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Retired Air Force Pilot Offers Way Home To Students Trapped In Oxford By Winter Storm Fern

When Winter Storm Fern shut down roads, airports and power across North Mississippi last week, University of Mississippi student Allie Weinhardt found herself stranded in Oxford with no electricity, heat or a safe way to travel home.  Then, a Facebook post changed everything.  Michael Jones, a Houston-based United Airlines captain and retired U.S. Air Force pilot, offered to fly stranded UM students home for no cost after seeing parents share co…
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The Daily Mississippian broke the news in on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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