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Justice Kay Cobb remembered by colleagues for attention to details
Retired Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice Kay B. Cobb died on May 26, 2023, at her home in ...
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Use label information to select tomatoes
By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service Tomatoes are in almost everyone’s garden and would easily be voted the ...
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MHP on high visibility during Memorial Day weekend
‘Click-it or Ticket’ campaign underway The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) will focus enforcement efforts for the 2023 Memorial ...
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Splish splash: City pool opens Saturday
The Oxford City Pool opens Saturday, May 27, for the 2023 season. The daily admission rate for those ...
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Oxford police charge two in May 20 Holly Hills shooting
On May 25, the Oxford Police Department arrested Sean Gathright, 17, of Jacksonville, Fla., for aggravated assault in ...
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From Mississippi to Israel ’23: First impressions
By Cara Scott, Grove City College (Penn.) ’24 (Ed. note: Oxford native Scott, a freelance writer on a ...
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Mid-Town Farmers’ Market this Saturday morning
Don’t miss Saturday’s Mid-Town Farmers’ Market from 7-11 a.m. for all the delights you can imagine, including the ...
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A day that we honor the fallen
By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist Memorial Day this year is on Monday the 29th. The unofficial beginning of summer ...
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Early planting has state’s corn crop looking strong
By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Extension Service Mississippi corn producers got off to an early start and have enjoyed ...
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Arts Council secures NEA grant to support Arts Incubator program
News Release The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced Yoknapatawpha Arts Council will receive a $25,000 ...
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Chamber’s wins discussed at annual meeting
Organization welcomed 112 new members in past year By Angela Cutrer The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce’s annual ...
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Single parents benefit from policy change
By Will Westmoreland As of May 15 Mississippi single parents are no longer required to cooperate with various ...
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Open Air Church grand opening Saturday
There will be a grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new Community Worship Open Air Church this ...
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Six feet of dirt and a world of sacrifice
By Harold Brummett Columnist I traveled with my parents back in the late 1990s to Europe. This was ...
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Bell bottoms, suspenders, and Geritol
By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I’ve noticed that bell bottoms seem to be making a bit of a ...
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Longer squirrel season, increased bag limits suggested
By Hunter Cloud The Daily Leader Squirrel hunter Barry Sullivan stepped up to the podium at the Mississippi ...
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UM Museum taking applications
The University of Mississippi Museum is seeking applicants for its position of Visitor Services and Operations Associate. The ...
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Anubis Improv bringing Chicago-based show to Oxford
David Hamilton has twinkling eyes and an infectious laugh, filling the room with energy and good humor. Hamilton’s ...
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Billy Bob Thornton coming to Heindl Center
News Release Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Heindl Center for the Performing Arts will be presenting Billy Bob Thornton ...
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1-in-3 at OHS scores 25 plus on ACT
One out of every three students in 11th and 12th grades at Oxford High School has obtained a ...
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Memorial Day event planned at Veterans Park
As a way to honor Lafayette County veterans and their families, several veterans’ groups plan a Memorial Day ...
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WVHS Class of 1978 holds reunion
On Saturday, May 13, 45 years and one day after their graduation, members of the Water Valley High ...
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Johnny Morgan: He understood and believed in bipartisanship
By Sid Salter Columnist Like most Mississippians, I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of ...