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Lafayette County

Student Housing plans for Move-In day

The months leading up to the school year are normally very busy this time of year, but this year will prove to be even busier ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 30, 2020 4:48 pm

News

Baptist Hospital-North Mississippi receives award from American Heart Association

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi received the Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Gold plus Quality Achievement Award. The award was granted to Baptist North Mississippi by the ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:59 pm

News

Mississippi has the most sustainable credit card debt

The state of Mississippi has the most sustainable credit card debt with a median credit card balance of $2,287.  WalletHub looked at data from TransUnion, ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 4:36 pm

Business

Common Ground Coffee bridges gaps and breaks down barriers

A new coffee bar was added to Oxford’s constantly evolving list of new places to visit. Common Ground Coffee Bar, which opened on Saturday, July ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 4:31 pm

Crime

OPD respond to sexual assault on Old Taylor Road

Oxford Police Department responded to a sexual assault report at the 2100 block of Old Taylor Road on Saturday, July 25. Investigators were called to ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 8:46 am

Business

Oxford Dairy Queen to open next week

Residents of Oxford will soon be able to enjoy frozen treats from Dairy Queen starting at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 3. The new Dairy ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 27, 2020 3:36 pm

Lafayette County

Water Valley man succumbs to injuries from one-vehicle accident on CR 376

Deputies of the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department were called out to County Road 376 for a one-vehicle accident on Saturday, July 25 at 3:58 p.m. ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 27, 2020 1:58 pm

Lafayette County

Reeves reveals appointments for state flag commission

All nine members of the Mississippi State Flag Commission have been revealed following Governor Tate Reeves’ announcement on Friday. The governor revealed the three members ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 27, 2020 1:57 pm

News

Local author Ellen Meacham talks about her book “Delta Epiphany: Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi” and similarities today

University of Mississippi professor Ellen Meacham spoke at the Mississippi Library Commission Lunch Lecture series about her book Delta Epiphany: Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi. ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 27, 2020 8:15 am

Business

Ajax reopens for carry out, online ordering

Oxford staple Ajax Diner reopened for carry out. “We hope to be open for delivery and dine-in in the next few weeks,” owner Randy Yates ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Friday, July 24, 2020 3:01 pm

Crime

OPD “Behind the Badge” introduces police officers to the community

The Oxford Police Department released the first episode of a video series titled “Behind the Badge” this week. Behind the Badge is a new video ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Friday, July 24, 2020 10:49 am

News

Local author Ace Atkins gets book turned into HBO series

The Quinn Colson series by Oxford author Ace Atkins is being developed into a TV show on HBO. The books are about Colson, who is ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:44 am

Business

J Olive Co of Oxford holding a “going out of business” sale

The J Olive Co. store located on N. Lamar Blvd in Oxford is having a closing sale until August 1, 2020. The store announced through ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 23, 2020 9:21 am

News

New parade and assembly law in Oxford

The Board of Aldermen held their second reading and public hearing of the revised Ordinance for Parades, Public Assemblies, and Special Events. “After the last ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 3:24 pm

News

Parking to resume on all paid, off-street parking

Residents of Oxford have two more weeks left of free parking before the city goes back to regular metered parking in off-street parking areas. The ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 2:42 pm

News

Chancellor Glenn Boyce provides on update on the Cemetery Project

University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce gave an update of the confederate monument relocation project on Friday, July 17. Chancellor Boyce released his update on ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 1:27 pm

Business

Dodo Pizza to reopen in its new location on Jackson Avenue West

Dodo Pizza moved into its new location on Jackson Avenue West and celebrated its reopening on July 19. The pizza chain reopened in the space ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:36 am

News

Man charged in shooting behind a business

The Oxford Police Department received information about a shooting behind a business in the 200 block  of Highway 314 on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 20, 2020 3:37 pm

Lafayette County

Oxford Faith Leaders hold a press conference to move the statue

Many of Oxford’s faith leaders gathered on the Lafayette County Chancery Court steps to discuss the need to move the Confederate statue. A dozen ministers ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 20, 2020 1:14 pm

News

The University Press of Mississippi receives grants from NEH CARES Act

The University Press of Mississippi is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) CARES Act grant. The NEH CARES grant awarded $94,097 ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 16, 2020 2:56 pm

Crime

Oxford woman charged with aggravated assault

Oxford Police Department responded to a disturbance in progress on Elmore Drive at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 12. As soon as police arrived on ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 16, 2020 1:53 pm

Business

Oxford sales tax numbers up 27 percent in May

The first full financial effect of the COVID-19 pandemic was made known this week for the City of Oxford. Mississippi’s Department of Revenue released the ... Read more

by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 16, 2020 1:51 pm

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