Events

QUASAR gears up with a showcase of local artists, talents

Quasar is back and is getting into motion with their upcoming event to celebrate the arts. The organization…

University of Mississippi

CASA Encore supports local advocacy program

As the second week begins for the 2nd Annual CASA Encore event, participating sororities at the University of…

Lafayette County

LCSD to host women’s self-defense classes throughout the year

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department are hosting the Equalizer Women’s Self-Defense Program on four nights throughout the year…

Lafayette County

Lafayette County unveils marker to honor lynching victims

The Lafayette Community Rememberance Project – Lynching Memorialization unveiled the historic marker honoring the memory of seven local…

Events

YAC aims to support local artists, entrepreneurs through the Big Bad Business series

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council is currently taking applications for two incubators targeted to entrepreneurs in the region: The…

Events

Share and listen to business ideas at Oxford Night of Genius

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation encourages the public and up and coming…

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News tickers and frightened students: How Oxford watched 9-11 events unfold

When Sept. 11, 2001, began it was like any other Tuesday that came before it in the City…

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Remembering 9-11: ‘Everyone was so on edge’

No one could have been prepared for what happened on the morning of September 11, 2001. Toni Overby…

Oxford

Pinelake Church holds groundbreaking ceremony for new Oxford campus

Pinelake Church, along with Innovative Construction Management (ICM), held a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of construction of…

University of Mississippi

Martindale, Cole Celebrate Renaming of UM Student Services Center

A wave of applause and celebration washed over a crowd of hundreds Friday (Sept. 10) morning as Don…

News

VISTA fights poverty in the region through education and service

The North Mississippi VISTA Project is holding a food donation drive for the University of Mississippi’s The Grove…

Events

Event, magazine honor top 20 under 40 professionals

Twenty young professionals will be honored on Sept. 21 at the 20 Under 40 Reception at the Powerhouse…

Events

Dolly Parton to accept Legacy Award in the spring

Renowned performer and philanthropist Dolly Parton is scheduled to visit the University of Mississippi and Oxford to accept…

Events

Win a chance at $100 with MississippiCare

MississippiCare of Oxford and Pontotoc are holding a drawing over from August to November for a $100 Visa…

Events

Eat in the Street: bring your chairs, socially distance and enjoy

Although the surge in COVID-19 cases and the rapid spread of the Delta variant makes social gatherings difficult,…

Events

Boys & Girls Club raises over $271k, Balach wins Judge’s Choice

The Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi’s Dance Like the Stars event raised more than $271,000 for…

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Oxford concert venues to require proof of vaccination, negative COVID test for entry

Sports arenas and concert venues around the country are beginning to implement requirements for entry due to the…

Oxford

FBC readying for annual Explorer’s Bible Study

First Baptist Church welcomes everyone to join its annual Explorer’s Bible Study with classes beginning Aug. 18. This…

Events

Shining a light: Night for Nonprofits celebrates, benefits charities

Donna Howard, founder of Holding Hands Resale Shop, was touched to have won the Crowd Favorite Award at…

Events

Public invited to ‘get down’ at United Way’s Flashback Bash

The public is invited to join the United Way of Oxford-Lafayette County for its second annual United Way…

Events

Night for Nonprofits showcases, supports community groups

Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow will host its 6th Annual LOFT Night for Nonprofits at the Old Armory…

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Planning Commission approves new entertainment block at Oxford Commons

Another phase of the Oxford Commons district was approved on Monday and the latest installment will provide more…