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Education

EDUCATION NEWS

NEMCC names over 200 to Fall President’s List BOONEVILLE — Two hundred and four Northeast Mississippi Community College students achieved a grade point average (GPA) ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, February 7, 2016 6:00 am

Obituaries

Ira Thomas Hickinbottom

OXFORD — Ira Thomas “Tee” Hickinbottom, 79, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at his residence in Oxford. Funeral services are incomplete with Serenity-Martin Funeral Home ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, February 5, 2016 12:00 pm

Crime

Crime Report

—Thursday Oxford Police Department Reports 3 suspicious activities 2 ambulance assists 2 shopliftings 1 disturbance 1 improper parking 1 credit card fraud 1 false pretense ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, February 5, 2016 12:00 pm

Columns

Contemplate meaning of life

At the exact moment I shot the squirrel, somebody shot a deer somewhere in the country. While those shootings were taking place, a chicken processing ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, February 5, 2016 12:00 pm

Ole Miss Sports

Moody’s 23 help Rebels rally for win

Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri made Stefan Moody work for his points. Not quite hard enough, as it turned out. The prolific guard had ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:04 pm

Crime

Man faces third DUI, felony charges

The Oxford Police Department arrested John Henry Key, 56, of Oxford on a felony DUI Tuesday. Key was pulled over for not wearing a seat ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Jessie Mae Burt

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Jessie Mae Burt, formerly of Oxford, 79, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Funeral services will be held on Saturday ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Crime

Man charged with embezzlement

A Water Valley man has been charged with embezzling money from Kangaroo Gas Station while being employed there. Charged was Jason Bland, 33, who worked ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Hettie Christine Carpenter

OXFORD — Hettie Christine Carpenter died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Funeral services are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Letters to the Editor

Praise the hard work at animal shelter

Don’t be to critical, sometimes a little praise goes a long way. The Oxford Lafayette Humane Society has come a long way in the past ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Opinion

Signees leave a legacy

The buzz around Oxford was electric Wednesday as National Signing Day for college football recruits finally arrived. Ole Miss secured a top five class for ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Oxford Town

TMR returns for another season

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour resumes live performances tonight at 6 p.m. at Off Square Books. Guests will include novelists Elizabeth McKenzie and Ed Tarkington ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Events

UM library Brown Bag lecture to examine poetry of Sterling Plump

Corey Taylor, associate professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, will discuss “Blues, Bebop and Black History: Poetry and Prose of the Sterling Plumpp ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Crime

Crime Report

—Wednesday Oxford Police Department Reports 2 alarms 1 ambulance assist 3 disturbances 1 malicious mischief 3 welfare concerns 1 animal complaint 2 Suspicious Activities 911 ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Noel Watts

OXFORD — Noel Watts died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at his home in Oxford. Funeral services are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home in charge of ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Events

Area IV Special Olympics basketball meet set for Feb. 12

The Area IV Special Olympics basketball meet will take place Friday, Feb. 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Turner Center. Supporters and ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Oxford Town

Levingston’s ‘Heavy Sleep’ among New York Times’ Top 25 albums

“Heavy Sleep,” the latest album by concert pianist Bruce Levingston, artist-in-residence at the University of Mississippi, has been included on the New York Times list ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Columnists

Mounting a world class exhibition

This week I promised to give details about the process the University Museum undertakes to mount an exhibition in its galleries. The most recently installed ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Bruce E. Johnson

OXFORD — Bruce E. Johnson, 52, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. A memorial service will be held on ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 pm

Crime

Crime News

Stolen car found in Louisiana   A Hammond, Louisiana, man was arrested Tuesday after being found in possession of a vehicle that was reported stolen ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, February 3, 2016 12:00 pm

News

Industry and safe roads in the local headlines

Industry always has something going on in Lafayette County and roads and their safety always seems to be on the minds of officials and residents ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, February 3, 2016 12:00 pm

Letters to the Editor

Holding rally in Grove against a multinational trade deal

On Thursday, representatives of two countries will meet in a New Zealand casino to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This multinational trade deal, negotiated in ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, February 3, 2016 12:00 pm

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