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Officials in Oxford are strongly advising residents to stay off the roads as ice and snow accumulations affect driving conditions.
City employees are working to get the roads clear, but they are not fully equipped to deal with this type of weather. The extremely cold temperatures brought by winter storms since Monday and cars on the road have made clearing the roads significantly more difficult.
“Due to the rarity of these types of events in the South, Oxford, like any other southern town, is not equipped to have the streets immediately cleared in the same way you may see in northern areas,” Mayor Robyn Tannehill said in a Facebook post on Monday.
What was once a commonplace, mundane and for some, a dreaded task during a normal school year, is now a rare and treasured event in the presence of virtual learning.
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Winter storms and freezing temperatures are predicted in Oxford for the rest of the week, and the University of Mississippi’s Oxford campus has announced that it will be closed through the end of the week.
The Daily Mississippian has compiled a list of stores on and off campus that are open and will continue to update hours of operation through the end of the week.
Grocery stores
-The Walmart on Jackson Avenue has not adjusted its hours for any of its services, and it will continue to stay open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, according to its website.
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The University of Mississippi’s Oxford campus will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15, due to inclement winter weather that will impact travel conditions on roadways. Regional campuses will make individual announcements about operating hours on their campus websites.
According to The Weather Channel, one to six inches of snow is expected to fall in Oxford on Monday, and the National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Lafayette County.
“Students, faculty and staff are urged not to travel to campus as the Oxford Police Department is reporting icing on roadways that already contributed to several accidents,” a weather alert email to the university community read on Sunday, Feb. 14. “A combination of ice and snow accumulation is expected tonight and Monday and temperatures forecast to remain well below freezing for at least a couple of days, resulting in hazardous driving conditions.”
Over the summer, graduate student Erin Day faced multiple obstacles while applying for a disabled parking permit at UNC.
After repeated requests in both 2018 and 2020, Day's path to accommodations on campus highlights the challenges in parking experienced by the University's disabled community.
To Austin Tyner, a chairperson of the Disability Advocates for Carolina committee within the Campus Y, Day’s experience is an unfortunate example of the barriers that UNC students with disabilities face.