In today’s Commercial Appeal Viewpoint section you’ll find Pat Sims’ affectionate reminiscence of her father Lydel Sims’ storied CA career (1949-1995) as Sunday front page columnist. For the rest of May the Commercial Appeal and Yoknapatawpha Press will present one of Lydel Sims’ classic “Assignment: Memphis” humor columns each day. ENJOY!

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Yoknapatawpha Press announces its latest eBook publication. Powerhouse: The Meek School at Ole Miss, by Ronald Farrar, is now available at $4.95 from major eBook distributors including Kindle and Barnes and Noble.

ABOUT THE BOOK: Powerhouse: The Meek School at Ole Miss is a history of the journalism department at the University of Mississippi from its humble beginnings in 1946 to the present Meek School of Journalism and New Media. Dr. Gerald Forbes was the founding chairman, and j-school alumnus Ed Meek did much to propel it toward the top tier in its field.

It was 55 years ago this month that the University of Mississippi campus was engulfed in a riot when James Meredith sought to enroll in the state’s flagship university.

Segregationists from around the South had descended on the campus and a riot ensued. More than 300 reporters traveled to Oxford to cover the story.

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