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Oguhebe turns personal experience into business

University of Mississippi student Lovetta Oguhebe is using her past to have a positive impact on campus now ... Read more

Lifestyle

Jean Shaw uses travel to gain quilt ideas

While some naysayers may believe quilting to be one of the least exciting hobbies, one retired schoolteacher could ... Read more

Education

LHS students headed to space camp

Lafayette High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC will be traveling to Space Camp with 31 students this spring ... Read more

Lafayette County

LHS students want graduation change

A group of students from the Class of 2016 is asking the Lafayette School District to reconsider a ... Read more

Education

Gamma Beta Phi gets national chapter distinction

Two members of the honor society Gamma Beta Phi were elected to national positions as the University of ... Read more

Education

Haynes enjoys volunteering her time with local students

April Haynes has spent every Tuesday since August helping students improve their reading skills. “You can do it,” ... Read more

Education

Honors class deals with real life

Discussing issues from Beyoncé at the Super Bowl to Battle of Algiers, the Class Covering Conflict and Different ... Read more

Education

Oxford Schools benefits from McCafe for a Cause

McCafe for a Cause has given more than $10,000 in less than a year of operation to local ... Read more

Columns

Don’t give up on ‘problem child’

Writing about education is wonderful job, because I get to interview students who are ambitious academically. I have ... Read more

Education

LES teachers obtain national certification

Lafayette Elementary School has two new nationally certified teachers. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certified second-grade ... Read more

News

Freedmen Town changing with time but still home to longtime residents

Freedmen Town has changed a lot since the 1860s, when it was an all-black neighborhood and the center ... Read more

Education

Lafayette County students learn cursive handwriting

Students in the Lafayette County School District will learn more cursive writing skills this year.    The new ... Read more

News

Oxford School District recovering from computer hack

While some progress has been made, the Oxford School District has a bit more to go before fully ... Read more

Education

LES students enjoy ladybug project

It all started when a ladybug landed on a student’s hair bow. It was then a Lafayette teacher ... Read more

Education

Della Davidson robotics team advances to state

Della Davidson Elementary School students will advance to a state robotics tournament. “The Flame Throwers,” along with robot ... Read more

Education

Lafayette County robotics team headed to state

Four robotics teams will continue to the state tournament after competing in the North Mississippi First Tech Challenge ... Read more

Education

Speaker encourages students at Ole Miss

The University of Mississippi hosted a Mississippi-born and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author on campus this week. Before his international ... Read more

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American Legion helps veterans enjoy Valentine’s Day weekend

The American Legion post of Oxford delivered Valentine’s Day cards to veterans Saturday morning. About a dozen American ... Read more

Education

MDE promotes parent involvement

Kindergarten through third-grade students who struggle with reading may be held back in school if they do not ... Read more

Education

Byars’ term on school board set to run out

The city of Oxford will appoint a new school board member this March. After eight years on the ... Read more

News

OSD moves past Sunday cyberattack

School instruction will have to be adjusted due to a ransomeware cyberhack into the Oxford School District server. ... Read more

Education

LES students celebrate Chinese New Year with parade at school

The Chinese New Year kicks off today, and Lafayette Elementary School kindergarteners are ready for it. Around 30 ... Read more