NEMS Daily Journal: Manufacturing center honors Barbour

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WTVA: Former Mississippi governor’s name set in stone

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Sun Herald: Ole Miss photojournalism students chronicle Meredith Anniversary

Along with their professor at the Meek School of Journalism, Ole Miss photojournalism students captured the images and voices in this multimedia piece focusing on the 50-year anniversary of James Meredith’s integration into the University of Mississippi. Read the story

Daily Mail UK: The man who blazed a path for others to follow

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NPR: Integrating Ole Miss: A Transformative, Deadly Riot

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MPB Online: U.S. Attorney General Holder Pays Tribute to Meredith

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NY Times: 50 Years After Integration, Ole Miss Grapples With History

OXFORD, Miss. — There still may be a few bullet holes in the stately white columns of the Lyceum, the Greek Revival building here that symbolizes the University of Mississippi, but most were unintentionally plastered over during a renovation years ago. Read the story

Dr. Dan Jones Named 2012 Mississippi College Alumnus of the Year

An outstanding higher education leader and prominent healthcare advocate, Dr. Dan Jones will be honored as Mississippi College’s 2012 Alumnus of the Year at Homecoming festivities this fall. Read the story

Commercial Appeal: DeSoto health fair offers heart help

The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and Funderburk’s Pharmacy will host a “Million Hearts” free health fair event Sept. 26 at the DeSoto County Administration Building, 365 Losher Street off the square in Hernando. Read the story

Clarion Ledger: Ole Miss, Oxford abuzz awaiting the arrival of 14th-ranked Texas

OXFORD — Let’s get this straight, first of all.Actor and avid Texas fan Matthew McConaughey did not rent out City Grocery for the weekend. Neither did singer and equally rabid Longhorn devotee Willie Nelson, or a less famous but no doubt well-funded group of Texas fans out to steal Oxford’s most well-known restaurant right outRead the story …