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UM hosting Bilingual Health Fair Saturday in Pontotoc

Residents of Pontotoc and neighboring counties are invited to a free, bilingual health fair, hosted by several University ...

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Ole Miss alum, filmmaker joins panel focusing on treasure trove of vintage Mississippi photographs

O.N. Pruitt for four decades was the “picture man” for northeast Mississippi and neighboring Alabama, making photographs both ...

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Mississippi governor signs largest teacher raise in years

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Wednesday authorizing the largest pay raise in a generation for the ...

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Eaves didn’t win, but had few rivals as a populist campaigner 

Like Ross Barnett, Jim Buck Ross, Robert “Blowtorch” Mason, and J.P. Coleman before him, highly successful trial lawyer ...

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Lafayette County placed under Tornado Watch as severe storm moves east

A Tornado Watch is in effect for Lafayette County until 7 p.m. this evening as a severe storm ...

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Lafayette County, Oxford Schools to dismiss early ahead of severe weather

Both Lafayette County School District and Oxford School District have announced that all schools will be dismissed early ...

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Pride in Literature: Oxford to hold the 2nd Annual Glitterary Festival on April 29

Show your Pride in literature at the 2nd Annual Glitterary Festival! The Glitterary Festival is back for its ...

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OHS receives 7/10 rating in GreatSchools.org 2021 College Success Award rankings

The Mississippi Department of Education announced on Tuesday that 48 Mississippi high schools received a prestigious 2021 College ...

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Lafayette County under Moderate Risk of Severe Weather for Wednesday

A cold front will bring in severe thunderstorms on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Damaging wind, heavy rain with ...

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OHS Students Receive State Seal of Biliteracy

OXFORD, MISS — Thirty-three Oxford High School students have qualified for the State Seal of Biliteracy, a recognition ...

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Mississippi lawmakers pass largest-ever state income tax cut

Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the nation with perpetually underfunded schools and struggling rural hospitals, had ...

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James Meredith hopes to “uplift the moral character” of Mississippi through the teaching of the Ten Commandments

OXFORD — James Meredith is on his third mission from God. The 89-year-old civil rights icon is a ...

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Mississippi gov says he’s ‘married’ to income tax phaseout

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves insisted Thursday that legislators pass a bill to phase out the state income tax, ...

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OPD charges Tunica County man with forgery and fraud

The Oxford Police Department received a report from The Archive Apartments about forged money orders and several incidents ...

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OPD arrests Batesville woman for shooting at coworker’s car

Kiya Ales, 21, of Batesville was arrested by the Oxford Police Department after a report of a shooting. ...

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“Any time those people are recognized for the hard work they do it’s a good thing.” Local educators commend lawmakers for passing teacher pay raise

The Mississippi state legislature passed a bill this week that would give teachers in the state their largest ...

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Chamber announces applications for NIL program manager

The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce is creating a new Name, Image and Likeness program that will be ...

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Baptist NMS reports zero COVID patients for first time since March 2020

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi reported zero active COVID-19 patients on Thursday for the first time since March 18, ...

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Interview with Dir. Tom Huang of “Dealing with Dad” on inspiration, family and depression

The 19th Annual Oxford Film Festival has begun! Locals and cinephiles can sit down at the theatre to ...

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Oxford Students Advance to State Fair

Seven Oxford High students will advance to the state science and engineering fair on April 1 after taking ...

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Man gets life in prison for murder of NBA’s Lorenzen Wright

A jury on Monday convicted a Tennessee man in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose ...

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Mississippi teacher pay raise bill headed to Governor Reeves

A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves would give the state’s public school teachers their largest pay ...

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