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Donations for Harvey victims being collected at several Oxford locations

Before her family made Oxford their home nine years ago, Andrea Hightower spent much of her childhood playing ... Read more

News

Workforce housing developments planned for east Oxford

One of the two proposed affordable housing neighborhoods being built by a public and private partnership announced by ... Read more

Business

Lafayette County Planning Commission to review office complex plans

Plans for the new Lafayette County Office Complex and Multi-use Arena are moving forward with the Lafayette County ... Read more

Columns

Good and bad – mostly good – comes after tragedy

As I looked at photographs from various sources this weekend of the flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane ... Read more

News

Stolen dog returned to Oxford family by the man who bought it

Earlier this month, a local family celebrated a new four-legged addition to their family. Across town, another family ... Read more

Lafayette County

Lafayette County Road Department paves 28 miles of local roads

The Lafayette County Road Department paved 28 miles of local roads or highways in the past year, which ... Read more

Lafayette County

Three Lafayette County fire districts receive better ratings

More county homeowners can expect their insurance premiums to decrease, thanks to the Mississippi Fire Rating Bureau lowering ... Read more

News

Southern Electric contractor hits gas line in north Oxford

Several city departments responded to a gas leak on Tuesday after an electrical contractor hit a gas line. ... Read more

Lafayette County

Oxford Board of Aldermen review possible areas to annex

With a growing population and a need for more open land, Oxford leaders are considering annexing more than ... Read more

Events

Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan to speak in Oxford

Marion Blumenthal Lazan spent most of her childhood living in fear during the Holocaust. Today, she shares her ... Read more

Columns

Celebrating a big, wonderful life with a big number

So it finally happened. After a year of dreading it, I turned 50 last week. Last year on ... Read more

Business

Oxford Police Department presents $6.4M budget to Oxford Board of Aldermen

Despite Oxford’s population growth, the Oxford Police Department’s budget for fiscal year 2017-2018 that was presented to the ... Read more

Business

Agreement between Mississippi Department of Transportation, Lafayette County for traffic signal OK’d

Once construction of Sisk Avenue Extended is complete, a new traffic light will be placed where it will ... Read more

Events

Shaquita Curry’s ‘Back to School Family Fun Day’ event in Oxford provides free family entertainment

Shaquita Curry had a vision a couple of years ago that she needed to do something to help ... Read more

News

Oxford war veteran releases seventh book

When local author and veteran Gene Hays started doing research for a freelance article in the Medal of ... Read more

Crime

Lafayette County’s Third Judicial Drug Court recognizes 32 who complete program

Thirty-two people were given a second chance at life Tuesday by graduating from the Third Judicial Drug Court, ... Read more

Lafayette County

Oxford Board of Aldermen to consider shorter contract with Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society

Before representatives with the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society presented the proposed budget to the Oxford Board of Aldermen during ... Read more

Business

Growth, funding cuts lead Boys & Girls Club of Oxford to ask city for help

Oxford’s population growth has been well established and is no longer a surprise to anyone living or working ... Read more

News

The Lamar development gets nod from the Oxford Planning Commission for first phase of development

The Oxford Planning Commission approved the first phase of the city’s first approved Traditional Neighborhood Development that will ... Read more

Columns

Feline friend and I have a love-hate-love relationship

So I have this cat … Actually, I have two cats. They are almost identical – both regular ... Read more

Lafayette County

West Oxford Loop, Sisk Avenue road projects moving along

With the funding in place and a signed agreement between Oxford and Lafayette County, progress on two new ... Read more

News

Judge denies ban on sale of Double Decker T-shirt

A Lafayette County Chancery Judge denied a request from the city of Oxford for a preliminary injunction that ... Read more