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North Mississippi Regional Center confirms coronavirus outbreak

The North Mississippi Regional Center (NMRC) confirmed that employees and patients have tested positive for coronavirus last week, but the exact number of cases within the NMRC still remains unknown. While they

April 26, 2020

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Protesters drive through Mississippi to urge reopening state

Jackson, Miss. — Dozens of Mississippi motorists drove around downtown Jackson on Saturday, honking horns and encircling the Governor’s Mansion in an effort to get Gov. Tate Reeves to fully reopen the

April 26, 2020

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UMMC offers drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Oxford

University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) will host drive-thru COVID-19 testing for the first time in Oxford on Friday at the Oxford Conference Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Before patients

April 23, 2020

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Oxford restaurants face major decreases in business

With public health sanctions and an extended stay-at-home order, local restaurants are experiencing a major decrease in revenue and almost all have resorted to having a very limited staff on hand. Chris

April 20, 2020

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UM professor designs reusable mask for healthcare professionals

Chip Wade was making lunch at his home in Oxford when his wife, who was swiffering the floor, asked him to get her another filter for the mop. At that moment, something

April 8, 2020

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Two weeks later: How students are adjusting to online classes

Week two of online courses is officially done, and students are working to adjust accordingly. The change benefited some students, such as Tyler Dodd, a junior broadcast journalism major. Dodd did not

April 5, 2020

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Column: My journey from Oxford to Tokyo in a pandemic

Between classes being moved online for the rest of the semester, adjusting to using Zoom for lectures and having to suddenly move back home, the effects of the global pandemic COVID-19 have

April 5, 2020

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The Daily Mississippian wins best newspaper, best website at regional competition

The Daily Mississippian won first place for best newspaper and best website in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 12 Mark of Excellence competition. Ole Miss students won 13 awards in the

April 5, 2020

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The unseen costs of the coronavirus for students: travel, transience and tradition

As University of Mississippi students close out their fourth week off-campus and second week of online classes during the coronavirus pandemic, many are still adjusting to life away from Oxford — and

April 2, 2020

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Drive-thru testing coming to more locations in Mississippi

The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Mississippi State Health Department will continue testing for COVID-19 around the state today in Meridian. At the testing locations, people with symptoms for the virus

March 31, 2020

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