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Lafayette Sports
Next Monday officially begins the 2020-21 Mississippi high school athletic calendar as preseason practices are allowed to be held for all fall sports, excluding football. ...
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by Jake Thompson, Monday, August 3, 2020 3:22 pm
Lafayette County
The month of July has seen a major surge in COVID-19 cases throughout Mississippi, including Lafayette County. On Friday, the Mississippi State Department of Health ...
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by Jake Thompson, Friday, July 31, 2020 1:34 pm
Events
The Oxford Film Festival’s transition to a virtual event in 2020 is quickly coming to a close next month. Organizers announced lineups for the final ...
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by Jake Thompson, Friday, July 31, 2020 1:34 pm
Lafayette Sports
The football season is going to look very different in 2020 at all levels of play and the Mississippi High School Activities Association provided a ...
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by Jake Thompson, Friday, July 31, 2020 10:42 am
Newsletter
The Lane Train will not be leaving the station at its originally scheduled departure time. On Thursday, the SEC presidents and chancellors voted to approve ...
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by Jake Thompson, Thursday, July 30, 2020 4:17 pm
Newsletter
The Oxford Park Commission is fully staffed once again and ready to pick up where they left off in the spring before the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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by Jake Thompson, Thursday, July 30, 2020 10:22 am
News
The Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford is currently working to contain a recent COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Mississippi Veterans Affairs office. The Oxford ...
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by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 8:50 am
Newsletter
Breein Tyree received an invite to the upcoming NBA Combine on Monday, giving him an opportunity to showcase his talents and possibly find a way ...
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by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 1:02 pm
Education
Oxford School District is confident in their plan to safely return in August and are moving forward with that plan, despite other school districts across ...
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by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 8:44 am
Newsletter
Oxford is known for having championship-caliber tennis players in the junior ranks and that was proven once again this past weekend in Ridgeland. Charlie Frugé ...
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by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 8:43 am
Events
The Boys and Girls Club of North Mississippi’s signature event is another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s “Dance Like the Stars” event will ...
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by Jake Thompson, Monday, July 27, 2020 4:19 pm
Events
The Oxford Film Festival learned to adapt this year’s event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is planning to keep some of those changes for ...
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by Jake Thompson, Monday, July 27, 2020 1:14 pm
Newsletter
A member of the Ole Miss football team was arrested on Friday and is facing a felony charge. Senior linebacker Sam Williams was booked into ...
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by Jake Thompson, Saturday, July 25, 2020 7:35 pm
Opinion
A year has passed since Oxford experienced one of its darkest summers to date with the brutal murders of Dominique Clayton and Ally Kostial. This ...
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by Jake Thompson, Saturday, July 25, 2020 8:00 am
Lifestyle
Over the years Lee Ingram has chosen to learn about who his brother, Ben, was and the struggles he was dealing with that led to ...
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by Jake Thompson, Friday, July 24, 2020 11:41 am
Crime
Mississippi’s 3rd Circuit Court now has a full slate of judges following Tuesday’s appointment by Governor Tate Reeves. Holly Springs attorney Kent E. Smith was ...
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by Jake Thompson, Friday, July 24, 2020 8:00 am
Education
The University of Mississippi is preparing for potentially large budget cuts due to the financial effects of COVID-19. On Thursday, Chancellor Glenn Boyce provided an ...
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by Jake Thompson, Thursday, July 23, 2020 4:41 pm
Newsletter
The Ole Miss men’s basketball team will no longer be spending Thanksgiving week in the Caribbean. On Wednesday it was announced the Cayman Islands Classic ...
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by Jake Thompson, Thursday, July 23, 2020 3:29 pm
Newsletter
For over a year Jack Tannehill has been verbally committed to becoming his hometown team’s future place kicker. That all changed on Tuesday. The Oxford ...
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by Jake Thompson, Thursday, July 23, 2020 2:06 pm
Lafayette Sports
After months of wondering, speculation and trying not to think about it, high school football coaches finally have a path to get to the 2020 ...
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by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 8:00 am
News
Tuesday brought a small slice of normalcy to the Ole Miss football program, as the first stage in this summer’s mandatory workouts began. It is ...
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by Jake Thompson, Friday, July 17, 2020 8:00 am
Crime
The empty chair left behind by Judge Andrew Howorth has been filled, as announced by Governor Tate Reeves on Wednesday. Reeves announced the appointment of ...
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by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 11:31 am
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