Business

PERS casts a long shadow for lawmakers

By Sid Salter Columnist Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann recently identified the long-term financial stability of the Mississippi’s ...

News

Property Transfers

Property transfers between Feb. 12 – 16, 2024, as recorded with the Lafayette County Chancery Clerk: Ronald Mau and ...

Cold Front Triggers Sharp Temperature Drop in Oxford

Lifestyle

Help available for high utility bills

Record energy use during cold snap By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter Many Lafayette County and Oxford residents are ...

Lifestyle

Dunlap presented Outstanding Eagle Award

News

Building permits up 35 percent

By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter While it’s easy to see from the amount of traffic in Oxford that ...

News

Sales, tourism tax continue climb

Rebs have 31 home dates this spring By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter The city of Oxford’s sales and ...

News

CenterPoint Energy sells its Louisiana, Mississippi natural gas assets

Sold to Bernhard Capital Partners for $1.2 billion News release CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announced Feb. 20 the sale ...

Lifestyle

Oxford Film Festival lineup released ahead of March 21-24 event

Officials with the Oxford Film Festival, which is set for March 21-24, have announced the lineup of official ...

News

Local SRO officers honored by LC Republican Women group

Recently members of the Lafayette County Republican Women presented Valentine’s Day appreciation cards with a gift of a ...

Lifestyle

The Mad Hatter Opens!

By M. Ben Williams A new pub venue with music has opened at 1002 Jackson Ave. East, just ...

Lifestyle

UM experts provide guidance, cautions for safe yoga exercises

By Edwin Smith University of Mississippi Communications Delivering both physical and mental health benefits, yoga remains one of ...

Lifestyle

Old-time piano playing contest celebrates 50th anniversary

Contestants of all ages will be converging on Oxford to vie for trophies and cash prizes totaling a ...

Lifestyle

MS Raiders seek dancers

The Mississippi Raiders Arena Indoor Football team is looking for energetic dancers for the 2024 season.  The Raiders will play in Batesville ...

News

Police rely on mental health training

Crisis intervention techniques save lives Officer Roman Sones was on his lunch break when he heard a call ...

Lifestyle

Wall Street prep workshop prepares students for future finance careers

Industry professionals provide knowledge about the future of the financial world By Lauren Munnell University of Mississippi students ...

News

College Savings Program relaunches as ‘MS College and Career Savings’

On Feb. 13 State Treasurer David McRae announced the state’s 529 program has rebranded to become “Mississippi College ...

News

MDOT: Roundabouts helping reduce crashes on Mississippi highways

https://pub.mdot.ms.gov/download/press%20releases/2024/February/US%2072%20Roundabout/RoundaboutVO.mp4   The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) continues to use roundabouts that improve traffic flow and reduce ...

Lifestyle

New phase of community partnership program focuses on Oxford

Projects include outreach to Spanish-speaking community, strengthening food security initiatives By Erin Garrett The University of Mississippi is ...

News

Former Itawamba Community College Honor Society adviser arrested for embezzlement

On Feb. 12, State Auditor Shad White announced special agents from his office arrested Robin Lowe, the former ...

Lifestyle

Fifteen Sounds from Thacker!

Another Thursday and another fabulous hour of the Thacker Mountain Radio Show live in the historic center of ...

News

UM scholarship honors lawyer’s lasting legacy

Thomas W. Tardy endowment supports student veterans By Mary Stanton Knight The life of an accomplished attorney is ...

Food

New executive chef joins The Sipp wine and tapas bar

Kiamie Enterprises recently announced the appointment of Chef Will Brady, a culinary maestro with over 25 years of ...

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