Education
Oxford High School announces graduation plans
Oxford High School’s Class of 2020 will still get the opportunity to walk across the stage to receive their diploma, but it will look a ...
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News
Mayor Tannehill: Furloughing of city employees was “imminent”
Oxford was one of the first cities in Mississippi to take cost-cutting measures due to projected revenue losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board ...
by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 11:42 am
Lafayette County
Lafayette County reports new COVID-19 case; MSDH reports decrease in daily case total
Mississippi saw a decrease in new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday for a second straight day after reporting 300 cases on Sunday. The Mississippi State Department ...
by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 10:50 am
Education
University of Mississippi to hold virtual celebration for 2020 graduates
The University of Mississippi’s 2020 Commencement ceremony is still postponed due to COVID-19, but the school has announced plans to still honor its graduates next ...
by Jake Thompson, Monday, April 20, 2020 5:02 pm
Crime
Oxford man arrested for touching of a child for lustful purposes
An Oxford man is facing charges after being arrested for touching a minor, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department. On April 18, investigators with ...
by Jake Thompson, Monday, April 20, 2020 12:04 pm
Lafayette County
Lafayette County reports 28 new COVID-19 cases and one death over weekend
Lafayette County saw its worst spike in COVID-19 cases over the weekend since reporting its first case last month. The Mississippi State Department of Health ...
by Jake Thompson, Monday, April 20, 2020 11:28 am
Lafayette County
COVID-19 cases confirmed at North Mississippi Regional Center
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported the first COVID-19 outbreak at a Lafayette County long-term care facility last week. On Monday, an outbreak was ...
by Jake Thompson, Monday, April 20, 2020 10:49 am
Education
University of Mississippi professor dies due to complications from COVID-19
The third coronavirus-related death in Lafayette County was reported on Saturday, when the University of Mississippi announced professor Kevin Malloy had passed away after fighting ...
by Jake Thompson, Saturday, April 18, 2020 8:14 pm
Lafayette County
Lafayette County reports first long-term care facility COVID-19 outbreak; MSDH reports 169 new cases
Lafayette County did not report any new COVID-19 cases, but did report its first long-term care facility outbreak on Friday. The Mississippi State Department of ...
by Jake Thompson, Friday, April 17, 2020 2:32 pm
Lifestyle
Oxford neighborhood creates Social Distance Zoo
The quarantine life has lasted for nearly a month in Oxford, and families have been scrambling to find ways to keep their children entertained and ...
by Jake Thompson, Friday, April 17, 2020 2:24 pm
Education
Oxford School District makes emergency purchase of C-Spire “MiFi” hot spots for students
In an effort to make sure every student is able to complete distance learning, the Oxford School District approved an emergency purchase on Thursday. During ...
by Jake Thompson, Friday, April 17, 2020 1:04 pm
News
Aldermen approve furlough of city employees, suspension of services
The exact toll COVID-19 will take will not be known until the pandemic is over, but the City of Oxford shed some light on how ...
by Jake Thompson, Thursday, April 16, 2020 1:58 pm
News
University Oxford Airport awarded COVID-19 relief aid
With COVID-19 putting pause on the entire country, travel has become one of the hardest-hit industries. Due to that, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded ...
by Jake Thompson, Thursday, April 16, 2020 1:53 pm
Lafayette County
Lafayette County reports three new COVID-19 cases; MSDH reports 264 new cases statewide
Lafayette County continues to report new COVID-19 cases, while Mississippi reported more than 260 for the second straight day. The Mississippi State Department of Health ...
by Jake Thompson, Thursday, April 16, 2020 11:40 am
News
Board of Aldermen extend shelter-in-place order through April 30
Oxford residents will have to embrace quarantine life for at least a couple more weeks. During a special meeting called on Thursday, the Board of ...
by Jake Thompson, Thursday, April 16, 2020 11:08 am
News
Board of Aldermen to consider extending shelter-in-place order
In a video posted to her official Facebook page, Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill provided several community updates on Wednesday. The biggest announcement was that the ...
by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:27 pm
Events
Oxford Film Festival announces weekly virtual film festival series
The 2020 edition of the Oxford Film Festival is going virtual, for now. The festival announced this week plans for a weekly virtual film festival ...
by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 11:09 am
Lafayette County
Lafayette County reports three new COVID-19 cases; MSDH reports new single-day high
Nearly a week after hitting a single-day high of reported COVID-19 cases, Mississippi surpassed that total on Wednesday. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported ...
by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 10:58 am
Education
Area school districts react to schools remaining closed the rest of the semester
Public schools in Mississippi will remain closed for the rest of the current school year due to COVID-19. That was the decision made by Governor ...
by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 5:34 pm
Business
Regions to still use Square location after merge with Jackson Avenue branch
Despite Regions closing its Courthouse Square Branch this summer, the bank still intends to use the space for other services. Last week, the bank announced ...
by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 1:03 pm
Crime
Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrests Lafayette County man on domestic violence charge
Investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested Charles Sartin for domestic violence-aggravated assault on April 13. Sartin, 48 of Lafayette County, was allegedly involved ...
by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 11:35 am
Lafayette County
Lafayette County reports three new COVID-19 cases and one death; Mississippi tops 3,000 cases
Mississippi experienced its worst day for COVID-19 on Monday, reporting the most coronavirus-related deaths in a single day with 13. The Mississippi State Department of ...
by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 11:29 am
SportsPlus
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Monday’s NHL schedule has plenty of exciting matchups on the docket. Among those games is the Los Angeles…
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The Vanderbilt Commodores versus the LSU Tigers is the only game on Monday’s college basketball schedule that has…
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