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Teachers’ workshop to focus on environment education

ABCs of Environmental Education offered June 4-7 A teachers’ workshop in Lafayette County this summer will help teachers ...

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United Way taking applications for grants

Lafayette County has been awarded $16,357 in federal funding through the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program ...

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Congressman Kelly hosting Military Academy Day

U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) will host Military Academy Day in Oxford on Saturday, April 27, from 10 ...

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Oxford Town tunes up

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is scheduled to take the main stage at the Double Decker Arts Festival Saturday at ...

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May garden lecture to focus on flowers, cutting gardens

The final event for this year’s Lafayette County Master Gardeners Spring Lecture Series will focus on growing flowers ...

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Why the turtle crosses the road

Turtles start to cross roadways this time of year for nesting By Hunter Cloud The (Brookhaven) Daily Leader ...

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Drawdown and silent auction scholarship fundraiser at Powerhouse

The Powerhouse will be a hub of philanthropy and community support as it hosts the Drawdown and Silent ...

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Double Decker Storyfest returns to Van Buren House

The Double Decker Storyfest returns April 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the grounds of the Van ...

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May Fest set for May 5 at Cedar Oaks

Cedar Oaks Guild is hosting a free May Fest on the lawn of Cedar Oaks on Sunday, May ...

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World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest to be held Memorial weekend

Since its inception as a fundraiser for the Monticello Railway Museum in 1975, the World Championship Old-Time Piano ...

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LaMotte Live!

Songwriter, speaker and author David LaMotte will make multiple appearances in Oxford the weekend of April 20 -21, ...

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Fed funds available for emergency food, shelter

Applications for program at UWOLC Lafayette County has been awarded $16,357 in Phase 41 funding to supplement emergency ...

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Theatre Oxford to present ‘The Old People are Revolting’

The retirees at Sunshine Valley are mad and calling for a revolt! How dare the town council eliminate ...

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Coast trip reminds of DAV significance

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route I traveled to the Disabled American Veterans convention held in Gulfport last ...

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Sales tax holiday coming earlier

If approved by Gov. Tate Reeves, Mississippi’s back-to-school sales tax holiday this summer will be three days long ...

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Probable cause hearing held in capital case

Court hears details on child’s injuries A Circuit Court judge ruled Monday that there was probable cause to ...

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Congressman Kelly to host Military Academy Day in Oxford

U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) will host Military Academy Day 2024 in Oxford later this month. The event ...

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Shrine Club bringing back Springfest

The Oxford Shrine Club has announced the return of Springfest, just in time to celebrate, well, spring! The festival ...

A map of Mississippi displays 25 counties in red, six in yellow.

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Formosan termite swarms threaten large part of state

By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Extension Service Invasive Formosan subterranean termites were first found in the state 40 years ...

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OHS’s ‘Unified Sports’ basketball team hits the road

Oxford High School’s Unified Sports basketball team has the unique opportunity to travel. This event will be a ...

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Cofield’s Corner: Faulkner photo has long exposure

By John Cofield When William Faulkner was still Bill Falkner, more than a few locals made fun of ...

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