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Have fun, but be careful
It seemed that it took forever for the colder weather to finally arrive — remember those 70-degree temperatures at Christmas? — but it finally appears ...
It seemed that it took forever for the colder weather to finally arrive — remember those 70-degree temperatures at Christmas? — but it finally appears ...
By Charlie Mitchell President Barack Obama delivered his last State of the Union speech on the same day Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant delivered his last ...
OLIVE BRANCH — Bobby James Campbell, 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at Methodist Hospital in Olive Branch. Funeral services will be held on Sunday ...
An Oxford man was arrested in connection with aggravated domestic violence Sunday. According to the Oxford Police Department, officers responding to a disturbance at Anderson ...
—Wednesday Oxford Police Department Reports 4 disturbances 4 welfare checks 1 careless driving 2 petty thefts 3 suspicious activities 4 alarms 1 noise violation 2 ...
The city of Oxford’s leaders had news in this week in yesterday’s papers during meetings and nature took its toll on the city and county ...
We commend The Kiwanis Club of Oxford for encouraging local elementary-aged children to improve their literacy skills. The club, which recently awarded bicycles to 12 ...
COFFEEVILLE — Toby Auston Waldo, 75, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, in Coffeeville. Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Henry Chapel ...
—Tuesday Oxford Police Department Reports 8 alarms 1 welfare concern 2 disturbances 5 suspicious activities 1 motorist assist 1 harassing phone calls 1 fire department ...
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Tuesday that he is asking legislators to update Mississippi’s election laws, ...
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday appointed the former U.S. attorney for northern Mississippi, Jim Greenlee, to the state ...
OXFORD — Andrew Young Jr., 66, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at his residence in Oxford. A memorial service will be held at a later ...
Associated Press STARKVILLE — Ole Miss guard Alissa Alston looked like she had an open lane to the basket and went straight for it, trying to keep ...
By Malachi Baggett Last Tuesday night I was one of many in the country that tuned into Obama’s final State of the Union address. The ...
—Friday through Monday Oxford Police Department Reports 1 fire department assist 14 disturbances 1 noise violation 19 suspicious activities 12 alarms 4 civil matters 7 ...
OXFORD — George Bradshaw Jr., 96, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Funeral services are incomplete with Waller Funeral ...
TUPELO — Robert Ray Leake, 72, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at ...
Crime happens and it happens every day. Yes, even in peaceful Oxford and Lafayette County. However, two armed robberies within roughly one month of each ...
By Sid Salter One of the real truisms in Mississippi politics is that we really like elections and voting. The old saying about Mississippians — ...
OXFORD — Alfred “Al” Elliott Moreton, 82, and Rebecca Larche Moreton, 78, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, as the result of a car accident. Funeral ...
Lafayette County and Mississippi leaders need to take a good look at Harmontown. Residents used to have two bridges prior to the creation of Sardis ...
“Stop, don’t touch, run away, tell a grown-up.” That’s the message children are taught for when they find a gun anywhere in an Eddie the ...