Lifestyle
This year’s Double Decker broke attendance records
People came from across the country – representing 35 states and totaling 50,300 attendees for Saturday alone –…
Lifestyle
Seafood Queen: Sola chef first woman to win state seafood competition
Chef Erika Lipe, owner of Sola Oxford, was named the winner of the Mississippi Seafood Cookoff in Gulfport…
News
Norris, Bolen named as top Lafayette students
Lafayette High School officials have announced the names of the valedictorian and the salutatorian for the class of…
Lifestyle
Workshop will highlight MDA free resources
Event also features networking opportunities From YAC The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is driving up from Jackson for…
Lifestyle
Nominations extended for ‘Citizen of the Year’ award
Hurry – you only have until Wednesday, May 8, to let county officials know who you think was…
Lifestyle
House speaker: Voters may soon be able to vote on Medicaid expansion
JACKSON – Speaker Jason White has issued the following statement concerning Medicaid expansion: “Today, the Mississippi House of…
Arts
Another successful Double Decker in the books
Mayor says best ever; OPD reports moderate arrests The 27th annual Double Decker Arts Festival has won many…
Health
Hemp bill loophole puts THC on shelves
Low-level marijuana sold in county stores A loophole in a 2018 bill has allowed actual marijuana to be sold…
Lifestyle
Lady Landowners to host seminar, luncheon
Local ladies are invited to attend the free Lady Landowners seminar and luncheon next week. The event will…
News
Season finale concert celebrates 25 years for Oxford Civic Chorus
They range in age from teens to 80-something. Most are Oxonians, some are transplants, and others commute from…
News
‘Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi’ to host regional meeting
CREATE Foundation’s Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi will host its annual state-of-the-region meeting Wednesday, May 8,…
News
Mississippi observes Confederate Memorial Day as official state holiday
Mississippi is one of four states still observing Confederate Memorial Day as an official state holiday. It is celebrated…
News
Teachers’ workshop to focus on environment education
ABCs of Environmental Education offered June 4-7 A teachers’ workshop in Lafayette County this summer will help teachers…
News
Fruge is semifinalist for Presidential Scholar
The Mississippi Department of Education announced last week that Oxford High School senior Charles Fruge is one of…
News
Oxford Town tunes up
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is scheduled to take the main stage at the Double Decker Arts Festival Saturday at…
Lifestyle
Why the turtle crosses the road
Turtles start to cross roadways this time of year for nesting By Hunter Cloud The (Brookhaven) Daily Leader…
Garden/Outdoors
Oxford man wins MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League tournament
Boater Blake Hodge of Oxford caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 6 ounces, Saturday to win the…
News
‘Dores sweep West Point; now 23-6
Tupelo, Starkville games this week By Adam Brown The Lafayette Commodores swept West Point in the past week,…
News
Expiration of Waiver of Interview Requirements for SNAP Benefits in Mississippi
The Mississippi Department of Human Services announced on Wednesday the expiration of the waiver of interview requirements for…
Lifestyle
Coast trip reminds of DAV significance
By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route I traveled to the Disabled American Veterans convention held in Gulfport last…
Lifestyle
In Medicaid debate, look at fast-growing rural mortality rates
By Sid Salter Columnist As Mississippi legislators head to conference on the state’s first sincere consideration of some…
News
Sales tax holiday coming earlier
If approved by Gov. Tate Reeves, Mississippi’s back-to-school sales tax holiday this summer will be three days long…
-
-
-
Polls
Loading ...