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LCFD battles fire in Cumberland Place neighborhood

Just after 7 a.m. on June 26, the Lafayette County Fire Department responded to a house fire in ... Read more

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OHS 2025 graduate earns national recognition in debate

Oxford High School recognized Class of 2025 graduate Tommy Nichol for earning National Runner-Up in the House Congressional ... Read more

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Africanized honey bees not established in Mississippi

By Susan Collins-Smith MSU Extension Service A Mississippi State University expert says he has no evidence that Africanized ... Read more

Obituaries

Roscoe Lee “Pean” Houston

Roscoe Lee “Pean” Houston, 71, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital/East, in Memphis. Read more

Obituaries

Royonda M. Willingham

Royonda M. Willingham, 52, of Oxford, died on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Read more

Obituaries

Joseph B. Fondren

Joseph B. Fondren, 83, of Oxford, died on Monday, June 16, 2025, at Oxford Health and Rehab in ... Read more

Obituaries

Mary Louise Parks “Snake”

Mary Louise Parks “Snake,” 91, died on June 21, 2025, at her home in Abbeville. Read more

Obituaries

Patricia Shipman McDaniel

Patricia Shipman McDaniel, 84, died on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at her home in Oxford. Read more

Business

BankFirst celebrates grand opening of North Lamar branch

BankFirst Financial Services recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest full-service branch, located at 403 North Lamar ... Read more

Arts

Heiskell keynote at Sanderson

Oxford resident, chef and national food personality Elizabeth Heiskell will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2025 ... Read more

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Oxford, Lafayette schools to provide most supplies

Parents of local students can look forward to a lighter financial load in the upcoming school year, thanks ... Read more

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Oxford soccer partners with Titan GPS to keep competitive edge

Five years ago, Oxford High School’s boys and girls soccer programs weren’t just trying to keep up with ... Read more

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Man faces felony domestic violence charge

The Oxford Police Department was notified on June 14 of a disturbance involving domestic violence at an apartment ... Read more

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Man charged with stealing from ATM

According to the Oxford Police Department, on March 5, it was reported that about $4,000 was stolen from ... Read more

Healthcare

Mississippi Eye Care adds low vision treatment options

By Shams Rahman Eagle Intern   Mississippi Eye Care, a clinic located in Taylor, added Low Vision treatment ... Read more

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Belhaven hires former Lafayette coach

The Belhaven Blazers have hired former Lafayette and South Panola baseball coach Patrick Robey as the ninth head ... Read more

History

Cofield’s Corner

Today it is Faulkner Alley, but it wasn’t always that way. The Oxford Police Department and the Hole-In-The-Wall ... Read more

Arts

Benefits of CSA program far reaching

By Zach Adamz Columnist Last year, I was selected for the 2024 Community Supported Arts (CSA) program sponsored ... Read more

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Ole Miss Airport receives $330K

The Airport at Ole Miss is set to receive a total of $332,500 in federal funding as part ... Read more

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Veteran outreach event Thursday

Veterans and their families are invited to a special Veteran Education & Outreach Event from 9 a.m. to ... Read more

Obituaries

Patricia Shipman McDaniel

Patricia Shipman McDaniel was welcomed into Heaven by her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 23, 2025, at ... Read more

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Free ‘side hustle’ workshop for entrepreneurs

Join the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation for a Big Bad Business workshop: ... Read more