News

Help Wanted! Chamber to hold job fair as aid cutoff spurs no job influx

Earlier this year, an insistent cry arose from business leaders and Republican governors: Cut off a $300-a-week federal ...

News

FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters

U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson ...

Crime

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department Crime Report for October 21

Arrest(s): 1 Possession of paraphernalia 1 Contempt of court – warrant Report(s): 3 Accidents 4 Agency assists 4 ...

Crime

Sheriff’s department charges Oxford man with embezzlement

On Monday, October 18, 2021, Lafayette County Sheriff’s Investigators arrested Patrick Parrish Caine, 47, of Oxford for Embezzlement ...

Crime

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department Crime Report for October 20

Arrest(s): 0 Arrests Report(s): 3 Accidents 2 Agency assists 2 Alarms 1 Animal complaint 3 Civil matters 1 ...

News

Lafayette County hires on firefighters, approves subdivision plat

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approved the hiring or promotion of firefighters in Lafayette County after the ...

News

Join Coleman’s Fourth Annual Trunk or Treat on Oct. 28

Local businesses and groups can sign up now to be a part of the fourth annual “Trunk or ...

Business

Chamber, retailers prep for holiday with Shop Oxford Open House

Shop Oxford brings the holidays closer to Oxford with the Shop Oxford Holiday Open House presented by the ...

State/Region News

FDA decide on boosters as health officials worry about incoming flu season, health officials worry about hospital staffing as winter grows near

Mississippi is seeing a steady decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations although the number of deaths persists and ...

Crime

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department Crime Report for October 18

Arrest(s): 1 Domestic violence – simple assault 1 Public drunk Report(s): 3 Accidents 16 Agency assists 9 Alarms ...

Education

Intervention program fights COVID learning loss

The Lafayette County School Board has approved the continuation of Mission Acceleration, a program that combats the learning ...

News

FDA panel takes up tough questions on J&J COVID-19 boosters

U.S. health advisors on Friday tackled who should get boosters of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine and ...

Events

United Way kicks off annual campaign with community luncheon

The United Way of Oxford-Lafayette County signaled the start of their 51st annual campaign with a community luncheon ...

News Main

Oxford and Lafayette County leaders ask for immediate plan for Highway 7 safety improvements

In the wake of two fatal wrecks on the Highway 7 South corridor last week, City of Oxford ...

Crime

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department Crime Report for October 14

Arrest(s): 1 Writ to take custody Report(s): 1 Accident 1 Agency assist 2 Alarms 1 Commercial burglary 2 ...

News

LCFD saves two from boat accident on Sardis Lake

On October 11 at 12:58 PM, the Lafayette County Fire Department was dispatched to a boater in distress ...

News

BancorpSouth, Retiree Attraction partner to offer seniors a financial protection seminar

BancorpSouth and Retiree Attraction partner to bring senior citizens of Lafayette County and Oxford the Financial Protection for ...

News

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department Crime Report for October 13

Arrest(s): 1 DUI 4th Report(s): 7 Agency assists 2 Alarms 1 Animal complaints 2 Disturbances 3 Follow ups ...

News

Mississippi works to offer driver’s license, vaccine card in digital form

Mississippi is developing a way for people to have their driver’s license, vaccination card and other state-issued documents ...

News

Punkin Water advisory board making plans

Advisory board members for the Punkin Water Association hope to take advantage of Lafayette County’s CARES Act funding ...

Crime

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department Crime Report for October 12

Arrest(s): 0 Arrests Report(s): 8 Agency assists 1 Disturbance 4 Follow ups 1 Grand larceny 1 Harassment 2 ...

News

Governor Reeves extends COVID-19 state of emergency into November

Governor Tate Reeves extended Mississippi’s State of Emergency by another 30 days on Monday, drawing the order into ...

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