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2023 Oxford Film Festival receives arts grants for 20th Anniversary edition

As the Oxford Film Festival focuses on plans and early preparation for next year’s highly anticipated 20th Anniversary edition ...

Education

Oxford’s Jordan Isbell among Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science class of 2022 graduates

Columbus, MISS. – Jordan Isbell of Oxford, Mississippi, has graduated from The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) ...

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Baptist makes U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi was recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a High Performing Hospital ...

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In Mississippi, Christian forgiveness does not equate to felony voting reforms

As Haley Barbour faced an onslaught of criticism for pardoning dozens of people convicted of felonies as his ...

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Air conditioning state prisons is both basic humanity and business acumen

Those who are like me old enough to remember life before air conditioning in the Deep South often ...

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Mississippi ending federal 15-month free rent, utility program

Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi is ending a federal program in the state that incentivizes people ...

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Sales Tax Holiday makes back-to-school shopping less costly

Mississippi’s Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend (Friday, July 29 to Saturday, July 30) and it’s a great ...

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Oxford, Grenada Police Departments make arrest for animal cruelty videos, IDA applauds cooperation

In Defense of Animals, the international animal advocacy organization operating Hope Animal Sanctuary in Carroll County, and the ...

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LCSD arrests Wesson man in connection to CR 373 drive-by shooting

On Wednesday, Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a drive by shooting in the area of ...

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Southaven man sentenced to 17 years for production, distribution of child pornography

A Southaven man was sentenced today to 17.5 years in prison for distribution of child sexual abuse materials.   ...

Opinion Main

State in midst of historic times in terms of available state revenue

Late in the 2021 session, legislative leaders set a revenue estimate of $5.93 billion. That estimate represented the ...

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Circuit Court delays bond hearing for Herrington; friends demand justice for Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee

Outside the white, two-story Lafayette County Courthouse demonstrators chanted, “No justice, no peace,” or “Justice for Jay Lee,” ...

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Tupelo man pleads guilty to robbing Community Bank

Jasper Wagner, 56, of Tupelo, Mississippi, pled guilty in federal court today to the April 6 bank robbery ...

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Tennessee woman suspected of issuing eight fraudulent checks to University Avenue bank

A Tennessee woman was arrested by the Oxford Police Department on suspicion of fraudulent check activity. On Wednesday, ...

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From Oxford to Scotland: OHS Theatre to take production of “The Diviners” to Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The Oxford High School Theatre Department is hopping across the pond to the annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe in ...

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Dance Like The Stars 2022 scheduled for July 30th at BancorpSouth Arena

The 17th Dance Like The Stars Event is scheduled for July 30 at the BancorpSouth Arena.   The event was ...

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Grenada man charged with murder in disappearence of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, law enforcement still searching for body

A Grenada man has been arrested by the Oxford Police and University Police departments and charged with the ...

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County health department makes at-home COVID-19 tests available

Starting Monday, free at-home COVID-19 tests will be available at all Mississippi State Department of Health county health ...

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Water Valley artist wins $2k grant from Mississippi Arts Commission

Sally Lott McLellan of Water Valley, Mississippi has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. ...

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Incoming health officer backs postpartum Medicaid expansion

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s incoming state health officer has stated his support for expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage. The ...

News

Annual UM MOST conferences double reach for minority students

Two weeks were better than one, especially when it came to the University of Mississippi’s annual Mississippi Outreach ...

State/Region News

Three Yalobusha women arrested for drawing nearly $45k from Coffeeville School District

COFFEEVILLE, Miss. — Today State Auditor Shad White announced former Coffeeville School District Superintendent Vivian Robinson and co-conspirators ...

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