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Obituaries

Coy “Wayne” Pruett

Mr. Coy “Wayne” Pruett, died Saturday, August 27, 2022, at his home in Oxford, MS. The funeral will ... Read more

Crime

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department Crime Report for Aug. 29

1 Accident 4 Emergency Assists 5 Alarms 1 Animal Complaint 2 Civil Matters 6 Disturbances 2 Follow Ups ... Read more

Obituaries

Jimmie Lee Hines

Mr.  Jimmie  Lee  Hines  age 74  of  Courtland,  MS  passed  away  on  August 23, 2022. Read more

Business

Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce welcomes two new Oxford businesses

The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce, Burn Boot Camp, and Pokemoto Hawaiian Poke celebrated on Aug. 24 with ... Read more

Crime

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department crime report for Aug. 25

1 Accident 6 Agency assists 3 Animal complaints 1 Residential burglary (CR 509) 1 Civil matter 2 Disturbances ... Read more

Crime

Oxford Police Department Arrests and Reports for Aug. 25

12 Tickets 7 Accidents ARRESTS 5 MIP 2 MIP, Fake ID 1 Possession of Paraphernalia, Littering 1 Simple ... Read more

Crime

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department Crime Report for Aug. 24

Arrest(s): 1 Warrant Simple Assault Report(s): 2 Follow ups 11 Service calls 2 Suspicious activity 1 Suspicious person ... Read more

Oxford

Arts Council to honor Ronzo with Aug. 26 second line and concert

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, with the help of Leadership Lafayette, is hosting a second line and concert honoring ... Read more

Crime

Doorbell cameras assist OPD in burglary arrests

On Aug. 17, officers with the Oxford Police Department responded to several auto burglaries in the area of ... Read more

Obituaries

Sheila Stott Gourlay

Sheila Stott Gourlay, 77, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 18, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones after bravely battling Alzheimer’s for ... Read more

Crime

Sardis man arrested in Oxford for firearm possession

At approximately 11 p.m. on Aug. 20, officers with the Oxford Police Department were on foot patrol around ... Read more

Crime

Oxford man charged with five counts of credit card fraud

On Aug. 10, the Oxford Police Department took a credit card fraud report. After investigation, Dwight Henry, 49, ... Read more

Education

Test results show Mississippi students back to pre-pandemic levels

JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Education released statewide results from the 2021-22 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program ... Read more

Obituaries

Marvin Estell Crass

Marvin Estell Crass, 94, of Oxford, Mississippi, died peacefully on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Elison Assisted Living ... Read more

Obituaries

Lee  Elbert  Tidwell 

Mr.  Lee  Elbert  Tidwell  age  75  of  Water  Valley, MS passed  away on  August  16, 2022. Read more

Education

Watch: Oxford School District to launch “Portrait of a Graduate” initiative on Aug. 30

This year, our teachers will begin implementing the OSD Portrait of a Graduate into lesson plans and students ... Read more

Obituaries

Francis Daniel Cerniglia

Francis Daniel Cerniglia, 91, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022. He was the son of the late ... Read more

Obituaries

Michael Vaughn Tidwell, Sr

Michael Vaughn Tidwell, Sr., 80, of Sommerville, TN formerly of Abbeville, MS passed away August 14, 2022. He ... Read more

Obituaries

Colby H. Kullman

Dr. Colby H. Kullman, a professor emeritus of English at the University of Mississippi, where he taught from ... Read more

Obituaries

Eloween Oaks Lewis

Mrs. Eloween Oaks Lewis, 89, died Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi. A ... Read more

News

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour announces new crew members, 25th anniversary

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour is excited to announce two new members to its production crew as well ... Read more

Crime

Starkville man sentenced to 78 months for more than $6 million in PPP fraud

A Starkville man was sentenced on Friday to 78 months in prison for more than $6,000,000 in Paycheck ... Read more