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City adds vape pens, electronic cigarettes to smoking ban

Soon the use of vape pens or electronic cigarettes will be prohibited in establishments around Oxford. During their…

Crime

Lafayette County Crime Report (May 9)

3 accidents 1 simple assault 3 agency assists 2 animal complaints 2 civil matters 3 disturbances 1 fraud…

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Inclement weather plans announced for Ole Miss’ Commencement ceremony

Mother Nature forced the University to move Saturday morning’s Commencement ceremony from its usual location in The Grove…

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Lafayette High School Sophomore Missing More than 12 Hours

Brandon Woodall, a student at Lafayette High School, has been declared missing, according to a Facebook post from…

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Conference on the Front Porch returns to Taylor

The Conference on the Front Porch will make its return to Taylor this fall and will take place…

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Portion of University Avenue to be closed

A portion of University Avenue will be closed later this month in an attempt to correctly and efficiently…

Crime

Lafayette County Crime Report (May 8)

1 accident 1 agency assist 2 alarms 1 commercial burglary 1 civil matter 2 disturbances 2 follow up…

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Oxford Police proposes ban on Kratom products

During Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting a ordinance to ban a synthetic product known as Kratom was proposed…

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Lafayette County renews contract with MS Critterz

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors decided to continue its partnership with MS Critterz during their regular meeting…

Crime

Lafayette County Crime Report (May 7)

1 accident 1 agency assist 1 alarm 2 animal complaint 2 civil matters 1 death 2 disturbances 2…

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Tupelo wins 6A Golf Championship, Oxford finishes third

OXFORD – High school golf tournaments are interesting. It’s not like watching the Masters, where everyone in attendance…

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Snackbar’s Bhatt wins James Beard Award

When Vishwesh Bhatt heard his named called he was in a state of disbelief. This was not the…

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Parking garage moves closer to completion with topping ceremony

With a little over four months until the project’s completion date, city officials got a close-up of the…

Crime

Lafayette County Crime Report (May 6)

2 agency assists 1 alarm 2 disturbances 1 follow up 3 harassment 1 information 1 petit larceny 1…

Events

Thacker Mountain Radio makes Alabama debut

Oxford’s hometown radio program, Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, found its second home in Mobile, Ala. this weekend, marking…

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Mayor Tannehill: I apologize for ‘lack of communication’ about meter stickers

After stating people would be ticketed for parking in spots with a broken meter, or if the meter…

Crime

Lafayette County Crime Report (May 3-5)

10 accidents 8 agency assists 2 alarms 5 animal complaints 1 residential burglary (Stonebridge Rd.) 5 disturbances 2…

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LOU Transportation Plan presented to the public

The City of Oxford held a public meeting on Thursday where they presented a draft of the LOU…

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Parking Commission adds metered spaces to revenue model

The city’s Board of Aldermen will soon decide the Downtown Square’s future in terms of paid and free…

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City warns of parking in spots with broken meters

Over the past month, the city has placed red stickers to parking meters warning drivers to not park…

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Team Ole Miss continues to dominate Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge

As it turns out, Ole Miss head football coach Matt Luke is pretty darn good on the golf…

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MS Critterz hosting inaugural ‘Critter Crawl’

This year is a big one for MS Critterz, as they are working on rebuilding the animal shelter’s…