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The Lyceum is putting lives at risk by ending the mask mandate

The pandemic that hit us two years ago feels like an eon in the past. Humans are naturally adaptive creatures, and we have proved this by semi-enduring the pandemic thus far. People

March 23, 2022

Opinion

UM mask mandate persists, despite lifting of city mandate

On Sept. 28, the City of Oxford announced masks would no longer be required in public indoor spaces, leading some members of the University of Mississippi community to question whether the campus

October 14, 2021

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Oxford lifts city-wide mask mandate

The City of Oxford’s Board of Aldermen voted in a special board meeting on Tuesday to lift the city-wide mask mandate. The decision comes after cases of COVID-19 nationwide, statewide and locally

September 29, 2021

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Square businesses react to mask mandate

Local businesses on the Square voice their reactions to the new mask mandate Oxford issued on Aug. 25. The mandate requires all indoor and outdoor facilities to enforce mask wearing when social

September 3, 2021

News

Despite lifted restrictions, some Oxford businesses continue mask requirements

Though Gov. Tate Reeves and the Board of Aldermen have lifted the mask mandates in Mississippi and Oxford, some local businesses are still requiring customers to wear masks. Several stores and restaurants

March 8, 2021

News

Aldermen approve outdoor mask mandate

The Oxford Board of Aldermen voted to reinstate an outdoor mask mandate at a meeting on Monday after photos of large mask-less crowds on the Square began circulating on social media last

January 26, 2021

News

Masks must continue to be worn in Oxford — even though the statewide mask mandate expired

While Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves — who recently tested negative for the coronavirus after a White House visit — let the mask mandate expire on Sept. 30, the Board of Aldermen in

October 5, 2020

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