Business

Breaking the Silence: Local author creates podcast to help abuse victims, survivors

Local author Tanisha Bankston knows all about taking her pain and struggles and turning it into fuel for ...

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Lafayette County Detention Center Jail Log for March 25 to March 28

This list was recorded from the log at the Lafayette County Detention Center. A name listed does not ...

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Puppet camps join lineup at YAC this summer

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council is excited to kick off our new summer camps. Each summer, children from the ...

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Lafayette County, Oxford Schools to dismiss early ahead of severe weather

Both Lafayette County School District and Oxford School District have announced that all schools will be dismissed early ...

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County planning commission approves permit for Stonewater with a list of conditions

After months of tabled discussions and plans, the Planning Commission has approved a conditional use permit for a ...

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City to close Park Drive for speedy construction on HWY 30

Park Drive, just west of Highway 30, will close on Monday, Apr. 4 in order to revise an ...

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Lafayette County under Moderate Risk of Severe Weather for Wednesday

A cold front will bring in severe thunderstorms on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Damaging wind, heavy rain with ...

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Restoring Lives: Local thrift shop works to support the under-served

A local thrift shop has made supporting the under-served community in Oxford and the greater community its mission. ...

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IMC Connect! to bring industry experts to UM campus

The University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media welcomes some of the nation’s top communications executives ...

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James Meredith hopes to “uplift the moral character” of Mississippi through the teaching of the Ten Commandments

OXFORD — James Meredith is on his third mission from God. The 89-year-old civil rights icon is a ...

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Join a BBB workshop leadership, service

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (YAC) and the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation (EDF) will present a Big Bad ...

Education

“Any time those people are recognized for the hard work they do it’s a good thing.” Local educators commend lawmakers for passing teacher pay raise

The Mississippi state legislature passed a bill this week that would give teachers in the state their largest ...

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Chamber announces applications for NIL program manager

The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce is creating a new Name, Image and Likeness program that will be ...

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Baptist NMS reports zero COVID patients for first time since March 2020

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi reported zero active COVID-19 patients on Thursday for the first time since March 18, ...

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Interview with Dir. Tom Huang of “Dealing with Dad” on inspiration, family and depression

The 19th Annual Oxford Film Festival has begun! Locals and cinephiles can sit down at the theatre to ...

Lifestyle

Lafayette County Master Gardeners announce second series of gardening lectures

Lafayette County Master Gardeners announce the second in its series of spring gardening lectures.  On Thursday, April 7, ...

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City modifies resolution which will affect areas just outside Oxford’s corporate limits

The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved proposed modifications to a resolution allowing the city to provide water and ...

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UM Modern Languages Department to host Francophone Film Festival for six nights

Experience a whole new world of film through the French language! The University of Mississippi Department of Modern ...

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Storm Incoming: Lafayette County placed on Flood Watch for Tuesday

Portions of North Mississippi will experience locally heavy rain and gusty winds as a storm moves in from ...

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Baptist North Mississippi among first in region to use new lung cancer diagnosis technology

OXFORD, Miss., – Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi physicians are among the first in Mississippi to use a new ...

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Innovate Mississippi, Chamber search for tech innovators and business with creative ideas

It’s on! Innovate Mississippi, along with 11-regional partners, announces the launch of the first-ever statewide startup accelerator, CoBuilders: ...

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Oxford DPS station recognized for outstanding partnership in saving, healing lives

Donate Life Mississippi annually recognizes Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) examiners and stations for their outstanding partnership ...

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