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Ole Miss requesting to close Gertrude Ford Blvd for a month this summer

Roads to get onto Ole Miss’ campus have been shrinking by the number over the past year and ... Read more

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City of Oxford to use new public notice signs

For those who have had a hard time seeing, or even finding, a public notice of a permit ... Read more

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Mayor Tannehill lauds officers, community after weekend marches

After a weekend that began with torrential rains and ended with pro-Confederate rally through the city Saturday, Mayor ... Read more

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City and county recover in aftermath of heavy rain storms

After a week that drenched Oxford and Lafayette County with over double-digit inches of rain, the city and ... Read more

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City of Oxford issues a self-imposed boil water notice

Oxford issued a self-imposed boil water notice on Saturday morning to all customers who receive water from the ... Read more

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Oxford Planning commission approves senior housing development

Oxford is full of student housing complexes but lack options for senior citizens and retirees who want to ... Read more

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Yalobusha Brewing Co. announce plans to open brewpub in Oxford

A former Water Valley brewery announced last week their plans to open a brewpub in Oxford this year. ... Read more

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Board of Aldermen names 13-member Executive Committee for Housing

Oxford now has a 13-member committee to oversee the development of affordable housing around the city. The Board ... Read more

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Board of Aldermen approve code change to ban the use of bed sheets as a banner

On January 28, the Board of Aldermen decided it would re-write land development codes pertaining to banners, and ... Read more

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ABC approved petition to allow bars to stay open later on Super Bowl

Oxonians planning to stay out to watch the Super Bowl this weekend will be able to, thanks to ... Read more

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Aldermen to re-write land codes pertaining to banners

The Board of Aldermen concluded it would re-write specific land development codes to limit and define banners in ... Read more

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Aldermen to begin drafting changes to city alcohol ordinance

Oxford’s Board of Aldermen agreed to begin drafting changes to an ordinance Monday, concerning on-premise consumption of light ... Read more

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Clay Deweese enters Representatives District 12 race against Kilpatrick

Oxford businessman Clay Deweese announced he has entered the Mississippi House of Representatives race in District 12 Thursday. ... Read more

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Teresa Coleman gives back to a community that made her a business owner

Teresa Coleman describes herself as a perfectionist. And in her profession, being a tax preparer at EZ Tax, ... Read more

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First National Bank offering relief to those affected by shutdown

The government has been in a partial shutdown for over a month. As it continues to set the ... Read more

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Grant from Mississippi Transportation Commission to help finish sidewalk

The Board of Alderman on Tuesday approved a request to activate a project that would finish sidewalks along ... Read more

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Oxford’s Tiffany Kilpatrick to run for Representative seat

OXFORD — Once Jay Hughes announced his candidacy for Lt. Governor last May it opened up his seat in ... Read more

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Oxford Film Fest announces special screening

OXFORD — With three weeks remaining before the 16th annual Oxford Film Fest begins, more surprises have been revealed. ... Read more

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Transcript of Mayor Robyn Tannehill’s speech at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting

Below is the full transcript of the speech Mayor Robyn Tannehill gave as part of her mayor’s report ... Read more

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MS Critterz to roll out new programs in 2019

OXFORD — The newest no-kill animal shelter in Oxford has been fully staffed for just over a month ... Read more

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Board of Aldermen to allow agricultural burning, approve change orders for Activity Center

The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved a proposed change to the Fire Protection and Fire Prevention ordinance, which ... Read more

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Board of Aldermen passes resolution for redistricting, appoint redistricting committee

On the heels of the Oxford’s 12-mile annexation last September, the Oxford Board of Alderman passed a resolution ... Read more