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Historic Commission OKs sign for Velvet Ditch seafood restaurant

While the Oxford Board of Aldermen squashed Jared Foster’s plans to create an open space at his new ...

Lifestyle

Thacker Mountain membership party features unique twist

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour is hosting its fall membership party next week but this year, there will ...

News

LWV of Mississippi kicks off 2024 Voter Education Forum Series

The League of Women Voters of Mississippi is launching its 2024 Voter Education Forum Series, with one of ...

News

Columbus Day not a state holiday

Monday is Columbus Day in Mississippi, which is a federal holiday but is not recognized as a state ...

History

Cofield’s Corner: Favorite townies remembered

My brother, Glenn Cofield, stated many times that what makes Oxford the special place it is can be ...

News

Living with grace: Strength in the face of terminal cancer

Patricia Nettles knew she should have gotten mammograms but being active and feeling healthy, she put it off, ...

News

Medicare Part D free counseling offered

Beginning Oct. 15, senior adults on Medicare are being offered free counseling that saved half of those comparing ...

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Early to Work

 McKinley Hamilton, an Oxford employee with the Building and Grounds Department, spruces up the Square in the early ...

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Baptist one of 18 hospitals recognized as a top performer for quality care

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi is one of 18 hospitals in the country named as a top performer in ...

News

Two men arrested for multiple vehicle thefts

Two Oxford men face multiple charges of vehicle theft. According to the Oxford Police Department, on Sept. 24, ...

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Visit Oxford receives accolades at annual conference

Visit Oxford received statewide recognition at the Mississippi Tourism Association’s annual tourism awards program held during the Governor’s ...

News

No rain, lots of sunshine, moderate temps this week

The weather this week will be almost identical each day – lots of nice and more nice. There ...

News

Jealous ghosts haunt the stage in Theatre Oxford’s ‘Blithe Spirit’

Be careful what spirits you call forth from the netherworld. They may decide to hang around. That’s a ...

News

Rezoning request on Old Taylor Road approved amid concerns

A recent zoning map amendment request for a 30.73-acre parcel of land on Old Taylor Road was approved ...

News

Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets Saturday

The Piecemakers Quilt Guild will meet on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 10:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall of ...

Garden/Outdoors

Corn, rice harvest is wrapped for 2024

Corn and rice harvests wrapped up for Mississippi fields a bit ahead of schedule, helped by the ideal ...

News

BMH-NM first in state to use new heart valve disease treatment technology

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi treated its first patient using new transcatheter aortic valve replacement technology, a minimally invasive ...

Oxford

Oxford’s Top 20 Under 40 honored

The Top 20 Under 40 class of 2024 was honored with an awards reception on Tuesday, October 2 ...

Lifestyle

Portion of estate sale to benefit Yoknapatawpha Arts Council

A portion of the proceeds from an upcoming estate sale, hosted by Invitation Oxford and Clements & Company, ...

News

NCMR bowling tournament raises $35,500 for Love Packs

North Central Mississippi REALTORS, in collaboration with Blackburn Homes and Oxford Commons, hosted its annual Charity Bowling Tournament ...

News

Oxford residents, businesses show support for hurricane victims

Several residents, organizations and businesses scrambled this week to gather emergency food, water and personal care items to ...

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EDF hires advisor to create economic development strategic plan

Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation held an “unveiling lunch party” Wednesday at The Oliver Hotel, to announce that ...

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