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Oxford Film Festival announces 2016 state filmmaking selections

The 2016 Oxford Film Festival has announced the official selections in its Mississippi Narrative, Documentary and Music Video sections, including nine selections which will make ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 12:00 pm

Opinion

Taylor leaders preparing for growth

Taylor is doing all the right things to get ready for population growth that is impacting Lafayette County. Implementing zoning, forming a planning commission, ensuring ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 9:50 am

Obituaries

Fred Carter Jr.

OXFORD — Fred Carter Jr., 86, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at his home in Oxford. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 15, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Bonnie Sue Sparks Nelson

TUPELO — Bonnie Sue Sparks Nelson, 56, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be held on ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 15, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Doris Parks Richard

OXFORD — Doris Parks Richard, 86, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford. A memorial service will be held at ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 15, 2015 12:00 pm

Crime

Crime Report

Oxford Police Department Reports 1 lost property 1 disturbance 2 careless drivers 4 suspicious activities 1 animal complaint 3 motorist assists 1 domestic violence 2 ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 15, 2015 12:00 pm

News

Fuddruckers site granted variance

A commercial development planned for Oxford Commons received a variance from the Oxford Planning Commission Monday, allowing them to not plant a 4-foot evergreen buffer ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 15, 2015 12:00 pm

Opinion

County moving in right direction

Last week the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors received proposals from three companies that will update the county’s current growth plan or create a new ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, December 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Fred Carter

OXFORD — Fred Carter, 86, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at his home in Oxford. Funeral services are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home in charge ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, December 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Luther French Stone

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Luther French Stone, 85, of Water Valley, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. Funeral services will be held ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, December 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Doris Parks Richard

OXFORD — Doris Parks Richard, 86, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford. Funeral services are incomplete with Waller Funeral ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, December 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Sheila Shannon

HOLLY SPRINGS — Sheila Shannon, 60, died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at her home in Holly Springs. Funeral services will be today at 1 p.m. ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, December 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Robby Ray Jones

MINTER CITY — Robby Ray Jones, 80, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at his residence. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, December 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Donald H. Carder

OXFORD — Donald H. Carder, 83, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford. Funeral services are incomplete with Waller ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, December 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Crime

Crime Reports

—Friday-Sunday Oxford Police Department Reports 5 welfare checks 14 alarms 1 civil matter 11 suspicious activities 5 ambulance assists 6 disturbances 1 shoplifting 6 noise ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, December 14, 2015 11:58 am

Crime

High-speed chase ends in man’s arrest

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested a local man Sunday after he allegedly led law enforcement on a chase in the western part of the ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, December 14, 2015 11:55 am

Opinion

Commandos: No women in special ops combat jobs

Political correctness or gender equality apparently has no place among the men in the U.S. military’s most dangerous jobs. In blunt and, at times, profanity-laced ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, December 13, 2015 6:00 am

Columnists

Off to Caracas, Venezuela

By Joanne Wilkinson Home and Abroad When I was a teenager I developed a fascination for seeing the world. My goal was to visit every ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, December 13, 2015 6:00 am

Columnists

Column reprints here for purchase

By Jack Mayfield A Sense of Place For those of you looking for that last present to buy, I have a suggestion. The Lafayette County ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, December 13, 2015 6:00 am

Obituaries

Wilma Ruth Simmons

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Wilma Ruth “Billie” Simmons, 86, formerly of Abbeville, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, Dec. ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, December 13, 2015 6:00 am

News

Insurance open enrollment deadline upcoming

There is just a brief time left for Mississippians who want their new or updated health insurance coverage through the Federally Facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, December 11, 2015 12:00 pm

Crime

Crime Report: Dec. 11

—Thursday Oxford Police Department Reports 1 lost property 3 noise violations 6 welfare concerns 2 suspicious activities 1 civil matter 3 alarms 1 disturbance 3 ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, December 11, 2015 12:00 pm

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