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NWMCC grants 11 Oxford High Scholastic Institute students Associate Degrees

Northwest Mississippi Community College granted Associate Degrees to eleven Oxford High Scholastic Institute students. The seniors completed the ...

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“Horrifying and Upsetting”: Roe v. Wade draft opinion leak stuns defenders

OXFORD, Miss. — A small group of women sat on the Confederate monument at the Lafayette County Courthouse ...

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Eggs and Issues 2022: Elected officials update community on education, HWY 7 and transportation

Local and state officials gathered at the Inn at Ole Miss to discuss key bills and legislations that ...

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Lafayette County not opting out of medical marijuana facilities

As the deadline to opt out of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act has passed, Lafayette County is included ...

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“In the city’s best interest”: City advertises bids for Punkin Water transfer construction

The city of Oxford is ready to begin its first phase of the Punkin Water transfer. On Tuesday, ...

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UM graduate student earns summer internship at Library of Congress

A University of Mississippi doctoral student has been awarded a prestigious internship this summer as a junior fellow ...

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Visit Oxford, Mississippi celebrates National Travel and Tourism Week, the “Future of Travel”

National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), the annual celebration of the contributions of the U.S. travel industry, will ...

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Coming Soon: Guthrie’s ready to open in Oxford by the summer, seeking staff

Oxford is making another franchise it’s home. Guthrie’s, “America’s Original Chicken Finger Restaurant,” is expected to officially open ...

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Tupelo man sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for drug trafficking

A Tupelo man was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana ...

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Board of Supervisors nixes Stonewater expansion

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted to deny a request for a conditional use permit for Stonewater ...

Events

Oxford High crowns most beautiful

Oxford High School hosted its Parade of Beauties for the first time in more than 4 years. OHS ...

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Autopsy backlog plagues Mississippi, with worst delays in US

After Truitt Pace admitted to law enforcement that he beat and shot his wife, her family expected a ...

Lifestyle

Brion Whitten makes award-winning turkey calls, viral videos

It wouldn’t be fair to call Oxford resident Brion Whitten a jack of all trades. Just a lot ...

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Article chronicles path to changing state flag

In any given publication since 1939, The Journal of Mississippi History has been an invaluable record of the institutional memory ...

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Oxford man formally charged with murder of local woman, issued $1M bond

The Oxford Police Department announced this afternoon the arrest of Justin Maurice Morris, 33 of Oxford. Morris has ...

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UM team places in top 4 at national debate championship tournament

Debaters representing the University of Mississippi recently were finalists at a national championship tournament hosted by the University ...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi raise over $256k in Annual Campaign

Boys & Girls Club of North Mississippi concluded its 2022 Annual Campaign this week with donations totaling over ...

University of Mississippi

UM Senior Banking Major Selected as Orrin H. Swayze Scholar

JACKSON, Miss. – Wyatt Gunter, a senior at the University of Mississippi, has been selected as the 2022 ...

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Oxford teen killed in wreck on US 278, other driver uninjured

On Wednesday, Apr. 27, at approximately 2:06 a.m, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on ...

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Oxford and Lafayette tennis players show out in state individual championships

OXFORD, MISS — Oxford and Lafayette athletes excelled on Thursday as the Oxford Park Commission played host to the ...

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Eggs & Issues: Chamber, EDF announces annual legislative event

The Chamber and EDF have announced the date for the 2022 annual legislative event Eggs and Issues breakfast, ...

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More than 700 arrested in joint law enforcement operation in North Mississippi

A month long joint federal, state and local law enforcement initiative organized in response to an increase in ...

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