News

YAC receives federal grant

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council can boast a new first: for the first time since the Powerhouse opened, the ...

News

Conference center looks to expand

Less than three years ago, Oxford city leaders considered either closing the Oxford Conference Center or hiring a ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Thursday Oxford Police Department Reports 3 careless drivers 1 public intoxication 2 disturbances 2 complaints of lost property ...

Food

‘Gravy’ wins Beard Foundation Award

By Rebecca Lauck Cleary University of Mississippi The James Beard Foundation has honored “Gravy,” a product of the ...

Education

Bancroft Fund enters $5M, five-year commitment to Croft Institute

By Tina Hahn University of Mississippi A record 276 applications have poured in from students across the nation ...

News

OPC contracts with marketing firm

Memphis Grizzlies studio host Gary Darby soon will be marketing the Oxford Park Commission, selling sponsorships and naming ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Wednesday University Police Reports unavailable at press time Oxford Police Department Reports 2 public intoxications 9 suspicious activities ...

News

History is in making for Isoms

The name Isom has a long and storied history with Oxford and the University of Mississippi. It was ...

Education

Oxford Schools to consider drone policy

Your son is starting in his first Oxford Charger football game and you’re excited to film the whole ...

News

Proposed boutique hotel gets renewed nod, again

Developers of the proposed boutique hotel, restaurant and spa on Jefferson Avenue have been making the rounds to ...

Education

OSD concerned about funding

It’s the time of year for the Oxford School District to begin mulling its budget for the next ...

Crime

Crime Report

— Tuesday Oxford Police Department Reports 1 animal complaint 3 alarms 1 illegally parked car 3 suspicious activities ...

Education

State wins national education award

Mississippi is known for being at or near the bottom in most educational statistics, but the Magnolia State ...

News Main

Roundabouts struggle is real

With the University of Mississippi graduation ceremonies this weekend, many visitors will arrive in droves to Oxford and ...

News

Committees make things happen in the headlines

Members of committees make things happen in Oxford in today’s installment of yesterday’s papers. There was action in ...

News

Ole Miss airport gets grant

Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, planning for the future will be easier for ...

Education

From a life of addiction and homelessness to a UM degree

By Michael Newsom University of Mississippi In 2008, Ricky Clayton was in his early 50s, lost in the ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Monday Oxford Police Department Reports 4 alarms 4 suspicious activities 1 ambulance assist 1 malicious mischief 1 911 ...

Lafayette County

MEMA cuts shouldn’t hurt county

State budgets took a big hit during the recently completed legislative session due to revenue shortfalls, which has ...

News

Program focuses on women in the Civil War

A little-known aspect of the American Civil War that has not been studied much is that women actually ...

News

Galleria II sign approved by commission

The Oxford Planning Commission approved a sign ordinance variance for a pylon sign developers plan to build at ...

News

Follow rules on UM rail trail

University leaders who maintain the South Campus Rail Trail said those who use the recreation area should remember ...

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