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Those in pageant successful
University of Mississippi students were highly successful Saturday at the annual Miss Mississippi pageant. The pageant, which is ...
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Property change a benefit
Developer David Blackburn’s persistence and willingness to follow the process to annex into the city was rewarded. He ...
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Education rates gain momentum
While Mississippi still has struggles on the education front, recent statistics show teachers and students are making gains ...
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Thankful for more warning
Over the course of the next month crews are expected to install an additional 10 emergency sirens throughout ...
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Be patient with road projects
Construction has begun on the University Avenue bridge. The bridge will remain partially closed, with one lane open ...
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Time out of school gives time to get vaccinations
While the start of school is a long way off right now, it’s time for parents to prepare ...
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Keep watch on seniors in summer
Today is the first day of summer, but we have already been encountering 90-degree days with 100-plus-degree heat ...
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Difference in grades doesn’t give a full picture
Empower Mississippi released its state Education Report Card this week, which gave Sen. Gray Tollison an A and ...
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Sharing space key to agency
Leap Frog is a program that benefits dozens of children in Oxford and Lafayette County, and in turn ...
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Help for catfish is on the way
Mississippi catfish farmers produce more than half of the U.S. farm-raised catfish, but their numbers are dwindling due ...
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Commission voted for community
The Oxford Planning Commission on Monday listened to a second round of proposals from U Club Townhomes for ...
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Pioneer deserves recognition
James Meredith’s work as a pioneer in civil rights extended beyond being the first black student at the ...
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Terrorism can strike at any time
Acts of terrorism can strike anyone at any time. It doesn’t matter if you’re black, white, orange or ...
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Ali made us look at ourselves
The passing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was more than just the death of a legendary athlete. His ...
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W. Jackson Ave. needs attention
Recently, Mayor Pat Patterson quoted some figures he received from the Mississippi Department of Transportation that showed West ...
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BMH should ‘take a loss’
It was a bit disheartening to see only 20 people at Monday night’s meeting with Baptist Memorial Hospital-North ...
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Caterpillar had a focus on residents, community
You certainly can’t blame Caterpillar for trying to get a tax exemption from the Lafayette County Board of ...
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Summer can be innovative
A week-long adventure starts Monday for local students in first through sixth grade. Camp Invention will be ...
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Running group helps city
Run Oxford held its second annual Splash ’N Dash over the weekend, and its attendance more than tripled ...
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Internet should be accessible
Residents and businesses in the Taylor community got some good news this week when AT&T officials announced Friday ...
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Board has a tough job to do
The numbers don’t lie. Oxford Elementary School in the next three years will not have enough room to ...
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Gambling can be an addiction
Each year, Americans lose roughly $100 billion to gambling. That’s right. Billion — with a “b.” Along with ...
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