News

Pharmacy professor named to NIH-funded entrepreneurial cohort

David Colby named to I-RED program, launches startup for pharmaceutical solvents By Erin Garrett A University of Mississippi ...

Health

MBS Oxford Center offering $25 VISA card for blood donations

By being closed last week due to the winter storm, Mississippi Blood Services in Oxford was unable to ...

Lifestyle

Flight attendant leaves $1.8M to Manning family health fund

Brickell Williamson had an adventurous spirit that carried her all over the world during her years as a ...

Oxford Rescinds Boil Water Notice Following Health Department Clearance

News

Officials: MSDH retests, no E. coli found in Jackson, Flowood water

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has lifted the state-imposed boil-water notice for the city of Flowood’s ...

Oxford Utilities GM Cites Human Error in E. Coli Detection, Affecting Local Commerce

News

Jackson under boil notice after E. coli found in water

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) issued Boil Water Alerts for the City of Jackson and City ...

Lifestyle

MSDH records second Mississippi pediatric death

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has confirmed a second pediatric influenza death in Mississippi for the ...

Lifestyle

MSDH begins cannabis re-testing, releasing cleared products every Friday

From MSDH Mass re-testing of certain medical cannabis products placed on an administrative hold began Wednesday, Jan. 3. ...

Lifestyle

UM neurology expert shares tips for maintaining mental abilities while aging

By Edwin Smith Brain function normally lessens with age, but there are ways to slow the decline, a ...

DEVELOPING NEWS

Some cannabis products on hold as MSDH requires retesting

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) continues an administrative hold on a large number of medical cannabis ...

News Main

Meet Glenn Coleman: Lafayette County’s new coroner

Lafayette County welcomes a new face to a crucial role: Glenn Coleman, soon to be sworn in as ...

News

UM professor appointed to MPHA board

Ford-Wade will serve two-year term By Edwin B. Smith Allison Ford-Wade, associate dean of community engagement in the ...

News Main

UM professor, administrator appointed to MPHA Board of Directors

Allison Ford-Wade to serve two-year term By Edwin B. Smith Allison Ford-Wade, associate dean of community engagement in ...

Lifestyle

Community walk raised $8,000 for mental health

NAMIWalks Oxford was held on October 21 in the Circle on the University of Mississippi Campus in partnership ...

Crime

Female inmate found unresponsive, pronounced deceased

On Dec. 12, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center personnel found 53-year-old Marie Parkman, a white female ...

Lifestyle

Ways to cope with demanding holiday season

As we immerse ourselves in the festive spirit of the season, it’s important to acknowledge that the holidays ...

Tornado watch area in effecct until 7 p.m. Dec 9, 2023

DEVELOPING NEWS

Alert: Tornado watch in effect in effect until 7 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for areas that include North Mississippi including Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, ...

BREAKING NEWS

Boil water notice lifted

The city of Oxford sent out a statement that the Boil Water alert, issued by the Mississippi State ...

Lifestyle

Webb Med celebrates grand opening

The Oxford Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce welcomed Webb Med Spa to Oxford and the chamber as Dr. ...

Lifestyle

Virus season rings in reminder to preserve antibiotics

By Jamie Wagner PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP As the holiday season approaches with its usual festivities, travel and time ...

News

Jenkins earns state excellence award

Gov. Tate Reeves recently honored Dr. Susan Jenkins of North Mississippi Regional Center and Mayor Dan M. Gibson ...

Mississippi Confirms First Pediatric Flu Death

News

Mississippi confirms first pediatric flu death

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) recently confirmed the first pediatric influenza death in Mississippi for the ...

Lifestyle

Unprecedented UMMC kidney swap offers second chance to two Mississippi patients

By Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Photos by Melanie Thortis/UMMC Photography Jeff Hughes of Hattiesburg and Dakota White of Mize, ...

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