State/Region News

Auditor’s report shows state agencies pay high cost of inflation

JACKSON – From fuel and electricity to food and asphalt, taxpayers are paying more for almost everything government ...

News

Hyde-Smith turns attention to lack of large animal vets

Veterinarians for large farm animals are in short supply. Across the nation, fewer and fewer veterinary students choose ...

Lafayette County

Mississippi Supreme Court reverses trial court ruling in Saunders v. NCAA

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled last week that a trial court erred in dismissing former Ole Miss staffer ...

Lafayette County

Advance life support is now an option for LCFD paramedics

The Lafayette County Fire Department recently obtained five new Zoll X Series Cardiac Monitor/Defibrillators. These monitors can be ...

Lafayette County

County files motion for temporary restraining order against Stonewater

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors filed a motion for a temporary restraining order against Stonewater Addiction Recovery ...

Education

LCSD announces Teacher, Administrator of the Year

The Lafayette County School District announced its Teacher and Administrator of the Year on Thursday. The district’s Teacher ...

Education

State Board of Education approves Social Studies standards

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted to approve the 2022 Mississippi College ...

Education

Oxford High’s Jeana Noble named OSD Teacher of the Year

The Oxford School District has selected Jeana Noble, Oxford High School biology teacher, as Teacher of the Year. Noble ...

Events

Oxford​​​​​​​​ volunteers send Christmas joy to children overseas

Oxford​​​​​​​​​-area volunteers are celebrating the collection of gift-filled shoeboxes that will send a message to children around the ...

Education

Della Davidson principal named Administrator of the Year

The Mississippi Administrator of the Year Program (MAOY) recognizes outstanding administrators who have succeeded in leading high-quality learning ...

Education

14 Oxford natives among Fall 2022 Northwest AA graduates

SENATOBIA, MS — Northwest Mississippi Community College officials announced 356 graduates have been awarded degrees and certificates for ...

Crime

Lafayette County Sheriff’s crime report for Dec. 12

9 accidents 7 agency assists 1 alarm 4 animal complaints 2 civil matters 2 disturbances 1 fraud 2 ...

Education

CES awarded honor citation from American Institute of Architects

JACKSON, Miss. — On Friday, November 11, 2022, the American Institute of Architects | Mississippi Chapter announced the ...

News

Garden of Memories Oxford to honor fallen veterans with wreaths

Garden of Memories Oxford will host Wreaths Across America to remember and honor the 56 veterans buried at ...

Education

New, returning sponsors sought for 2023 Summer Food Service Program

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Child Nutrition is seeking sponsors to operate ...

Elections

Tiffany Kilpatrick to become first County Court Judge

Tiffany Kilpatrick will serve as the first-ever County Court Judge in Lafayette County after defeating Carnelia Fondren in ...

News

Flood advisory in effect until 4:45

The National Weather Service office in Memphis issued a flood warning for Lafayette Pontotoc, Tallahatchie, Union and Yalobusha ...

Events

Oxford to host a second medical cannabis patient healthcare fair in December

The Mississippi Cannabis Patients Alliance is pleased to announce that due to local demand, Oxford will host a ...

News

Oxford, Lafayette school districts to release students early Tuesday

The Oxford and Lafayette school districts will release students early on Tuesday in anticipation of severe weather that ...

Events

Theatre Oxford presents and tours Peppermint Bear and The Taming of the Shoe

Theatre Oxford is delighted to present a family friendly musical for the holiday season. Peppermint Bear and the Taming of the Shoe plays December 1-2 at ...

Crime

Mississippi Highway Patrol launches Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Enforcement Period

The Mississippi Highway Patrol will launch a Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Enforcement Period that will be in effect from ...

State/Region News

Marker lauds work of Stark Young, famous author of So Red The Rose

Staff and Wire Report The newest Mississippi Writers Trail marker was unveiled in Como last Saturday, and is ...

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