OXFORD, Miss. – The fall Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture series begins this week at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Most lectures are scheduled for noon Wednesdays in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory, Room 105. They are free and open to the public. The schedule begins Wednesday (Aug.Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Development Authority’s Entrepreneur Center 2017 Fall Webinar Series kicks off at noon Sept. 12 with “Financing Your New Business,” led by George Broadstreet, Renasant Bank community outreach specialist. The series is designed to help entrepreneurs boost their business profile in communities around the state. The webinars, presented in partnership withRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Registration is open for the University of Mississippi Navy ROTC’s first-ever “Fury Run” charity race to benefit the program and also the Navy Seal Foundation and the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford.  The public is invited to enter the run or walk race, which will feature both a 5-K and aRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi announced the recommendations it will be implementing from the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on History and Context. The communication outlining the accepted recommendations as well as the committee’s final report can be accessed at context.OleMiss.edu. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter established the CACHC in summer 2016 to address Recommendation 5 ofRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s upgraded dining options will offer far more choice than ever when students arrive on campus this fall. The new restaurants also will create 250 new jobs, and several upcoming job fairs aim to fill them.  The biggest improvements will be made to the dining experience at the OleRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi campus entrance at Chucky Mullins Drive will remain closed through the summer so a roundabout can be built where Hill Drive and Hathorn Road meet. The work there to install a roundabout will lead to improved traffic flow on the south side of campus, but until the work is completeRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Department of Archives and Special Collections is looking for photos, programs, invitations and other materials from the university’s previous Commencement ceremonies. Alumni, visitors, faculty, staff, students and any others who have archival materials related to Commencement ceremonies are invited to donate them to the department, where they willRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Development Authority’s Entrepreneur Center continues its 2017 Spring Webinar Series at noon Tuesday (April 18) with a panel presentation on financing, moderated by Robert Hough of Trustmark Bank. The webinar series is designed to help both aspiring and existing entrepreneurs boost their business profile in communities around the state. TheRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Local elected officials will join representatives of volunteer organizations serving the Lafayette-Oxford-University community Tuesday (April 4) at the Pantry to observe Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service. Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson and Jeff Busby, president of the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors, are set to join volunteers and staff fromRead the story …