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Cold front to bring rain, frigid temps to Oxford
A cold front is expected to arrive in Oxford tonight, bringing rain and possible thunderstorms overnight, followed by ...
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Visit Oxford unveils ambitious three-year strategic plan
Neville Bhada, founder and CEO of Applied Strategies and Principles, presented Visit Oxford’s new Strategic Plan on Thursday, ...
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Oyster season is back, but for how long?
By Justin Glowacki Roy Howard Community Journalism Center 2024 marked the return of oyster season on the Mississippi ...
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Shivers seeks special exceptions for new facility on North Lamar
Shivers Towing is planning to build a newly proposed commercial building on North Lamar Boulevard to enhance its ...
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Former WV probation officer pleads guilty to child porn charge; Sentencing in April
A former federal probation officer from Water Valley who was arrested in April for possessing child pornography pleaded ...
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Opinion
Our View: Winter Storm Cora
North Mississippi weather definitely keeps us on our toes. Last week, the weather reports changed almost hourly—first predicting ...
Columnists
Step by step, little by little
By Steve Stricker Columnist “For sound mental health, we must love and be loved unconditionally by at least ...
History
Cofield’s Corner
By John Cofield After the Civil War, freed black families started walking into town from county farms and ...
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Warehouse, Woody’s founder dies at age 94
Woody Lovejoy, 94, the former owner of the iconic Warehouse restaurant in Oxford died at home Sunday surrounded ...
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Winter storm brings snow, some disruptions
Winter Storm Cora was relatively kind to Oxford and Lafayette County—at least as kind as a winter storm ...
Arts
Civic Chorus announces open rehearsals
Oxford Civic Chorus is gearing up for another fun season of music and community, and the first few ...
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Communicare to host free narcan training Friday
Communicare is offering free Narcan training this week to all community members. The training will occur at 2 ...
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Florida felon arrested locally after traffic stop
Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Sunday for a possible Careless Driver ...
Garden/Outdoors
Tree giveaway day coming in February
On a first-come basis, a limited number of fruit trees and a limited number of hardwood and pine ...
Arts
Celebrating the centennial of two Mississippi legends
In 2025, Mississippi will proudly commemorate the centennial birthdays of two of its most iconic figures— Riley “B.B.” ...
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Arts
Anubis Improv welcomes improv star for show, workshop
Anubis Improv will be hosting a weekend of improv with renowned performer, director, and teacher Brian James O’Connell. Known ...
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UM to hold MLK Day of Service events
By Marvis Herring UM communications The University of Mississippi community will honor the life and legacy of the ...
Crime
Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day
The Mississippi State Department of Health’s Office Against Interpersonal Violence would like to remind everyone that January is ...
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Refreezing expected tonight; driving could be hazardous
The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for north Mississippi. Melting snow and ice runoff ...
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Mayor Tannehill qualifies to run for another four years
Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill wants another four years at the helm. Tannehill qualified earlier this week to run ...
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Power outage in north Oxford
UPDATE: Power has been restored to most customers as of 11:10 a.m. UPDATE: Multiple cedar tree limbs on ...
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Collier named VP Mortgage Loan Officer at Guaranty Bank in Oxford
Guaranty Bank announced recently that Gentry Collier has joined its team as VP Mortgage Loan Officer in the ...
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Mid-South Housing Foundation supports Pantry with $10K donation
The Mid-South Housing Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting and fostering low- and moderate-income housing, has expanded its ...
Weather
Photo Gallery: Winter Wonderland: Oxford’s dowtown Square
Oxford woke up to about 3 inches of snow this morning which blanketed the downtown Square and created ...
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Cancellations and closings due to winter storm Friday
The Oxford and Lafayette County school districts will be closed Friday due to the winter storm. Both schools ...