Author: Grace Marion

Grace Marion is studying print and broadcast journalism at the University of Mississippi’s School of Journalism and New Media. Before becoming a contributing reporter at the Mississippi Free Press, Grace had bylines in the Bucks County Courier Times, Mississippi Today and the Daily Mississippian among others.

Chef Eric Tate sits wearing a Black mask and a red T-shirt reading Mayo & Tomato.

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‘Not Going to Get in Trouble’: Businesses Seeking Normalcy With State Mask Rules Lifted

As Gov. Tate Reeves lifted mask mandates on March 3, 2021, some cities like Hattiesburg extended their rules. Others, including Oxford, did not. Meantime, local businesses hoped to recoup lost business despite ongoing risks.

March 3, 2021

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Local Municipal Candidates Confused After Attorney General’s Late Residency Ruling

Three local Oxford candidates are in confusing limbo after Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced on Monday that municipal candidates in Mississippi should be required to live in their current wards for at least two years leading up to their election in order to qualify for their races.

February 5, 2021

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