Crime

Gas tank prank leads to arrest

An Oxford man was charged Monday with felony malicious mischief for putting a white powdery substance into a ...

Crime

Man charged with armed robbery

On Sunday, the Oxford Police Department arrested a Horn Lake man for allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Monday Oxford Police Department Reports 4 alarms 2 malicious mischiefs 2 neighborhood code violations 1 suspicious person 1 ...

News

Economist: Continental Tire plant deal won’t break even until 2024

According to a previously unreleased economic analysis obtained by Mississippi Watchdog, it’ll be more than seven years before ...

News

Planning Commission OKs residential in commercial zone

While the city of Oxford is in a transitional period with managing its future growth, the Oxford Planning ...

Lafayette County

Shaw takes position with MEMA

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors made a decision Monday evening that they regretted. The board had to ...

Lafayette County

Supervisors approve FY2017 budget

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approved the 2017 fiscal year budget, as well as a 1.3 mills ...

News

Oxford Film Festival hopes rave connects with students

Many people associate fundraisers with suit and tie affairs, but last Friday, the Oxford Film Festival had one ...

News

Annual hummingbird celebration draws visitors

Since 1998, when Ruth Finley and Margaret Finley Shackelford entrusted their land to the Audubon Society, the central ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Friday-Sunday Oxford Police Department Reports 16 improper parking 8 suspicious person 3 simple assaults 24 disturbing the peace ...

Lafayette County

*Updated* Pedestrian killed on Highway 6 was struck by 2 vehicles

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investing the death of a 21-year-old man Saturday night who was hit while ...

Education

From 911 dispatcher to 6th-grade teacher

By Liz McCormick UM School of Education By 6:45 each morning, Danielle Little arrives at the Oxford Learning ...

Lafayette County

Lafayette County taxes are going up

Lafayette County and the Lafayette County School District will be operating under a project fiscal year 2017 total ...

News

No more new taxi companies in Oxford?

Mayor Pat Patterson told the Oxford Board of Aldermen Tuesday that he is considering proposing a moratorium on ...

Business

Oxford’s Cook Out restaurant thriving after six months

Southeastern fast-food staple Cook Out established its first Mississippi location here in Oxford only six months ago. What ...

Business

Uber’s return to Oxford ushers in new era of convenient transportation for students and visitors

Labeling the Uber ridebooking service as something new to Oxford isn’t entirely true. The company, which utilizes an ...

Education

Gravitational Wave discussion set for first Fall Science Cafe

The origins of the universe is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University ...

Education

Oxford lawyer Grady Tollison gives back to law school

Grady Tollison (JD 1971) almost wasn’t able to go to law school. After serving in the military at ...

The University of Mississippi has defied national enrollment trends, experiencing significant growth in total enrollment and improved retention rates

News

Ole Miss freshmen are the largest, most academically qualified class in school history

The University of Mississippi has recorded its 22nd consecutive year of rising enrollment, registering its largest and most ...

Lafayette County

Crosstown Classic United Way Challenge creates friendly fundraising competition

The United Way of Oxford and Lafayette County (UWOLC) has partnered with the Crosstown Classic to launch the ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Thursday Oxford Police Department Reports 3 alarms 4 welfare concerns 3 ambulance assists 1 animal complaint 1 petty ...

Crime

Oxford man charged with third DUI

An Oxford man was arrested Sept. 2 for driving under the influence for the third time. According to ...

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