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CDC Says No More Masks for the Fully-Vaxxed; LOU Leaders Cautiously Optimistic About Return to Business as Usual

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcement on Thursday that fully vaccinated Americans can take off their ...

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Lafayette County School District hosting retirement reception for Dr. Adam Pugh

The Lafayette County School District is hosting a retirement reception for outgoing school superintendent Dr. Adam Pugh this ...

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Picnic at the Pavilion Celebrates LOU Reopening

To celebrate the reopening of the LOU community, the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Picnic ...

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Group honors 1893 Lafayette County lynching victim

A group of around 40 people gathered in Banner, Miss., over the weekend to honor the memory of ...

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Sunday storms bring tree damage, power outages; tornado not confirmed

Mother’s Day came to a rough end for some on Sunday, as a line of severe storms rolled ...

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Highway 7 Coalition sends letter to Governor Reeves, state legislators asking for financial support

Local leaders from seven counties in the Highway 7 corridor have come together to ask Governor Tate Reeves ...

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Oxford hires director for Animal Resource Center; County not partnering with city, for now

Progress continues to be made toward the City of Oxford’s Animal Resource Center, with a new director hired ...

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Traffic Alert: Signals out on Highway 6

UPDATE 2:29 p.m.: All traffic signals on Highway 6 are working, except for the Buddy East Parkway intersection. ...

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Heartland Forward grant program opens to local residents

Oxford and Lafayette County residents have the opportunity to help their community thrive with a grant to test out ...

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Eggs and Issues 2021: Local state leaders provide update on Lafayette County’s infrastructure projects

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories about topics discussed at the Eggs and ...

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Oxford man facing domestic violence charge

An Oxford man is facing a felony domestic violence charge following an altercation. On April 29, investigators with ...

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Lafayette High School announces Valedictorian and Salutatorian for Class of 2021

Lafayette County School District announced the two students atop Lafayette High School’s Class of 2021 last week. Leigh ...

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Eggs and Issues 2021: Rep. Brady Williamson defends tourism tax stance

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories about topics discussed at the Eggs and ...

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Oxford man arrested for attempted break-in at Lafayette County Courthouse

An Oxford man was arrested this week for attempted commercial burglary. John Langan, 22, was taken into custody ...

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Oxford man arrested for credit card fraud

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man for making several online purchases using a debit card that ...

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Lafayette Students win in 2021 Mississippi History Day State Contest

Winners of the 2021 Mississippi History Day State Contest were announced in a virtual awards ceremony on April ...

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Eggs and Issues Breakfast and Legislative Update happening Friday

The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Eggs and Issues Legislative Breakfast is scheduled for later this week ...

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Dr. Adam Pugh announces retirement as Lafayette County school superintendent

After nearly 20 years of service within the Lafayette County School District, Dr. Adam Pugh is calling it ...

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MDOT to make adjustments to Highway 6 – F.D. “Buddy” East Parkway intersection

In the wake of a fatal two-vehicle accident that occurred last month, the Highway 6 and F.D. “Buddy” ...

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Bomb Scare at the Courthouse in Batesville

By Jeremy Weldon Law enforcement officials have cleared an area of 100 yards around the front of the ...

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MSDH: 33 percent of Lafayette County residents fully vaccinated, second highest in state

Lafayette County is one of the top counties in Mississippi when it comes to its COVID-19 vaccination rate. ...

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City of Oxford to participate in Building Safety Month

Next month the City of Oxford will participate in the 41st annual Building Safety Month by offering different ...

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