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Oxford pool to release the sharks for season’s first free movie night Saturday

The Oxford City Pool will release the sharks and other aquatic life Saturday for an evening of family ...

June 8, 2023

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Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office June 8 crime report

June 8, 2023

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Plane crash preliminary report Indicates a mechanical Issue with Johnny Morgan’s plane

WINSLOW, AK –  The National Transportation Safety Board released the preliminary report on a plane crash that killed ...

June 7, 2023

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Newly-remodeled Oxford Buffalo Wild Wings ready for customers to swoop in for their favorite wings, beer and more

Customers can now fly into the newly-remodeled Oxford Buffalo Wild Wings for their favorite wings and sauces. 

June 7, 2023

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Grae Kessinger makes MLB debut

Former Ole Miss baseball standout Grae Kessinger has been called up to the Major Leagues as the Houston ...

June 7, 2023

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Oxford’s Pratt wins Gatorade Player of the Year award

Oxford’s Pratt wins prestigious award Cooper Pratt of Oxford has been named the 2022-23 Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player ...

June 7, 2023

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Election related dates, deadlines drawing closer

In-person absentee voting starts June 26 at courthouse Election signs are multiplying across the county, and as temperatures ...

June 7, 2023

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Turning heads one tailored suit at a time

Young Oxford entrepreneur creates custom menswear By Jimmy Durham Meet Chandler Rios, the 18-year-old entrepreneur revolutionizing menswear with ...

June 7, 2023

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From Mississippi to Israel ’23: An expanded view (Part 3)

By Cara Scott, Grove City College (Penn.) ’24 (Ed. note: Oxford native Scott, a freelance writer on a ...

June 5, 2023

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Gardening is more than planting and reaping

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Gardening brings to mind my friend Phillip who moved away years ago. ...

May 31, 2023

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Rhetoric ignores the truth of federal spending in Mississippi

By Sid Salter Columnist At this writing, the debt ceiling drama – the annual political kabuki theater between ...

May 31, 2023

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Oxford Community Unites to Honor Fallen Heroes on Memorial Day

By Jimmy Durham Oxford residents came together this year in a heartfelt and solemn Memorial Day ceremony, sponsored ...

May 29, 2023

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Chamber honors top volunteers

LaVera Hodges named Citizen of the Year Several community members were honored recently during the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber ...

May 20, 2023

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Johnny Morgan left a lasting legacy

Businessman, philanthropist, and ambassador for all things Oxford and Lafayette County Johnny Morgan, 76, died Wednesday in his ...

May 20, 2023

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Friends ‘devastated’ by Johnny Morgan’s sudden death in crash

When Oxford businessman and former senator Johnny Morgan died Wednesday in an Arkansas plane crash, his friends’ grief ...

May 18, 2023

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North MS Fish Hatchery to host Youth Fishing Rodeo

The North MS Fish Hatchery will host a  Youth Fishing Rodeo on Saturday May 20 in Oakland. This ...

May 18, 2023

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Local businessman Johnny Morgan dies in plane crash in Washington County, Arkansas

Washington County, Ark:  Johnny Morgan of Oxford, owner of Morgan White Insurance and prominent Mississippi business man died ...

May 17, 2023

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EDF, Chamber of Commerce will search for a new president

John Maynard, CEO and President of the The Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation (EDF) and Oxford Lafayette Chamber ...

May 17, 2023

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Person struck by car, airlifted to The Med

Sunday at 7:28 p.m. the Lafayette County 911 office received a call that a person had been struck ...

May 15, 2023

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Judge lets ex-Ole Miss student walk on attempted murder charge

by Mina Corpuz – Mississippi Today   A Union County judge has dismissed an attempted murder charge against a ...

May 14, 2023

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Final plat approval given for The Oaks Oxford Commons continues growth

By Will Westmoreland The City of Oxford Planning Commission this week gave their blessing to a final plat ...

May 13, 2023

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Future sign for new OPD location approved

Large concrete letters will also be extra layer of protection for building By Will Westmoreland When the Oxford ...

May 9, 2023