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Mayor breaks tie vote to approve resolution to explore Cedar Oaks options

UPDATE from Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill: At 8 a.m. Wednesday, the city clerk received an email from Shane ...

Cold Front Triggers Sharp Temperature Drop in Oxford

Lifestyle

Help available for high utility bills

Record energy use during cold snap By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter Many Lafayette County and Oxford residents are ...

Lifestyle

Dunlap presented Outstanding Eagle Award

News

Building permits up 35 percent

By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter While it’s easy to see from the amount of traffic in Oxford that ...

News

Sales, tourism tax continue climb

Rebs have 31 home dates this spring By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter The city of Oxford’s sales and ...

Lifestyle

Oxford Film Festival lineup released ahead of March 21-24 event

Officials with the Oxford Film Festival, which is set for March 21-24, have announced the lineup of official ...

News

New Oxonians named Pantry’s Volunteers of the Year

José and Carmen Martin were named the 2023 Volunteers of the Year by the Oxford Pantry recently. The ...

News

OHS tennis beats Grenada in home match

By Bruce Newman Contributor Oxford defeated Grenada 6-1 in a home tennis match on Monday. The Chargers’ Kaitlyn ...

Lifestyle

The Mad Hatter Opens!

By M. Ben Williams A new pub venue with music has opened at 1002 Jackson Ave. East, just ...

News

Central Elementary student wins big at swimming championships

Charlotte Pannel, 10, won the 2024 Short Course State Championship Highpoint for 10U girls at a championship meet ...

History

Aldermen seeking information on options for Cedar Oaks

An item on the upcoming Oxford Board of Aldermen’s meeting agenda has caused a flurry of email chains ...

Lifestyle

Tom Franklin wins prestigious Harper Lee Award

Author, English professor to be honored in March at Alabama festival By Edwin Smith University communications Tom Franklin ...

Oxford

Master Gardener Lecture Series to feature ‘The Family Plot’ host

The Lafayette County Master Gardeners will host its annual Spring Lecture Series again this year at the Lafayette ...

News

Building permits issued in Oxford increased in 2023

While it’s easy to see from the amount of traffic in Oxford that the city is growing in ...

News

Oxford man charged as a felon with a firearm

On Feb. 7, 2024, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division arrested Willie Sisk, 53, of Oxford ...

Lifestyle

Old-time piano playing contest celebrates 50th anniversary

Contestants of all ages will be converging on Oxford to vie for trophies and cash prizes totaling a ...

Lafayette County

Area residents likely to see jump in utility bills; Help is available

Many Lafayette County and Oxford residents are opening their new electric bills this week and a collective gasp ...

Lifestyle

Women’s Council program helps UM students’ dreams come true

Global Leadership Circle funds ‘experience of a lifetime’ By Jonathan Scott For about as long as she can ...

News

MDOT: Roundabouts helping reduce crashes on Mississippi highways

https://pub.mdot.ms.gov/download/press%20releases/2024/February/US%2072%20Roundabout/RoundaboutVO.mp4   The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) continues to use roundabouts that improve traffic flow and reduce ...

News

Restaurants with alcohol; liquor stores could soon be OK in Legacy TNB zoning

The Oxford Planning Department recommended a change to Oxford’s only Legacy Traditional Neighborhood Business zoning district to allow ...

Lifestyle

ABBA music at the Ford Center

ABBA fans gathered on Feb. 10 night at the Ford Center for Performing Arts on the Ole Miss ...

Lifestyle

New phase of community partnership program focuses on Oxford

Projects include outreach to Spanish-speaking community, strengthening food security initiatives By Erin Garrett The University of Mississippi is ...

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