Lafayette County
Planning for the future: Lafayette County roads feel growing pains
In March 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual population estimates, and for the seventh-straight year, Lafayette…
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Funeral home donating service for shooting victim
Two days after a GoFundMe Campaign was organized to help with funeral services, an Oxford funeral home has…
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Board of Supervisors approve Briarwood subdivision
The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval for phase one of the Briarwood subdivision at their…
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Shooting victim was 2017 LHS graduate
A Go Fund Me page has been set up for donations for burial expenses for a woman who…
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The Lyric Oxford going ‘old school’ with renovations
With its 10-year anniversary coming up later this year, The Lyric Oxford will be doing renovations to the…
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Proposed hotel tax to fund county tourism
The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of presenting a 2 percent hotel tax to state…
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Water main break affects Sisk Avenue area
Oxford Public Works is currently working to repair a water main that has been damaged near Sisk Avenue.…
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*UPDATE: Shooting victim dies, shooter arrested
UPDATED: Jadarius Harmon has been formally charged with manslaughter-culpable negligence and booked into the Lafayette County Detention Center…
Lafayette County
Freezing temps can often lead to burst water pipes
As temperatures barely reached above freezing Tuesday and Wednesday, pipes began bursting all over Oxford after lows and…
Crime
Harmontown man charged with kidnapping
A Harmontown man was arrested Sunday for allegedly kidnapping and beating a woman. According to the Lafayette County…
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Oxford High School student earns perfect ACT score
Jack Ligon, a junior at Oxford High School, scored a 36 on the October 2017 sitting of the…
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Oxford Building and Grounds building damaged in New Year’s Eve fire
A burner possibly left on in the kitchen caused a fire inside the kitchen area of the Oxford…
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Oxford aldermen agree to extend OLHS contract
The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved an updated contract with the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society to provide animal control…
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Early morning fire damages Oxford Home2 Suites hotel
An air conditioning unit caught fire on the roof of the recently opened Home2 Suites hotel on South…
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Crime reports & Emergencies
Friday-Monday Oxford Police Department Reports 42 tickets 7 wrecks 2 911 hang-ups 3 ambulance assists 6…
Crime
Oxford rings in new year with no fatal wrecks, few DUIs
No fatal wrecks were reported by local law enforcement during the New Year’s Eve holiday and only a…
Lafayette County
Oxford Aldermen, Lafayette Supervisors both holding first meeting of 2018 tonight
While the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors regularly meet on the first and third Monday of the month,…
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Oxford restaurants reinterpret the black-eyed pea
While many people partake in the New Year’s tradition of eating black-eyed peas, a few Oxford restaurants are…
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Recycled Christmas trees used to create fish shelters
With the 2017 holiday season officially over, it’s just about time to say goodbye to O Tannenbaum —…
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Last four months of 2017 a busy time
The last four months of 2017 where busy ones for the LOU community. With the city of Oxford…
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Splinter Creek brings eco-living to Oxford
Splinter Creek housing development in Taylor, Miss. is gaining regional attention. The owners, a mother-daughter team made up…
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Holiday closing, trash collection changes
Due to the New Year’s Eve holiday, all city of Oxford, Lafayette County, state and local federal government…
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