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City questions ownership of Confederate monument on the Square

The Oxford Board of Aldermen is challenging the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors over ownership of the Confederate monument on the Square that has long been a point of contention for community

August 22, 2020

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Ole Miss athletes march for removal of Confederate monument on the Square

With the recent news of the state Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board of Trustees approving the relocation of the Confederate monument from the Circle, Ole Miss students and student athletes have

June 28, 2020

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Another delay: Square parking garage now to be complete in September

The construction of a paid parking garage on the Square began last August and after several initial delays, the new completion date is set for September 19, 2019. With the parking lot

April 26, 2019

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City supports ban on indoor e-cigarette usage

The proposed addition of all vaporizers to the Oxford Smoking Ban ordinance passed its second reading and public hearing without comment at this month’s second Board of Aldermen meeting. “We listened to

April 17, 2019

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City considers ban on e-cigarettes

Square-goers may no longer be able to smoke electronic cigarettes inside if the Oxford Board of Aldermen votes to pass the ordinance change they proposed during their meeting on Tuesday, April 2.

April 12, 2019

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‘The feels are still there’: Spafford’s first Mississippi show rocks with old school energy

The green room below the Proud Larry’s stage is a humble one. Low ceilings and fraying couches greet artists who walk past the restaurant’s storage shelves. Touring bands won’t find champagne on

March 7, 2019

Arts & Culture

Ole Miss Graduate Student Council Senate passes Confederate statue relocation resolution

The Graduate Student Council Senate passed a resolution on Monday night urging the university to relocate the Confederate monument from the Circle to the Confederate cemetery with 15 senators approving, four voting

March 5, 2019

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Ten days of tension, preparation, confusion: Weekend rally and counterprotests

Pro-Confederate groups Confederate 901 and the Hiwaymen marched on campus today after more than a week of preparation and counterprotests by many in the university community. Read our coverage of the past

February 23, 2019

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LIVE UPDATES: Confederate groups march from Oxford Square to Ole Miss campus

Updated 4:50 p.m. University Police Department Chief Ray Hawkins said there was one person arrested on campus “who failed to comply with directions” from the police. Hawkins said no one associated with

February 23, 2019

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Gallery: Counterprotesters meet Confederate groups on Oxford town Square

After a week of tension in Oxford, a group of around 30 pro-Confederate protesters organized in the Square and began marching to campus in support of the university’s Confederate monument just after

February 23, 2019

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