News
Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill chosen for Mississippi State Flag Commission
Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill has been selected to be part of the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag. House Speaker Philip Gunn announced Tannehill ...
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News
Oxford Police Chief reports on coronavirus compliance checks
Oxford Police Chief Jeff McCutchen announced Wednesday that the majority of businesses are being mindful of City ordinances when it comes to wearing face masks ...
by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 4:57 pm
News
Oxford Board of Aldermen vote to close bars and restaurants at 10 p.m. in latest coronavirus ordinance
Oxford’s Board of Aldermen decided to strengthen the city’s COVID-19 mandate as the total number of active cases rises in Oxford. Jimmy Allgood, the City’s ...
by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 3:14 pm
News
‘Critically Important’: Ole Miss commits to international students following Trump policy change
The Trump administration has abandoned its policy that would have stripped international students of their visas if their coursework was entirely online, allowing more than ...
by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 10:59 am
Crime
Double murder-suicide in Yalobusha County leaves three people dead
The names of the three people who died in a weekend double murder-suicide in Yalobusha County have been released. Ronnie Stark, the Yalobusha County Coroner, ...
by Ana Martinez, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 12:47 pm
Lafayette County
Mississippi State Flag design submission process announced
The process of submitting new designs for the Mississippi state flag was officially announced this week. As established by House Bill 1796, which removes the ...
by Ana Martinez, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 11:39 am
Business
Local experts speak on national coin shortage
The national coin supply is experiencing a shortage of coins as a result of the pandemic, and according to local experts, the issue will likely ...
by Ana Martinez, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 10:30 am
News
Dr. John Neff’s colleagues say he was against erecting individual graves in UM Confederate cemetery
Faculty in the University of Mississippi Department of History released a statement on July 13 in an effort to set the record straight about Dr. ...
by Ana Martinez, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 9:29 am
Business
Protesters, Counter-Protesters meet at Larson’s CashSaver after statue vote
After a unanimous vote from the Lafayette County Supervisors to keep the Confederate statue on the Square, protestors took to Larson’s CashSaver on Friday to ...
by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 13, 2020 5:02 pm
News
Ecovasive is disinfecting homes, schools and businesses in the LOU Community
Oxonians who are looking to disinfect homes, schools or businesses have a local option for cleaning in Ecovasive Infection Control. According to Wayne Kelly, who ...
by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 13, 2020 10:56 am
Crime
Business burglarized on Jackson Avenue, suspect still at-large
A suspect is still on the loose following a July 1 call to the Oxford Police Department. Officers with OPD responded to a business in ...
by Ana Martinez, Friday, July 10, 2020 11:35 am
News
Yalobusha County woman dies of COVID-19 in Oxford hospital
A woman from Yalobusha County was reported to have died from complications due to COVID-19 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Yalobusha Coroner Ronnie Stark reported ...
by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 9, 2020 4:10 pm
Crime
Crash in Marshall County leaves minor dead; Suspect fled the scene
Mississippi Highway Patrol is looking for a suspect that fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of a minor. According ...
by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:08 pm
Business
Track 61 restaurant closed, space for lease
The space that houses Track 61 restaurant in the Midtown Shopping Center is up for lease, signifying the end of the Italian restaurant. Tim Phillips, ...
by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 9, 2020 9:55 am
Events
Tunes Around Town event will help support local artists
Oxford’s first walking festival will be held on Saturday, July 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Tunes Around Town festival will feature mini-performances at Spring ...
by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 4:08 pm
News
Ole Miss international students plan fall semester amid deportation threat
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, announced this week that international students “may not take a full online course load and remain in ...
by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 1:12 pm
Lafayette County
Randy Hope celebrates 25 years at First Baptist Church of Abbeville
The First Baptist Church of Abbeville is celebrating Pastor Randy Hope’s 25th anniversary of serving the church. Hope will officially celebrate his anniversary of being ...
by Ana Martinez, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 8:41 am
BREAKING NEWS
Lafayette County Supervisors vote no on moving Confederate statue
The Confederate monument on the Lafayette County Courthouse lawn will remain where it stands. On Monday night, the Board of Supervisors decided at the last ...
by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 6, 2020 7:15 pm
Events
Theatre Oxford’s 10-Minute Play Contest now open
Theatre Oxford’s 10-Minute Play Festival is now open for submissions. The deadline for submissions is Aug. 15, 2020. The first-place winner will receive $1,000, second ...
by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 6, 2020 2:19 pm
Business
Dodo Pizza finds new home; moving July 12
Dodo Pizza will be moving to a new location after July 12. Alena Tikhova, the owner of Dodo Pizza, took to Facebook on July 1 ...
by Ana Martinez, Monday, July 6, 2020 9:46 am
Events
Oxford Police Department reminds everyone to stay safe this 4th of July
Oxford Police Department wants to remind everyone to stay safe this Fourth of July. Oxford residents are gearing up to celebrate Independence Day from their ...
by Ana Martinez, Friday, July 3, 2020 8:00 am
Lafayette County
Confederate statue not on Board of Supervisors agenda, will still be addressed
The agenda for the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors meeting on July 6 was announced on Thursday, but it did not list the Confederate monument ...
by Ana Martinez, Thursday, July 2, 2020 5:27 pm
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