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School board discusses drug testing high schools
5/1/2008 11:00 PM
The Oxford School Board voted down random drug testing of students in the board's last meeting, but the board will continue to discuss the issue at the next meeting May 19. The board passed the bill for discussion and has delayed its final decision while the committee that proposed the random drug testing makes a few changes to the new policy.......

UM deceased remembered at service
5/1/2008 11:00 PM
Family, friends and colleagues gathered at the Paris-Yates Chapel yesterday evening for the university's first memorial ceremony to honor those in the University of Mississippi community who have died during the past two years. The service is the result of Chancellor Robert Khayat's proclamation to honor the last Thursday of classes in the acade......

Committee schedules 2 city events during week of presidential debate
5/1/2008 11:00 PM
The Oxford Community Presidential Debate Steering Committee continues to plan community-based activities for the upcoming presidential debate. The committee has scheduled two events for the week of the debate, a patriotic event on the Square Sept. 25 and a public viewing of the debate on the Square......

Shepard Smith to give commencement speech
5/1/2008 11:00 PM
Fox News anchor and former University of Mississippi student Shepherd Smith is scheduled to be the commencement speaker for the graduation ceremony May 10. "We invite nationally and internationally renowned leaders for our commencement address, and this year we are honored to bring one of our own back to campus," Chancellor Robert Khayat said......

Confederate statues see restoration
5/1/2008 11:00 PM
The University Greys Camp 1803 and the Sons of Confederate Veterans successfully raised $100,000 to restore the 100-year-old Confederate monuments on the Square and on the University of Mississippi Circle, said Jon Rawls, a local businessman who is involved with both organizations......

Students place in Russian essay contest
5/1/2008 11:00 PM
Four University of Mississippi students won top honors in the ninth annual American Council of Teachers of Russian essay competition. The competition included 723 essays from 50 universities, including Yale, Harvard and Columbia. Senior Dustin Bankston, international studies major and president of the university Russian club, won first pla......

Editor says, 'Thnks fr th mmrs'
5/1/2008 11:00 PM
I received my first major gig at The Daily Mississippian during my sophomore year as city news editor. Gathered around the conference table in Bishop 201, I sat with my face upturned, listening to then Student Media Director Ralph Braseth give our new staff the rallying speech for a successful year......

Letters to the Editor
5/1/2008 11:00 PM
To the editor: Kudos to Brandon Irvine for the general idea of his column; however, it was written in a disrespectful manner to Black Student Union, One Mississippi and the Associated Student Body. As a member of BSU, I was offended by the assertion that BSU has only participated in the ASB debate which took place earlier this semester......

Editorial Review: One never graduates from Ole Miss ... literally
5/1/2008 11:00 PM
All you Fox News junkies, rejoice: The university has chosen Shepard Smith, host of the nightly "Fox Report," to speak during graduation May 10. At first glance, Smith appears to be a perfect fit. Raised in nearby Holly Springs, an Ole Miss journalism student in the late '80s, Smith has gone on to become a renowned journalist whose face is insta......

Ty Talks: A final Rebel farewell
5/1/2008 11:00 PM
Saying goodbye. It's one of those things in sports that's never easy, and has almost become cliché. Michael Jordan tried three times and never could get it right. Brett Favre is still trying. Roger Clemens? Nobody cares about his goodbye anymore. So now that it's time for me to say goodbye, I'm not exactly sure how......

State & Local News

U.S. gas average may hit $4 next week
5/22/2008 1:48 PM
Americans getting an early start on the Memorial Day weekend found that gasoline prices again sprinted to a new record high overnight, reaching a national average above $3.83 a gallon. Some analysts predict gas will break past $4 as early as next week......

Court: Texas illegally took polygamist sect children
5/22/2008 1:36 PM
A state appellate court has ruled that child welfare officials had no right to seize more than 400 children living at a polygamist sect's ranch......

Slain Jackson woman's vehicle found
5/22/2008 12:03 PM
Police have found the car belonging to a woman whose body was found in south Jackson Wednesday......

Colorado man charged in home repair fraud
5/22/2008 11:57 AM
A Colorado man is out on $50,000 bond following his arrest Tuesday on home repair fraud charges......

Technology to help Hinds supes maintain order
5/22/2008 11:24 AM
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors will soon have new technology to assist with meetings......

Sanderson Farms profits drop
5/22/2008 10:28 AM
Sanderson Farms Inc. reported a decline in profits for the quarter ended April 30, compared to the same period last year.......

Ruth's Chris seeks workers for new Ridgeland site
5/22/2008 10:23 AM
Ruth's Chris Steak House will open at Renaissance at Colony Park in July, but the upscale eatery already is looking for potential employees......

RecordMax to utilize space in old Jackson Winn-Dixie
5/22/2008 10:21 AM
RecordMax, a document storage business in northeast Jackson, has leased part of the former Winn Dixie grocery store on Old Canton Road......

Alamo Theater to receive Blues Trail Marker today
5/22/2008 10:15 AM
Beloved singer Dorothy Moore and talent producer Jobi Martin are among the speakers at today's unveiling of a Mississippi Blues Trail Marker honoring the Alamo Theater and Moore, who got her start at talent shows there......

Ridgeland plans grand opening for parking project
5/22/2008 10:12 AM
Ridgeland officials will hold a ceremony next week to mark the completion of the city's West Jackson parking improvement project......