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Education
On Tuesday, the Confederate statue that sat at the entrance of the Lyceum Circle on the University of Mississippi campus was removed from its longtime ...
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by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 10:37 am
Crime
A Meridian man is in custody in connection to Snapchat messages that were deemed threatening in nature. On July 13, Christopher Bunyard, 18, was arrested ...
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by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 4:07 pm
Lafayette Sports
After weeks of discussions, hypotheticals and what-ifs, the Mississippi High School Activities Association officially decided on a path for its fall athletic calendar. During a ...
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by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 3:34 pm
Newsletter
The focus on the upcoming athletic season is squarely on college football, and deservedly so, but there are other fall sports who are just as ...
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by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 1:26 pm
News
With COVID-19 cases still surging, Lafayette County is hosting another drive-thru testing site next week. Residents of Lafayette County and surrounding communities can be tested ...
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by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 12:08 pm
Newsletter
The national junior college football season is officially off the fall athletic calendar, but Mississippi is still holding out hope. In a meeting on Monday, ...
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by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 10:54 am
Newsletter
The Ole Miss baseball program has found its replacement for Marc MacMillan. It was announced last Friday that Chris Cleary had been elevated to the ...
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by Jake Thompson, Monday, July 13, 2020 11:48 am
Crime
The Oxford Police Department is looking for the person responsible for a series of social media posts made this weekend. On Sunday, OPD was alerted ...
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by Jake Thompson, Monday, July 13, 2020 9:57 am
Newsletter
Lane Kiffin has quickly made a pipeline from the Great White North to Oxford. For the second time this summer, Ole Miss was the recipient ...
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by Jake Thompson, Friday, July 10, 2020 11:16 pm
Newsletter
Mike Bianco hasn’t said much publicly about how the 2020 baseball season came to a screeching halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but on Thursday, ...
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by Jake Thompson, Friday, July 10, 2020 12:41 pm
Education
The Mississippi Department of Education announced this week that the annual Mississippi Teacher and Administrator of the Year awards were going virtual, and Oxford School ...
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by Jake Thompson, Friday, July 10, 2020 12:11 pm
Events
The Oxford Film Festival is providing double the fun with its summer drive-in experience, starting this week. After offering its OFF to the Drive-In event ...
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by Jake Thompson, Thursday, July 9, 2020 2:42 pm
Crime
The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved appointments last month for a commission geared toward transparency in the police department. There were 10 members appointed during ...
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by Jake Thompson, Thursday, July 9, 2020 12:55 pm
Business
Earlier this week, the full list of businesses that received Personal Paycheck Protection loans from the federal government due to COVID-19 was released and included ...
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by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 5:18 pm
News
Those with unpaid parking tickets will soon see a change in how their fines are assessed. The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved a change to ...
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by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 2:11 pm
Education
The Lafayette County School District officially has a plan for students returning to classrooms next month. During their July meeting on Monday, the Lafayette County ...
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by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 12:31 pm
Lafayette Sports
No matter what is decided by the Mississippi High School Activities Association later this month, the upcoming athletic season is going to look different. During ...
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by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 11:18 am
Lafayette County
The Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library announced on Monday it is temporarily closing its doors out of caution. The library, located at 401 Bramlett ...
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by Jake Thompson, Monday, July 6, 2020 12:50 pm
Business
The City of Oxford took a step back in its reopening plan on Monday, but not as large of a step as initially anticipated. During ...
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by Jake Thompson, Monday, July 6, 2020 11:58 am
Newsletter
Ole Miss continues to fill out future non-conference football schedules this summer, with another home-and-home series announced on Tuesday. The Rebels will play two games ...
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by Jake Thompson, Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:46 pm
Newsletter
Keith Carter went to Washington on Wednesday to take part in the growing national debate, concerning whether student-athletes should receive compensation for the use of ...
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by Jake Thompson, Thursday, July 2, 2020 11:52 am
Business
Oxford businesses that are not in compliance with the mask requirement, and other COVID-19 ordinances in the City’s recovery plan, could be forced to close ...
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by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 3:23 pm
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