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News

Aesthetic changes to parking garage pay homage to City Hall in Oxford

  While the Oxford Board of Aldermen gave a nod to the preliminary drawings last month for the city’s first downtown parking garage, Mayor Robyn ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, October 18, 2017 5:00 am

Lafayette County

Lafayette County Board of Supervisors hold last public meeting on Comp Plan before expected vote

The new Comprehensive Plan could be adopted for Lafayette County in less than a month’s time after more than a year of meetings and work ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, October 17, 2017 5:00 am

Lafayette County

Committee will help determine future of Oxford’s confederate statue

A five-person committee will be formed to contextualize the statue and its place in Lafayette County. Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, October 16, 2017 6:00 pm

Columns

People aren’t inherently good or bad — we’re just humans

My daughter is an English teacher at Byhalia High School. She and I talk often about what she’s teaching and upcoming lessons she’s working on. ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, October 16, 2017 5:00 am

News

Drivers need to remain alert to avoid deer as temps cool down

As the weather turns colder, drivers need to take extra precautions while traveling during the evening and early morning hours to avoid deer that become ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, October 16, 2017 5:00 am

News

Oxford Electric Department offers ability to view outages across the city

The power goes out at your house one afternoon. It’s not storming. It’s too light outside to see if other homes are without power as ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Sunday, October 15, 2017 5:00 am

Crime

Oxford Police Department backs off pushing through curfew ordinance — for now

Last month, Oxford Police Chief Joey East presented a proposed two-part curfew ordinance before the Oxford Board of Aldermen for its first reading. New or ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, October 13, 2017 5:00 am

News

Fans encouraged to ride shuttles, buses to Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt game Saturday

With hordes of visitors expected to be in town this weekend as Ole Miss takes on Vanderbilt, people are encouraged to use the shuttles and ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, October 13, 2017 5:00 am

News

U.S. Postal Service closes Oxford’s pepper-spraying dog investigation

When Holly Jubera posted a video of a mail carrier pepper spraying her two dogs repeatedly, she was only looking for some advice from friends ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, October 12, 2017 8:22 am

News

Water Valley teachers under investigation for allegedly buying drugs from a student

The Water Valley School District and the Yalobusha County Sheriff's Department are involved in an investigation involving at least two teachers allegedly purchasing prescription drugs ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, October 11, 2017 2:41 pm

Lafayette County

Ex-board member allegedly hacks Oxford-Lafayette Humane Shelter’s website

A former board member allegedly hacked into the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Shelter’s website last week, according to shelter executive director Angie Avery. Avery reported the incident ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, October 11, 2017 8:03 am

News

Mississippi Underdog Transport Team (MUTTS) take 50 dogs, cats to Virginia to find forever homes

More than 50 cats and dogs are set to leave Oxford Saturday on a trip to Vienna, Virginia in hopes of finding their forever homes. Mississippi ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, October 10, 2017 8:00 am

News

New zoning code, map near final approval stage from Oxford Planning Commission

After several public meetings and work session, the Oxford Planning Commission spent an hour going over some last minute tweaks to the proposed zoning map and ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, October 10, 2017 7:58 am

News

Former Oxonian Rebecca Morgan finds herself back in Oxford after second hurricane evacuation since 2005

Rebecca Morgan left Oxford to pursue a life dedicated to working with the blind in honor of her father, David Morgan, a blind piano tuner ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, October 9, 2017 8:00 am

Opinion

Why is Columbus Day still a thing?

With some cities and states recently deciding to move or relocating Confederate statues because of their connection with slavery and because they could be viewed ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, October 9, 2017 7:26 am

Crime

UPD working to solve campus sexual assaults

In the first month of the fall semester at Ole Miss four sexual assaults were reported. As detectives with the University Police Department investigate the ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Sunday, October 8, 2017 5:00 am

News

Second TND neighborhood approved with zoning change

While the new zoning maps and codes for Oxford have not yet been voted into effect by city leaders, Oxford’s second Traditional Neighborhood District was ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, October 6, 2017 8:12 am

News

Visit Oxford creates plan to put heads in beds

Filling hotel rooms in Oxford during football season or for events like the Double Decker Arts Festival is easy enough, however, local businesses rely heavily ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, October 5, 2017 6:50 pm

News

Lake Elliott celebrates 105 years of a wonderful life

Lake Elliott slept soundly during her afternoon nap Wednesday while her daughter Carolyn Carter sat close by, smiling as she glanced her mother. “She still ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, October 5, 2017 8:20 am

News

Later hours, ID scanners, required security – some of OPD’s ideas to fix problems on the Square

Oxford Police Department’s Chief Joey East is asking the Oxford Board of Aldermen to consider some changes that would help him and the department keep ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, October 4, 2017 8:25 am

Lafayette County

Oxford, Lafayette County approve bids for new roads

If all goes as planned, construction of the West Oxford Loop and Sisk Avenue extensions could begin in less than a month, according to Lafayette ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 8:51 pm

Lafayette County

Woodson Ridge, Campground areas may see drop in fire insurance

Thanks to upgrades made by the Campground Water Association, residents in the Woodson Ridge and Campground areas could see a drop in their fire insurance. Lafayette ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 8:32 am

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