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[UPDATE] Colonnade Crossing roundabout open, crews work to reopen ramps

Editor’s note: This article was edited to correct the information regarding Highway 7’s ramp. The Colonnade Crossing roundabouts ...

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Oxford breezes past Pontotoc in preseason scrimmage

Oxford volleyball looks ready to defend their North Half title. The Lady Chargers returned to the court for ...

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Iron Bartender highlights local cocktail culture

Conversations about Mississippi and food often involve the word tradition. A tradition is something that has simply extended ...

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Still trying to ‘wrap my head around’ Vietnam

Graduating from Southeast Missouri State University in August 1968 – immediately drafted in the US Army, enlisted (extra ...

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A few little ‘life hacks’ make everything better

I’ve shared with you before that I am always and forever looking for “life hacks.”  You know, the ...

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Construction for Shadrachs Coffee begins

This fall, Oxford residents will have another way to get their daily dose of caffeine. Construction is underway ...

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Almost Back in Session: Drives, giveaways around Oxford ahead of first day of school

Organizations are helping families get ready for the upcoming school year with drives and giveaways around town. Headlining ...

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First day of school begins Aug. 1: What do parents need to know?

The first day of school for both the Lafayette County and Oxford school districts is Aug. 1. Read ...

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Oxford volleyball primed for another extended postseason run following North Half championship

Oxford volleyball was a set away from the third state title in school history last season, and the ...

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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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Open House for Lafayette County, Oxford schools tonight

School is almost back in session. Lafayette County School District and Oxford School District are both holding Open ...

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Driver stopped for no seatbelt, expired tag found to have possessed a weapon as a felon

On Monday, an officer with the Oxford Police Department initiated a traffic stop on Jackson Avenue for no ...

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OHS senior, Chargerette Captain teaches dance to children in Uganda

This summer, Oxford High School’s Katie Brewer traveled to Uganda with her grandparents and her mother, Oxford School ...

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UM professor using NEH Summer Stipend for studying indigenous communities along the Peruvian Amazon

A University of Mississippi professor is spending his summer translating Spanish transcriptions of his interviews with members of ...

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Jail Log from the Lafayette County Detention Center for July 22 to July 26

This list was recorded from the log at the Lafayette County Detention Center. A name listed does not ...

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OPC introduces free app, new entrance system Activity Center visitors

Starting Aug. 1, members of the Oxford Park Commission will be introducing everyone who enters the athletic facilities ...

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There is a constant, unchanging truth

     The dark clouds obscure the sky as thunder rumbles. A breeze ruffles the feathers of flora, and brings ...

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Sending a tribute to a special niece

The topic of my tribute today is my niece. She ended her tumbling career at age 18 with ...

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Bond hearing for murder suspect in Jimmie “Jay” Lee case today

The bond hearing for Sheldon Herrington, Jr, 22, of Grenada takes place at 1:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) at ...

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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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OHS senior selected for prestigious Fisheries-Science mentorship program, scholarship

Oxford High School’s Norah Bruce was among 25 students across the country to be selected as an American ...

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