Lafayette County

Residents voice concerns about drainage, planned development

Residents of a Lafayette County subdivision brought their concerns to the county planning commission this week when a ...

Crime

Man charged with credit card fraud

On Nov. 26, the Oxford Police Department took a report of a credit card fraud. After an investigation, ...

Education

Author who explores food trends to visit UM

By Rebecca Lauck Cleary University of Mississippi Popular foods for 2016 include kimchee and packaged seaweed strips, but ...

Lafayette County

Sockwell named top cop at banquet

Ray Sockwell Jr. has served his country and his community for most of his life. A U.S. Marine, ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Thursday Oxford Police Department Reports 3 alarms 5 suspicious activities 1 motorist assist 3 disturbances 1 public intoxication ...

News

Traffic light expected to help access on University Avenue

Engineers hope a new traffic signal at South 16th Street and University Avenue will help move cars off ...

Business

Roseburg Forest to close Oxford plant

Quietly and without much publicity, Forest Roseburg ceased operations in December at its Oxford plant. A skeleton crew ...

Education

Green aims to improve school lunch

Oxford’s school children have a new champion for health in their corner. Eleanor Green, 43, has been the ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Wednesday Oxford Police Department Reports 2 animal complaints 1 careless driver 4 disturbances 1 lost property 2 suspicious ...

News

Drewery enjoys frying up fresh fish

Kenneth Drewery fishes year-round, much to the enjoyment of those around his dinner table. Drewery, the solid waste ...

Education

Lafayette County students learn cursive handwriting

Students in the Lafayette County School District will learn more cursive writing skills this year.    The new ...

Crime

OPD investigates early-morning burglary

At about 2:53 this morning, Oxford police officers spoke to two people who came into the police department ...

Lafayette County

Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi kicks off campaign with $200,000 goal

Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi recently kicked off its annual campaign with a goal of raising ...

Education

Oxford School Board has new president

Marian Barksdale will resume a familiar role with the school district starting March 5. Barksdale was named the ...

News

Pathways plans for memorial

With all the ways to honor the lives of Al and Becky Moreton that would seem proper and ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Tuesday Oxford Police Department Reports 10 alarms 5 suspicious activities 3 disturbances 1 improper parking 1 motorist assist ...

Lafayette County

Oxford Bass Club has been around for about 40 years

As a member and current president of the Oxford Bass Club, Dave Robakiewicz has seen the benefits of ...

Business

Water Valley nonprofit Base Camp fills leadership roles

C Spire is expanding its partnership with the Base Camp Coding Academy in Water Valley. The organization is ...

News

Black history collection now on display at OLC Library

During the month of February, there is a special black history collection on display at the Oxford-Lafayette County ...

News

Local history in the headlines

Anything of historic value was on the mind this week in yesterday’s papers, including museum efforts, saving a ...

News

Second Chance rescue an asset in Water Valley

A group of six women and an allegiance of animal lovers who believe in their mission are saving ...

Education

Leap Frog marks 25 years of mentoring

For a quarter century, Leap Frog has been assisting at-risk students in the Oxford area with tutoring and ...

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