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Water, Water Everywhere: Punkin Water Association continues to address quality, pressure

The Punkin Water Association held its monthly board meeting Monday night, and was met with an audience full…

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Aldermen to discuss animal shelter contracts today in recessed meeting

The Oxford Board of Aldermen has announced a recessed meeting set for this afternoon at 1 p.m., during…

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Thacker Mountain Radio to hit Alabama airwaves

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour will head across state lines for the first time on Sept. 1, thanks to…

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Over $80,000 in drugs and money seized in Lafayette County narcotics bust

Over $80,000 in cash and drugs were seized last week in a joint operation between the Lafayette County…

Lafayette County

County Business Center, Arena construction on schedule

The Lafayette County Business Center and Arena projects are on schedule, according to Bryan Ellis and Kyle Reeder…

Education

Complete to Compete helps former Ole Miss students earn degrees

A special University of Mississippi graduation event took place on Aug. 4 at the Jackson Avenue Center. Police…

Education

Oxford School District earns continuing accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement has awarded Oxford School District…

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Two public hearings scheduled ahead of Lafayette County School bond vote

The Lafayette County School District has announced two additional public hearings ahead of a Sept. 11 vote on…

Oxford

Ole Miss faculty provide ‘Fuel to Learn’ for Mississippi students

The “Fuel to Learn” project, an initiative from the Mississippi Center for Obesity Research at the UM Medical…

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Case against Ole Miss Title IX office could set national precedent for sexual assault cases on college campuses

Doe v. The University of Mississippi will appear before the fifth circuit court on Aug. 14, and it…

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Ole Miss’ new on-field mascot makes debut at Meet the Rebels

What started as a nickname in 2008 has turned into Ole Miss’ mascot. On Saturday, during Ole Miss’…

Crime

Ole Miss track and field athlete arrested for sexual battery

Officers with the Oxford Police Department responded to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi for a report of a sexual…

Events

PROJECT(ion) brings off-the-wall art to Oxford

Most people are used to seeing films and images projected on a flat, white screen, but what happens…

Crime

Oxford woman charged with credit card fraud

Investigators with the Oxford Police Department arrested Hannah Russell, 23 of Oxford, after receiving a report of credit…

Education

Oxford High School Junior attends Georgetown University medical camp

Most 16-year-olds probably don’t want to spend their last week of summer in a lecture hall or a…

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UM Pharmacy faculty members to lead Mississippi Pharmacists Association

Two members of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy have been named to leadership positions with the…

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Aldermen pass affordable housing incentive policy

More developers could build affordable housing complexes in the LOU community, thanks to an incentive policy enacted by…

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Lafayette County School District approves design of new elementary school

By Kelsey DeVazier With a $23 million bond referendum vote scheduled for Sept. 11, the next phase in…

Education

Regents School of Oxford now dually accredited, joins MHSAA

Regents School of Oxford is gearing up for the new school year on Aug. 13 with a new…

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Elwood Higginbottom to be honored with historical marker

Elwood Higginbottom, Lafayette County’s last recorded lynching victim, will officially receive recognition in the form of a historical…

Lafayette County

Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society to shutter Sept. 30

OXFORD – The Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society will soon cease to exist in its current form, according to a…

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Oxford alcohol ordinance change removes event performer notification

By Keerthi Chandrashekar The Oxford Board of Aldermen has removed a requirement from the proposed alcohol safety ordinance…