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SportsOXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss kept its biggest 2027 recruiting prize on Tuesday, good news for the football program in Oxford, Miss. Mitchell Turner, a four-star defensive lineman from Louisville, Miss., said on social media he has ended his recruitment and is fully committed to…
SportsOXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss should have starting tackle Terez Davis back on the field when the Rebels host Auburn in Oxford on Saturday, Oct. 31, head coach Pete Golding said at his Monday press conference. Davis left late in the game before last and…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers are champions for the first time. Milwaukee closed out the Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-1 win Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, wrapping up the World Series in five games and bringing a title to a franchise that…
Education
OXFORD, Miss. — Leaders who helped write and carry out Mississippi's 2013 reading law gathered at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., on Tuesday to look back at how the state went from near the bottom to the top 10 in fourth-grade reading. The three-hour Mississippi Literacy Summit at…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — A nonprofit that represents student borrowers went to federal court Wednesday, accusing the U.S. Department of Education of refusing to honor an expanded loan-forgiveness window for people whose colleges shut their doors before they could finish. The group, Student Defense, filed the case on behalf of a former…
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