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Lafayette County

Driver, passengers escape injury from accident on MS 334

On Tuesday approximately 8:35 a.m., an accident on MS 334 East left a vehicle flipped on its top but the riders uninjured. Firefighters and Baptist ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Tuesday, May 17, 2022 9:55 am

Education

Oxford-Lafayette Public Library to participate in FRL’s Summer Reading Program

First Regional Library’s annual Summer Reading Program starts Wednesday, June 1. This year’s theme is “Reading is for Everyone,” and the library’s goal is to ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Monday, May 16, 2022 5:00 pm

Business

Bringing Content To You: Antonio Tarrell works to help content creators reach their audience

Antonio Tarrell is creating stronger connections in the business world through his experiment with Heartland Forward and Builders & Backers’ Idea Accelerator Program. The entrepreneur ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Saturday, May 14, 2022 8:45 am

Business

Phase 2 of Colonnade Crossing development faces water service issues

Phase two of the Colonnade Crossing development is underway, but issues with water capacity may pose a problem for developers. Colonnade is an 88-acre, 22-lot ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Friday, May 13, 2022 4:45 pm

News

Oxford Health and Rehab celebrates National Nursing Home Week

The Oxford Health and Rehab Center celebrated National Nursing Home Week and recognized staff and residents by planning a week jam-packed full of events. Each ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Friday, May 13, 2022 4:11 pm

Business

Chamber, EDF pass the gavel with new leadership appointments

As the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the community’s progress at its Annual Meeting and Luncheon this week, the organization also announced new appointments ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Friday, May 13, 2022 10:18 am

Events

Chamber of Commerce: Oxford is community first and innovative

After three years, the Oxford-Lafayette Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting and Luncheon returned Wednesday with high spirits and praise for how far Oxford and Lafayette ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Thursday, May 12, 2022 4:47 pm

Events

UM Professor Emerita, local volunteer Jo Ann O’Quin honored as Citizen of the Year

Jo Ann O’Quin, University of Mississippi’s Professor Emerita of Social Work and co-founder of Memory Makers, was honored as the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce’s ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Thursday, May 12, 2022 12:23 pm

Events

Garden of Memories to host its first Memorial Day Flag Placing

Garden of Memories Oxford will be hosting its first Memorial Day flag placing event to memorialize the veterans who have given their lives to the ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Thursday, May 12, 2022 8:30 am

Crime

Fatal crash on Highway 7 kills pedestrian, leaves driver and passenger uninjured

On Tuesday at approximately 8:25 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 7 in Lafayette County involving a pedestrian.  A ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 3:06 pm

Lafayette County

Baptist North Mississippi earns “A” rating for care from national safety organization

The Leapfrog Group awards Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi an “A” Safety Grade for its achievements in protecting patients from harm in the hospital for spring ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 2:15 pm

Columns

Never forget: We are wonderfully made.

At the tender age of 21 I didn’t quite know what to expect from motherhood. But I did know that holding another little person that ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 10:15 am

Business

City commission grants plat for new Chevron station but tables special exception

A new gas station may be coming to Oxford soon. Midstates Petroleum, LLC. plans to locate a Chevron gas station on the southwest corner of ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 8:45 am

News

Medical Cannabis Act leads to proposed changes to city land development code

With the due date to opt out of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act program passed, the Oxford Planning Commission faced proposed changes to the city’s ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Tuesday, May 10, 2022 5:00 pm

Business

EDF works with CoBuilders to launch 21-company cohort in Mississippi

Startup companies from around the state convened in Jackson May 3 to swear in the inaugural cohort of CoBuilders, powered by Microsoft. CoBuilders is Mississippi’s ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Tuesday, May 10, 2022 2:45 pm

Crime

OPD arrests suspect who allegedly bought $7000 in purchases with stolen credit cards

The Oxford Police Department has taken an Oxford man into custody after investigating a report about a stolen credit card. On Thursday, the OPD took ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Monday, May 9, 2022 2:11 pm

Lafayette County

Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund could benefit John W. Kyle, Wall Doxey state parks

During the annual Eggs & Issues Legislative Breakfast, lawmakers introduced Mississippi House Bill 606 a.k.a. the Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, a program that will help ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Monday, May 9, 2022 12:51 pm

News

They Came From The Walls: Woman finds thousands of bees in her apartment walls

It’s an everyday occurrence to deal with a wayward fly or mosquito buzzing around your room. However, Alexa Lee found a much bigger problem: thousands ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Saturday, May 7, 2022 8:45 am

Education

NWMCC grants 11 Oxford High Scholastic Institute students Associate Degrees

Northwest Mississippi Community College granted Associate Degrees to eleven Oxford High Scholastic Institute students. The seniors completed the coursework as full-time college students while completing their high ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Friday, May 6, 2022 10:45 am

News

“Horrifying and Upsetting”: Roe v. Wade draft opinion leak stuns defenders

OXFORD, Miss. — A small group of women sat on the Confederate monument at the Lafayette County Courthouse Tuesday evening in support of abortion and ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:45 pm

News

Panel approves changes to pocket park

The Oxford Courthouse Square Preservation Commission discussed proposed changes to the city’s future pocket park this week. Commissioners and staff reviewed plans for the pocket ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Thursday, May 5, 2022 8:55 am

Business

Eggs and Issues 2022: Elected officials update community on education, HWY 7 and transportation

Local and state officials gathered at the Inn at Ole Miss to discuss key bills and legislations that would impact the region and state at ... Read more

by Maya Martin, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 6:30 pm

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