Columbus Day not a state holiday

Published 12:25 pm Wednesday, October 9, 2024

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

That means federal offices like the Federal Courthouse in Oxford and any local offices of the FBI and other federal departments will be
closed on Monday.

The U.S. Post Office will be closed, and no mail will be delivered.

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City and county government offices, however, will be open. Parking meters will be on and Oxford University Transit buses will be running
normal routes.

Trash collection will remain the same on Monday for both the city and the county.

Oxford schools are closed but because it’s a professional development day for teachers, not because it’s Columbus Day and Lafayette County
schools will be open.

The University of Mississippi will be open.