News
OIS raises $3,000 for fundraiser
Jim Jaggers is peddling his way to helping children in Mississippi. His “Go Jim Go!” fundraiser for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Jackson made its ...
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Opinion
Pleased with law’s passage
The Oxford Board of Aldermen recently approved Noah’s Law, which bans the sale of caffeine pills and powders to minors inside the city limits of ...
by Staff Report, Sunday, September 20, 2015 6:00 am
Crime
Crime Report Friday Sept. 18
Man faces felony shoplifting charge A Corinth man was arrested Thursday after Walmart Loss Prevention contacted the Oxford Police Department regarding a man, identified as ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:12 pm
Northwest CC
Crawford carries Rangers past ICC
Justin Crawford had 33 carries for 269 yards, helping No. 8 Northwest Mississippi Community College stay unbeaten with a 31-24 win over Itawamba CC Thursday ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:01 pm
Columns
COLUMN: Thanks can go a long way
By T.J. Ray “The Finch Egg Search Travel Committee meets this Tuesday at noon at the Beacon.” You read that and instantly wonder “What else ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:00 pm
Obituaries
Juanita Terrell
OXFORD — Juanita Terrell, 79, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Funeral services are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:00 pm
Letters to the Editor
Week celebrates our great heritage
The celebration of our Constitution was started by the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1955, DAR petitioned Congress to set aside Sept. 17 to 23 annually to ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:00 pm
Obituaries
Charles W. Vaughn
OXFORD – Charles W. Vaughn, 87, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, at Oxford Health and Rehabilitation Home. A celebration of life service will be held ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:00 pm
Obituaries
Lionel Buford
ABBEVILLE — Lionel Buford, 62, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. A celebration of life service will be held ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:00 pm
Opinion
Helmets necessary in football
It’s football season. Time for children and adults to hit the green fields and throw around some pigskin. There’s a pretty important thing to remember ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 12:00 pm
Columnists
Literary Death March coming to Oxford
Oxford has crowed about the draw and power of our literary figures. It is time pull them away from their Underwood portable typewriters and make ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 11:49 am
Oxford Town
Sarahfest a week-long festival
Sarahfest, a week-long celebration presented by UM’s Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies in proud partnership with the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, will feature ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 11:24 am
Oxford Town
‘Art on the Move’ set
Just a year and a half ago, Walter and Vivian Neill opened their Oxford Treehouse Gallery in a beautiful location on County Road 418, near ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 11:18 am
Columnists
Fall brings new shows
Fall is creeping in, and some of my favorite seasonal events are the Water Valley Art Crawl and the Oxford Artists’ Guild’s Fall Show. This ...
by Staff Report, Friday, September 18, 2015 11:15 am
News
Army Corps promotes off-road vehicle safety
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ is enforcing safety rules for all operators of off-road vehicles at its Mississippi lakes, including the Enid and Sardis ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 pm
Obituaries
Obituary 9/17/15: James H. Johnson
OXFORD – James H. Johnson, 69, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at his residence in Oxford. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 pm
Obituaries
Obituary 9/17/15: Charles W. Vaughn
OXFORD – Charles W. Vaughn, 87, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, at Oxford Health and Rehabilitation Home. A celebration of life service will be held ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 pm
Columns
COLUMN: Community garden an asset for residents
By Kathy Wachter When the hot and humid temperatures of June, July and August begin to cool in the month of September, most folks think ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 pm
Crime
Crime reports 9/17/15
—Wednesday Oxford Police Officers investigated three wrecks, issued 40 tickets and made 12 arrests on the following charges: Shoplifting 3 careless driving & DUI No ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 pm
Columns
COLUMN: Billy Ross Brown: A kind soul
By John Morgan When Billy Ross Brown died Saturday night, Oxford lost another stalwart of a generation that is ever so slowly fading away. Not ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:00 pm
Education
Musical savant, Gloria Lenhoff, to perform Friday
Oxford, Mississippi—Lyric soprano and accordionist Gloria Lenhoff, a Williams Syndrome musical savant, will perform in concert at C.M. Scott Center on Friday, September 18. She will ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, September 17, 2015 11:12 am
Featured Photo
Firemen fight house fire in Steeplechase subdivision
Firemen responded a burning home in the Steeplechase subdivision this morning. Steeplechase is off of Highway 6. There were no injuries reported. They called for more ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:50 pm
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