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Schools recognized for lower absentee rates

Lt. Governor Hosemann recognized 175 schools and 12 school districts across Mississippi for chronic absenteeism of 15 percent ...

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Fall arrives in Lafayette County today

You might want to dig out a sweater or two this week from your closet, but don’t put ...

Lifestyle

16th annual Water Valley Art Crawl this Saturday

The Water Valley Main Street Association will host its 16th annual Water Valley Art Crawl from 6 to ...

History

Stearns to speak at Historical and Genealogical meeting

The quarterly meeting of the Historical and Genealogical Society will meet at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday Oct 20 ...

Garden/Outdoors

Soybean, cotton harvests benefit from clear weather

By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Extension Service Harvest for two of the state’s most significant row crops is well ...

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Oxford Chargers beat Horn Lake 48-28

By Myra Bean   Oxford may have struggled during the non-district season but got off to a great ...

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Water Valley man charged with felony malicious mischief

On Oct. 3, deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report that John David Parks, 51, ...

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Mississippi Bar Memorial Service honors judges, lawyers

The Mississippi Supreme Court, Mississippi Bar leaders, family members and friends recently honored 112 lawyers and judges who ...

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Plenty of Halloween, Fall events this month for everyone

With cooler temps expected next week and with the slew of events planned for the next three weeks, ...

Newsletter Sports

Commodores fall to Wildcats on the road

By Adam Brown Sports writer   The Lafayette Commodores traveled to face the Clarksdale Wildcats Thursday night, where ...

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OPD arrests Sardis woman for rental car theft

The Oxford Police Department received a report on Oct. 4 regarding an unreturned rental vehicle from Enterprise Rental ...

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OPD charges Tupelo man with molesting a child

A Tupelo man faces several charges for allegedly molesting a minor in Oxford. On May 17, the Oxford ...

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Portion North Lamar to close late Saturday night for HVAC Installation

Cars left on Square between Monroe/Jefferson after 11 p.m. Saturday will be towed   North Lamar Boulevard, from ...

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Work on Highway 7/University roundabout has begun

Mississippi Department of Transportation road crews arrived in Oxford Thursday and were already out on University Avenue getting ...

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Historic Commission OKs sign for Velvet Ditch seafood restaurant

While the Oxford Board of Aldermen squashed Jared Foster’s plans to create an open space at his new ...

Lifestyle

Thacker Mountain membership party features unique twist

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour is hosting its fall membership party next week but this year, there will ...

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LWV of Mississippi kicks off 2024 Voter Education Forum Series

The League of Women Voters of Mississippi is launching its 2024 Voter Education Forum Series, with one of ...

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Columbus Day not a state holiday

Monday is Columbus Day in Mississippi, which is a federal holiday but is not recognized as a state ...

Opinion

Heart full with love for sons, grandsons

By Steve Stricker Columnist Like the seasons, each day, working on my cars, stuff changes, progresses, like life, ...

Opinion

Our View: Preventing ‘brain drain’

Brain drain, where educated individuals leave their home region for better opportunities elsewhere, is a growing concern for ...