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OUT to add five new buses to fleet

Oxford-University Transit will soon welcome five new 30-foot heavy duty low floor transit buses to its fleet. Adding ... Read more

Lafayette County

Storm causes power outages, wind damage in Taylor

A storm hit the town of Taylor Thursday night, causing downed trees, power outages and wind damage. According ... Read more

Education

Mississippi Encyclopedia launches online platform

The Mississippi Encyclopedia officially launched on a new online platform this week. While the text version of the ... Read more

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Hospital receives grant from Susan G. Komen Foundation

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi was recently named one of five Baptist hospitals in Mississippi to receive funds from ... Read more

BREAKING NEWS

Lafayette High School teacher charged with child enticement

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department and Mississippi Bureau of Investigation have filed an affidavit against Molly Wray, 27 ... Read more

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Jefferson Avenue closures to speed up project

With work continuing on the Jefferson Avenue widening project, Oxonians can expect more road closures. The Oxford Board ... Read more

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City holds public hearing for Downtown District

The City Hall courtroom was filled to capacity, with audience members spilling into the halls, during Tuesday’s meeting ... Read more

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City still open to negotiate OES purchase

The city of Oxford is still interested in purchasing the Oxford Elementary School property in order to build ... Read more

Obituaries

Betsy Jewel Poole Aloway

Betsy Jewel Poole Aloway, 85, died Sunday, June 17, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. The funeral service ... Read more

Obituaries

Sarah-Jane Shields Bedwell

Mrs. Sarah-Jane Shields Bedwell, 36, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018, at her home in Nashville, Tenn.. Visitation ... Read more

Crime

Holly Springs man Arrested for Possession of a Stolen Firearm

Malique Nunnally, 18, of Holly Springs, was arrested on Sunday, June 17 at 12:27 a.m. following a routine ... Read more

Lafayette County

County Business Complex and Arena Construction Ahead of Schedule

Construction of the Lafayette County Business Complex and Multipurpose Arena is ahead of schedule, according to Bryan Ellis ... Read more

Crime

Oxford Man Charged with Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping

Oxford Police Department responded to a reported domestic disturbance at a residence off Old Taylor Road on Friday, ... Read more

Lafayette County

Supervisors Propose Commercial Firework Ordinance

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors has taken steps to regulate the use of commercial-grade fireworks during the ... Read more

Education

Oxonians inducted into School of Education Alumni Hall of Fame

Three Oxonians are among the University of Mississippi School of Education’s fourth class of its Alumni Hall of ... Read more

Food

Saint Leo’s Emily Blount selected for James Beard Program

Emily Blount, owner of Saint Leo restaurant on the Square, has been selected for a fellowship at the ... Read more

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Lyric Owner reacts to proposed Downtown District

The Oxford Board of Aldermen is scheduled to hold a second reading and public hearing regarding a proposed ... Read more

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Baptist Hospital hosts fifth-annual Crash Course Camp

Baptist Hospital-North Mississippi hosted its fifth-annual Crash Course nursing camp this past week, giving students in grades 10 ... Read more

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Murder and Mayhem – author Kristina Stancil’s fascination with crime

At an age when most little girls around her were hosting tea parties for their Barbie Dolls, Kristina ... Read more

Education

LIVE: Corpse Flower at Ole Miss could Bloom Any Minute

A corpse flower, or titan arum, will soon blossom in the atrium of the University of Mississippi’s Thad ... Read more

Education

Lafayette County School Board discusses plans for Elementary School

Members of the Lafayette County School District Board of Directors met Thursday night for the first of many ... Read more

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Cockadoodle-Don’t – Oxford to Ban Roosters in city limits

There will soon be no roosters in the henhouse – that is, if the Oxford Board of Aldermen approves ... Read more