Oxford and Ole Miss are almost one in the same, but in 1840, a town on the Mississippi Coast was almost chosen as the University of Mississippi's home.

I long imagined I’d end up living in a college town. I just assumed it would be Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a half-hour drive from my hometown of Raleigh. When I took a job at the University of Mississippi in 2012 after earning my master’s degree at ...

The last decade has seen exponential growth in the housing market and general economic development in and around Oxford, Mississippi.

Mississippi police have charged a 22-year-old man with murder in connection with the July 8 disappearance of Ole Miss student Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee, who was last seen three weeks ago. Oxford police identified the suspect as Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr ...

OXFORD, Miss. — A vice chancellor at the University of Mississippi has been indicted on charges of animal cruelty after law enforcement says they found dead and malnourished dogs at a home last month. Charlotte Pegues is charged in an indictment with ...

Shahbaz Gul and Heba Marzouk, students at Oxford High School, have each accepted a spot in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s competitive Early Entry program. The Early Entry program offers high-achieving high school seniors early ...

If you’re not careful, a visit to Oxford might land you in the “Velvet Ditch.” Incorporated in 1837, the small college town with its bustling historic square earned the nickname in the 1950s after locals noticed a pattern: People came to Oxford ...

More people than ever know the University of Mississippi brand: bright blue and red football jerseys flashing across millions of television screens, pictures of the Grove swirling through social media, and spirited testimonials from current and former ...