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Grand Oaks bracing for visitors for golf tournament

With large crowds expected to attend the North Mississippi Classic, a Web.com Tour event from the PGA starting ...

Crime

Pontotoc man charged with hurting juvenile, possessing child porn

A Pontotoc man was arrested Friday for allegedly harming a juvenile and possessing child pornography. According to the ...

Lafayette County

Bridge work underway in Lafayette County

County Engineer Larry Britt provided an update on bridge repairs in Lafayette County during yesterday’s Board of Supervisors ...

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Oxford Historic Preservation Committee approves retaining wall for Shaw property – again

For the second time, the Oxford Historic Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 4-foot retaining ...

Education

Whitney Drewrey wins Mississippi’s Teacher of the Year

Whitney Drewrey has officially been named Lafayette County’s first Mississippi Teacher of the Year. Drewrey, who teaches special ...

Oxford

OHS Student Khyan Freelon wins National Gold Key Award

Khyan Freelon, a junior at Oxford High School, made his mark on the art world last week, when ...

Education

Literacy Bus rolls into LOU Community

The Early Childhood and Reading Development Partnership is wheeling in a new way for children in the LOU ...

Lafayette County

Cold front moves in tonight

A cold front moving into the area tonight is expected to bring heavy rain into Lafayette County, along ...

Oxford

Gloria Burgess – My father and Faulkner

Gloria McEwen Burgess, an author, professor and inspirational speaker, is returning to Oxford this week to share the ...

News

OUT taking precautions against tuberculosis

After the Mississippi State Department of Health announced Monday that an active case of tuberculosis was confirmed in ...

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Cards for Logan, a Shaken Baby Syndrome survivor

Logan Core, a teenager from Water Valley, has one wish – to receive birthday cards for his Sweet ...

News

Ole Miss Pharmacy students prepare for Relay for Life

Oxford’s annual Relay for Life event is Friday, April 20, and one local team is going the extra ...

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MSDH investigating tuberculosis at the University of Mississippi

Today the Mississippi State Department of Health announces that a case of active tuberculosis has been confirmed in ...

Education

Lafayette High School students to see “Hamilton” in St. Louis

Forty students from Lafayette High School will be traveling to St. Louis this week to see a live ...

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State wins grant for Mississippi Writer’s Trail

Mississippi is well-known for its literary heritage, and thanks to a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for ...

Lafayette County

County breaks ground on Business Complex, Arena

Members of the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors and other elected officials gathered on County Road 406 yesterday ...

Crime

Several events planned during Sexual Assault Month

Forty-five sexual assault cases were reported in Lafayette County in 2017 to local law enforcement. Assuming that only ...

News

Flying Tuk owner wants city to lower age limit for low-speed vehicle drivers

The owner of Oxford’s only low-speed vehicle-for-hire company asked the Oxford Board of Aldermen Tuesday night to consider ...

Crime

Sheriff’s Department warns against warrant scam

If there’s a warrant out for your arrest in Lafayette County, there’s a good chance a deputy will ...

Lafayette County

Trump’s tweets lead to price increase for Lafayette County Multipurpose Arena

The Lafayette County multipurpose arena could cost a little more than originally projected, thanks to a recent spike ...

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Lafayette County under enhanced risk for severe weather Tuesday

A cold front coming into the south is expected to bring high winds to Oxford and Lafayette County ...

Lafayette County

Lafayette County Utility Authority Bill dies in state Senate

Creation of the Lafayette County Utility Authority is now postponed after the bill was not presented in the ...

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