Crime

Lafayette County Crime Report (March 4)

3 accidents 1 agency assist 3 alarms 2 animal complaints 1 follow up 1 harassment 1 juvenile complaint…

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OHS students win regional science bowl competition

A team of Oxford High School students has advanced to the 2019 National Science Bowl finals this past…

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Ole Miss requesting to close Gertrude Ford Blvd for a month this summer

Roads to get onto Ole Miss’ campus have been shrinking by the number over the past year and…

Lafayette County election results: New leaders join incumbents, as key positions see fresh faces and familiar figures retain their seats.

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Candidates for 2019 state, local races finalized

The March 1 deadline has passed and the candidates for the 2019 election cycle are set for statewide…

Crime

Lafayette County Crime Report (March 1-3)

2 accidents 2 agency assists 8 alarms 2 animal complaints 1 residential burglary (CR 225) 3 civil matters…

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Bjork: town hall meetings ‘healthy’ for fan base

If Ross Bjork had to describe the last three weeks he spent traversing Mississippi and speaking with the…

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City of Oxford to use new public notice signs

For those who have had a hard time seeing, or even finding, a public notice of a permit…

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Man charged in fatal 2018 DUI wreck sentenced to 25 years

Just over a year after the fatal wreck in Lee County that took the life of an Oxford…

Education

OHS students’ scores excel on national exam

Fifteen German students at Oxford High School placed above the 70th percentile on three levels of the National…

Education

Oxford High debate team advances in world competition

The Oxford High School debate team is one of 16 teams competing in the 2018-19 International Public Policy…

Lifestyle

Double Decker Arts Festival announces 2019 music lineup

What might be considered the biggest lineup in the Double Decker Arts Festival’s 24 years of existence was…

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“One-time thing:” Rebels squash kneeling questions

OXFORD – Plenty of national media arrived in Oxford on Wednesday. Not only was Ole Miss playing its…

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NBC television to film pilot episode in Oxford

Oxford will be a prominent backdrop for a potential NBC television show next month. The show ‘Bluff City…

Crime

Lafayette County Crime Report (Feb. 27)

1 accident 1 simple assault 1 alarm 2 disturbances 1 domestic violence 1 fraud 1 harassment 2 information…

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Supervisors declare state of emergency due to last weekend’s rainstorms

Following the rainstorms that drenched Lafayette County last weekend, the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors called an emergency…

Crime

Oxford Police record 2 Oxford resident arrests, including one for allegedly stealing a firearm

Oxford Police have recorded the arrest of a 39-year-old Oxford man by Water Valley Police for allegedly stealing…

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Oxford Police arrest Memphis man for alleged sexual battery

Oxford police have recorded arrests of two residents from outside of Oxford, including one on a charge of…

OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Howington to be assistant director of OSD curriculum

Oxford School District has tabbed a former principal for multiple Oxford School District schools to be a part…

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New Oxford elementary school to be named “Central Elementary”

The newest building in the Oxford School District will hold historical significance. During Monday’s school board meeting the…

Crime

Lafayette County Crime Report (Feb. 26)

1 accident 2 alarms 1 animal complaint 1 follow up 1 harassment 2 information 2 service calls 3…

News

Governor Phil Bryant does not have a position on Ole Miss players kneeling

The eight members of the Ole Miss men’s basketball team who knelt during the national anthem prior to…

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City: Boil Water Notice has been lifted

According to a City of Oxford Facebook post at 11:48 a.m. on Tuesday, the water samples came back…