Opinion

Another example of the LOU’s generosity

The Lafayette County, Oxford and University community has a big heart, there’s no denying that. The latest example ...

Opinion

Town buzzing about Old Navy’s arrival

When we released the news last evening that retailer Old Navy is coming to Oxford social media buzzed ...

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Rebels will soon have a new basketball coach

Ole Miss will play the late game tonight in the SEC men’s basketball tournament, filling the last-place seed ...

Opinion

History cannot be erased, but it can be learned from

We can’t erase history. We can only better explain and hope to learn from it. That’s why the ...

Opinion

Oxford loses another good man

A life well lived. That’s all we can ask for. The late Mike Overstreet not only got that, ...

Opinion

Sherman is one of Lafayette’s best

John Sherman worked the impossible but laudatory trifecta: He coached basketball successfully as a mentor and leader at ...

Opinion

Fire safety is still important

Fire deaths aren’t a regular occurrence in Oxford and Lafayette County, thank goodness. We are stunned and saddened ...

Opinion

Mississippi has cheapest gas in the nation

Five years ago, it would have seemed risky to take a bet that gas prices in the United ...

Opinion

Forward thinking Oxford Police Department key for safer community

We are often reminded how fortunate we are to have a strong police department in Oxford. From officers ...

Opinion

Oxford likely to set new rainfall record

This rain has been too much, literally. Lafayette County is seeing its rainiest February on record and there’s ...

Opinion

Kennedy will always be a winner

Coaching changes are never easy in college athletics, particularly when one has been there for more than a ...

Our View

It’s almost time for Ole Miss baseball

Next week, Ole Miss head baseball coach Mike Bianco begins his 18th season leading the Rebels. It is ...

Opinion

Government shutdown is the last thing America needs

The United States Government shut down for five hours overnight but avoided another longer-term shutdown when a bipartisan ...

Opinion

Vigilance needed on Facebook

Parents and social media users beware, there is a child pornography video targeting inboxes of users in the ...

Opinion

Thankful for those who make the community better

Marian Barksdale will be stepping down from the Oxford School Board in March when her term expires, and ...

Opinion

Game night is a good idea

Sometimes state laws can seem silly. Like the one stopping Tallahatchie Gourmet on the Oxford Square from hosting ...

Opinion

Parking garage on Square sorely needed

We have been reminded in the past week why the City of Oxford is building a parking garage. ...

Opinion

Empty Bowls supporting a great cause

We have so much talent in Oxford when it comes to food and the arts that our stars ...

Opinion

Lessons to be learned from Nassar trial

The news can be so horrible at times that it is difficult to watch or read. But tuning ...

Opinion

Fully fund higher ed or make changes

Mississippi needs to adequately and consistently fund its public universities. Legislative budget cuts in recent years are putting ...

Opinion

Rebel basketball in a must-win situation

With a dozen regular season games left this season it’s hard to imagine we’ve already arrived at must-wins ...

Opinion

Thank you to the LFD, other public servants

We told you recently about the rescue of a golden retriever from a frozen pond by the Lafayette ...

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