham, but they know him as the “Singing traffic man” on campus. Willingham has ...
A University of Mississippi professor is using Game of Thrones to teach medieval literature this spring. Whether the students are die-hard fans of the show ...
Punxsutawney Phil failing to see his shadow this morning may mean an early spring, but what else is known about the underground weather predictors? The ...
The Lafayette County School Board heard about the importance of early language arts development from the mouth of babes Monday night. Teachers and students from ...
Recording local cemetery information is not easy sometimes, but it is worth it for a former genetics professor. Retired University of Mississippi professor Will St. ...
An Oxford Middle School librarian was honored with a book of letters from former students at a celebration last week. The book was compiled and ...
A group of parents approached the Oxford School Board on Monday regarding the importance of recess after learning it is being taken away as punishment ...
High-achieving teachers and students were awarded in the Oxford School District during Monday night’s school board meeting. Teacher of the Year Awards were announced and ...
An Oxford man has been fencing for roughly 50 years and he shows no sign of cutting back. Recent retiree John Matthews learned how to ...
A Lafayette High School math teacher is celebrating her nomination as one of six 2014-2015 finalists for one of the highest honors a math teacher ...
Sports and church might have more in common than most people realize. For proof, those interested should read Johnny Flynt’s second self-published book “Sports Devotionals ...
An Oxford missionary team was blessed while in Jamaica. Oxford-University United Methodist Church sent nine missionaries from Oxford to Trelawny, Jamaica. The ...
Many Lafayette County residents have decided 2016 is the year they will earn their GED. May Pegues has been attending individual tutoring sessions for more ...
The pastime of geocaching has become a passion for many around the world, across the state and in Oxford. The hobby lets participants locate hidden ...
Oxford School District cafeterias will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a special lunch inspired by him. School officials have collaborated to design a ...
A locally based program hit a milestone in 2015 for its educational contributions. 2015 is the year CLEAR Core Inc. awarded roughly 80 scholarships to ...
An annual beauty pageant will give students the opportunity to improve self-esteem while supporting the band. The Oxford High School Beauty Review will be hosted ...
Plans are slowly but surely coming together for the Lafayette County School District to have an updated communications and technology system in place. The federal ...
A department chair and professor at the University of Mississippi Pharmacy School has been recognized for being a part of a national effort to improve ...
Elementary students who have excelled in reading will be riding new bikes in the area, thanks to a local service group. The Kiwanis Club of ...
Working in education is stressful and so is raising a family, but between each other it can work. Oxford High School Assistant Principal Marni Herrington ...
SEC teams are on Friday’s college basketball schedule for nine games, including the Baylor Bears taking on the…
The Sacramento Kings (8-7), on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at FedExForum, take on the Memphis Grizzlies (9-7). The…
In a Friday NHL slate that includes a lot of compelling matchups, the Winnipeg Jets versus the Pittsburgh…
There are five games featuring an AAC team on the Friday college basketball schedule, including the Saint Louis…
The NBA’s eight-game card today should provide some fireworks. The contests include the Dallas Mavericks against the Denver…