News

Nominations for Sullivan Award for Community Service at Ole Miss

By Michael Newsom University Communications The McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of ...

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Oxford girls basketball downs Saltillo, clinches playoff berth

  COLUMBUS — In an important Region 2-5A tournament game Thursday night against Saltillo, the Oxford Lady Chargers ...

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Oxford’s Richard Howorth elected TVA chair

Former Oxford mayor and Square Books owner Richard Howorth has been elected chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority. ...

Crime

Crime report

— Wednesday Oxford Police Department Reports 5 alarms 1 improper parking 3 disturbing the peace complaints 2 ambulance ...

News

Local Oxford hotel occupancies dip slightly in December

While hotel occupancy numbers dipped slightly in December in Oxford, the number of people coming and spending money ...

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Section of Oxford’s East Jackson Avenue to close Sunday

A section of East Jackson Avenue will be closed Sunday to allow for the installation of a water ...

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Thacker Mountain Radio hires Kate Teague as new producer

After a months-long search, The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, the Oxford-based music and literature program, has announced a ...

Events

Thacker Mountain Radio will help kick off annual Oxford Film Festival at the Lyric tonight

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour will perform a special edition of its show tonight at 6 p.m. at ...

News

Former Ole Miss director Bill Ferris will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award

By Rebecca Lauck Cleary University of Mississippi William R. Ferris, the preeminent scholar and documenter of Mississippi’s rich ...

Events

Oxford Film Festival features several local films

Hollywood ain’t got nothin’ on Oxford. From first-time filmmakers to those who have made filmmaking their profession, this ...

Elections

Joe Nosef rallies Republicans in Oxford Tuesday for crucial key election

Local elections have the most direct impact of any and the state chairman for the Republican Party is ...

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Oxford High baseball quartet back together again at Ole Miss

There was some uncertainty as to whether it would happen, but here they are. Back together again. Grae ...

Lafayette County

Drug Court grads turn lives around

Three years ago, Stephanie’s life was a mess. “Addiction had taken over me to where I didn’t know ...

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Empty Bowls charity helps fill coffers of The Pantry in Oxford

A long line stretched through the Oxford Conference Center all in the name of getting some soup. But ...

Crime

Crime report

— Tuesday Oxford Police Department Reports 1 ambulance assist 2 domestic disturbances 1 malicious mischief 1 animal complaint ...

Education

Ole Miss history professor awarded prestigious NEH fellowship

By Christina Steube University of Mississippi Jarod Roll, associate professor of history at the University of Mississippi, has ...

Crime

40 pounds of marijuana confiscated by Lafayette law enforcement

A Lafayette County man was arrested recently after law enforcement officers discovered more than 40 pounds of marijuana ...

News

Oxford High School does their version of ‘Twelve Angry Men’

Oxford High School theater director John Davenport is no stranger to the play “Twelve Angry Men,” which opens ...

Crime

Crime report

— Monday Oxford Police Department Reports 1 malicious mischief 1 lost property 3 welfare concerns 1 credit card ...

News

Oxford Film Festival 2017 kicks off this week

The following excerpt is from an article featured in the February issue of Oxford Magazine. Oxford has long ...

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Oxford’s first Traditional Neighborhood Development approved by the Oxford Planning Commission

Two local developers have gained approval for the city’s first Traditional Neighborhood Development from the Oxford Planning Commission. ...

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Oxford High cheerleading team wins National Championship

The Oxford High School cheerleaders have boosted the town’s morale more than usual. This past weekend, the team won ...

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