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Powder in the Park

Archer Beach rides a sled in Avent Park as snow and sleet fall in Oxford on Monday, Jan. ...

News

Cannon chosen for Northweast’s Alumni Professional Achievement Award

Northwest Mississippi Community College has announced Calhoun City native Michael Joe Cannon as the recipient of its Alumni ...

News

Judge Neilson, 63, dies at hunting camp

By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter Oxford Municipal Judge Philip Halbert “Hal” Neilson died Jan. 7, 2024, at the ...

Lifestyle

MDWFP detects first case of CWD in Lafayette

By Hunter Cloud Brookhaven Daily Leader Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks confirmed Lafayette County’s first detection ...

Weather

Cold shuts down ‘My Fair Lady,’ Community Market and more

Since the University of Mississippi has canceled all activities on campus today and Wednesday, tonight’s presentation of “My ...

Lifestyle

2024 Oxford Fiber Festival will be held this weekend at the Powerhouse

The Oxford Fiber Festival will present 24 vendors during this year’s festival slated for Friday and Saturday at ...

Lifestyle

MDOT crews continue addressing roads, bridges impacted by winter weather

https://pub.mdot.ms.gov/download/press%20releases/2024/January/Winter%20Wx%20Tuesday%20Jan%2016/MDOT-D-5-Winter-Weather-Treating-I-55-20-Rankin-Cty_1-16-2024.mp4   Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials are treating roads and bridges where there are icy conditions ...

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More military helicopters expected over Oxford today

With the sun shining again over Oxford, residents will not only hear but possibly get to see more ...

News

Military helicopter training exercise in Oxford a ‘success’

More than 50 military helicopters with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) landed in Oxford Saturday ...

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Circling the Square!

Lifestyle

Cakes fit for a king

By Robert St. John Food Columnist It’s king cake season. Those four words don’t carry a lot of ...

News

Lafayette County will not be plowing county roads

Lafayette County Emergency Management, in collaboration with the Lafayette County Leadership and the Lafayette County Road Department, has ...

News

Dinner honoring university coaches moved to Feb. 1 at Cadence Center, Tupelo

The winter storm impacting travel in north Mississippi has forced the Natchez Trace Council of the Boy Scouts ...

Lifestyle

Schools closed, drivers warned winter conditions too dangerous for travel

The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced at 5 p.m. that it has received reports of ice on roads ...

Lifestyle

State of Emergency declared in Mississippi as winter storm arrives

The National Weather Services’s forecast of freezing rain, sleet and snow brings with it dangerous cold for the ...

Lifestyle

Wind chill advisory in effect for Lafayette, Panola counties

The National Weather Service reports that a wind chill advisory is now in effect unti 10 a.m. Wednesday. ...

News

OMS student wins annual county spelling bee

Oxford Middle School student Sagan Karthikeyan took home the first-place award at the annual Lafayette County Spelling Bee ...

DEVELOPING NEWS

Stay off the roads!

The Lafayette County EMA strongly encourages staying put since highways and roadways in Lafayette County are snow covered. ...

News

Jim Cantore in Oxford to broadcast about Winter Storm Heather

Well-known Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore made his way to Oxford last night in the middle of Winter ...

Lifestyle

Alderman candidate Crowe promises transparency

Ed. Note: This is the second of a series allowing candidates for the Alderman At-Large seat to discuss ...

News

Trash pickup, bus service suspended Monday due to weather

Due to inclement weather, Oxford Environmental Services announced that they will not be collecting commercial or residential garbage, ...

News

Lafayette County EMA reports icing on bridges

The Lafayette County Fire Department and Lafayette County Sheriff’s department responded to an accident on Hwy 7 north ...

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