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City and county law enforcement, fire, Emergency Management and other public-safety services will not be affected by the holiday.

The Mississippi Senate has confirmed the appointments of Alwyn H. Luckey , Col. Donald R. Taylor and Deanne Mosley to the Mississippi State Personnel Board .

Matt Blanchard's competitive spirit as a college football player shows - he's taking on the legal world by himself in a job market still reeling from the nation's economic downturn.

Sam S.Y. Wang, an educator, prominent hydroscience and engineering researcher, and administrator whose work has brought international attention to the University of Mississippi for more than four decades, and his wife, Jine, have contributed $100,000 to create an endowment encouraging other university professionals in their work.

James Meredith is flanked by U.S. Marshal James McShane, left, and John Doar of the Justice Department, as he prepares to attend class at the University of Mississippi.

RACHEL IRWIN/SPECIAL TO THE SUN HERALDOur Lady Academy valedictorian for the class of 2012 are Allison Ariatti and salutatorian Reagan Huey.

An April 1865 photo shows the graves of Union soldiers who perished at the Race Course prison camp in Charleston, S.C. On May 1, 1865, thousands of former slaves gave the fallen men an elaborate funeral.

This summer, University of Mississippi students can examine how government policies have shaped the American diet, particularly in north Mississippi.

North Carolina's governor took a shot at Mississippi last week on the heels of what she saw as an... Kenyon King's life defies expectations.

UMC Commencement ceremony: Approximately 614 students earned degrees Friday during the University of Mississippi Medical Center's commencement ceremony at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.

SUBMITTED Wallter Blessey, left, walked in commencement ceremonies at the University of Mississippi Law School this spring after promising his nephew, Johnathan Martin, right, that if Martin graduated, Blessey would finally collect the law degree he earned in January 1964.

Columnist Trey McCain kicks off a new monthly column in the Oxford Living that will focus on ways to implement sustainable living practices into our daily lives.

At the University of Mississippi , a year-long initiative to increase graduates in fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics has paid off in epic fashion.

University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones and Dr. James Keeton, UMMC vice chancellor for health affairs, will address students during the ceremony at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.

Anna Craig, a 2011 graduate of Hartselle High School, recently received the 2011-12 American Chemical Society CRC General Chemistry Award at the University of Mississippi.

OXFORD TOWN - " The Glenn Miller Orchestra returns to the University of Mississippi's Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, May 27, at 3 p.m. Page 7 in Oxford Town No.

The Pearl Chamber of Commerce will play host to Dollars for Donuts at 8 a.m. Friday at Sam's Club near Trustmark Park.

Editor's note: The information in this release concerning numbers of graduates has been checked against a National Science Foundation report on "Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities." In 2008, African-American students earned 50 doctorates in chemistry, and in 2010, the number was 54.

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue seems to think she has her finger on the pulse of what Mississippi is and how Mississippians think.

The Marshall County Sheriff's Office said another suspect has been arrested in connection with the assault and kidnapping of a Holly Springs man.