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Obituaries

Nettie Gordon

Nettie Gordon, 95, of Abbeville, died on Dec. 31, 2024. Read more

News

National Day of Observance Thursday for President Carter

A National Day of Observance has been declared to honor the death of former President, Jimmy Carter. The ... Read more

News

Dart: Rebels want to finish season the way they started

By Jeff Moeller   Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart recently officially declared for April’s NFL draft, bit the senior ... Read more

History

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield Local lore says William Faulkner’s grandfather, J. W. T. “Young Colonel” Falkner, owned the first ... Read more

Obituaries

Opie Hickonbottom

Lucas “Opie” O’Bryan Hickonbottom, 37, of Oxford, died on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. Read more

Obituaries

Dorothy Jean (Rockette) Hill

Dorothy Jean (Rockette) Hill, 70, of Lafayette County, died on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. Read more

Obituaries

Angela Rose Williams

Angela Rose Williams, 48, of Oxford, died on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, at her home. Read more

Obituaries

Earl Vance Guthrie

Earl Vance Guthrie, 90, died on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, at his home. Read more

News

MSDH releases top baby names of 2024

According to the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics, William and ... Read more

Oxford

December restaurant inspection grades released

The Mississippi Department of Health conducted 30 food service inspections in Lafayette County between Dec. 1 and Dec. ... Read more

Oxford

OFD run report

The Oxford Fire Department responded to the following calls from Dec. 22-28:   9          Fire Alarms 33          Medical/ EMS ... Read more

Obituaries

James Timothy Herod

James Timothy Herod, 68, of Oxford, died on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Read more

Obituaries

Jamie Ann Rowsey Hubbard

Jamie Ann Rowsey Hubbard, age 88, died on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Oxford. Read more

News

Mega Millions reaches $1.15 Billion

There’s still a chance to end 2024 as a billionaire. The current estimated Mega Million’s jackpot for Friday ... Read more

Obituaries

Sandra Kaye Tallie

Sandra Kaye Tallie, 68, of Oxford, died on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Read more

News

BMH-NM one of seven named to Best Hospital list from US News & World Report

Seven Baptist Memorial hospitals in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee have been named to the 2024–2025 U.S. News & ... Read more

Garden/Outdoors

State’s overall ag value hits $9 billion

By Susan Collins-Smith Extension Service    Mississippi’s agriculture industry remains vibrant with an overall production value estimated at $9 ... Read more

News

DAR presents Community Service Award

The David Reese Chapter, NSDAR, Oxford, awarded their 2024 National Community Service Award to Abi Rayburn at their ... Read more

Columnists

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield “I’ll be home for Christmas, you can plan on me…” I’ll pack the car, leave ... Read more

Obituaries

Delma (Del) Barber Aven

Delma (Del) Barber Aven, 96, of Oxford, died on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. Read more

Obituaries

Richard D. “Ricky” Weaver Jr.

Richard D. “Ricky” Weaver Jr., 72, died on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North ... Read more

Obituaries

Martha Jane Hale Cooper

Martha Jane Hale Cooper, 82, of Oxford, died on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Read more