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Events

OxFilm to screen Martin Luther King Jr. film tonight in celebration of Black History Month

OxFilm is screening, “King: A Filmed Record…Montgomery to Memphis” on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., coming to the Powerhouse tonight at 6 PM as part ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Thursday, February 10, 2022 11:38 am

News

LCFD respond to fire caused by malfunctioning dryer

On Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 9:45 AM, the Lafayette County Fire Department was dispatched to the 100 Block of County Road 145 for a 911 ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 5:51 pm

Business

TVA refusal to power pot plants leaves local power companies in a bind

Local power companies are finding themselves in a difficult position after the Tennessee Valley Authority’s recent statement on powering Mississippi marijuana plants. The TVA announced ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 4:23 pm

Crime

Illinois woman sentenced for aiding partner who engaged in shoot-out with U.S. Marshal

An Illinois woman was sentenced Monday to 84 months in federal prison for her role in a shoot-out that occurred on South Lamar Boulevard in Oxford in ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 4:04 pm

Business

NE SPARC offers discount on broadband service for eligible households

NE SPARC announced it is working to help build awareness about the  Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The new  long-term benefit ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 3:51 pm

Business

Jack’s Family Restaurants to open first restaurant in Water Valley on Feb. 23

Jack’s Family Restaurant will open its first restaurant in Water Valley, Mississippi located at 317 South Main Street on Feb. 23, 2022. Founded in 1960 ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 3:22 pm

Crime

Water Valley man taken into custody for outstanding felony warrant

On Feb. 28, 2022, the Oxford Police Department responded to Walmart for a subject who had an outstanding felony warrant for Embezzlement. John Rue, 32, ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 12:43 pm

Crime

OPD identifies suspect for two Walmart shoplifting incidents

On Jan. 16, 2022, and Jan. 22, 2022, the Oxford Police Department took reports from Walmart regarding two separate incidents of shoplifting by the same ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 12:41 pm

Crime

County investigators arrest Oxford man, charge him with Sexual Battery

On Tuesday, February 9, 2022, Lafayette County Sheriff’s Investigators arrested 43-year-old Anthony Little of Oxford for two counts of Sexual Battery. Investigators were notified of ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 10:37 am

Lafayette County

Supervisors approve city’s acquisition of Punkin, express concerns over building regulations

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution allowing the city of Oxford to purchase the Punkin Water Association’s water system and provide water ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 1:10 pm

Lafayette County

County supervisors appoint members to EMS Oversight Committee

Four members of Lafayette County’s system were appointed to Baptist Ambulance’s EMS Oversight Committee by the county Board of Supervisors Monday night. President Mike Roberts ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 10:48 am

Business

Matt Parham named United Way Board Member of the Year

The United Way of Oxford-Lafayette County recently named Matt Parham its 2021 Board Member of the Year. Parham, President of the Bank of Commerce in ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Monday, February 7, 2022 2:24 pm

Business

Argent Trust Company appoints Gober as Asst. Vice President, Trust Officer

Argent Financial Group, a leading independent fiduciary wealth management firm, announced today that it has appointed Cara Gober as assistant vice president and trust officer ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Monday, February 7, 2022 12:41 pm

News

South 11th Street closed for road work

South 11th Street will be closed between Harrison and Van Buren Avenue from 9AM to 3PM on Monday, February 7 for utility work at the ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Sunday, February 6, 2022 5:45 pm

Lafayette County

Local house fire claims one life, cause is under investigation

On Saturday, Feb. 5, the Oxford Fire Department responded to a house fire on County Road 120 just off Highway 314 at approximately 9:30 PM. ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Sunday, February 6, 2022 1:53 pm

Columns

Why is Sen. Roger Wicker so picky about SCOTUS picks all of a sudden?

Roger Wicker, Mississippi’s senior U.S. senator, made national headlines last week when he criticized President Joe Biden’s promise to nominate an African American woman to ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Friday, February 4, 2022 4:15 pm

Columns

To my hero and beautiful mother, “Gert,” Happy Birthday!  

Tomorrow, Sunday, February 6, would have been your 109th birthday – I miss, need you, your love and wisdom more than ever.  You were always ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Friday, February 4, 2022 3:30 pm

Columns

Don’t just muddle through; choose to live intentionally

How many times have you uttered the words “If I can just get through this”?  I know I have said this many times.  Maybe in ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Friday, February 4, 2022 2:38 pm

Lafayette County

Baptist Ambulance to recruit more EMTS, paramedics for service

Baptist Ambulance officially began its plan to help address emergency calls in Oxford and Lafayette County that have reportedly grown over the years. The service ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Friday, February 4, 2022 12:12 pm

Events

Professional rodeo is coming to the Lafayette County Multipurpose Arena

Professional rodeo will soon kick off  in Oxford. On February 11-12, “On the Road to Las Vegas” presented by MaxxSouth Broadband will take place at ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Friday, February 4, 2022 10:29 am

News

Lafayette County Schools will be delayed by two hours

Due to the predicted freezing rain overnight, all Lafayette County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Friday, February 4, 2020 with a regular ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Thursday, February 3, 2022 7:43 pm

Lafayette County

County fire department gives update on bridge conditions

Lafayette County Road Department will be slagging all paved county maintained bridges in preparation for potential ice. Officials advise drivers to use caution while traveling ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Thursday, February 3, 2022 1:59 pm

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