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Board of Aldermen vote to open restaurant dining rooms, salons and barbershops with restrictions

Oxford restaurants will be able to open their doors to the public next week, after dining rooms were ...

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City of Oxford urging Congress for direct funding for COVID-19 relief

The City of Oxford is joining other municipalities in Mississippi in asking the United States Congress for relief ...

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Oxford Film Fest provides update on “It’s Time” screening, third week of virtual fest

The Oxford Film Festival is still holding out hope that it can facilitate the world premiere of Chucky ...

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Family Crisis Services Reports increase in Domestic Violence calls since COVID-19 pandemic began

For most people, stay-at-home orders provide a sense of security amidst the coronavirus pandemic; however, that’s not the ...

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Belle Rivers affordable housing development begins Phase II

Nearly two years ago, one of the first affordable housing developments in Oxford broke ground. To commemorate the ...

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Aldermen vote to keep restaurant dining rooms closed, allow some outdoor recreation to resume

Despite Governor Tate Reeves allowing restaurant dining rooms to reopen across the state later this week, those inside ...

Oxford faces rising COVID-19 and RSV cases amid Southeastern trends. Stay informed and take protective measures.

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Lafayette County sees slow rise in COVID-19 cases, now with 96

Lafayette County has seen a slow rise in new COVID-19 cases since the weekend. The Mississippi State Department ...

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Arrests made in weekend robbery at Oxford motel

Four days after an Oxford motel was robbed at gunpoint by two masked individuals, the Oxford Police Department ...

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Oxford Police Department investigating motel robbery

The Oxford Police Department is looking to identify two suspects who robbed a motel on Saturday. At approximately ...

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REOPEN FOR BUSINESS: Oxford’s small businesses slowly returning to normal

When the Oxford Board of Aldermen voted to begin Phase 1 of the “Serve Oxford Safely” recovery plan ...

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Oxford University Transit relocating Downtown Square stop

In an effort to make several transportation hubs around Oxford, Oxford University Transit is relocating one of its ...

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Visit Oxford, Chick-Fil-A to give away 7,000 free face coverings

Facial coverings, such as masks, are now required when going into businesses that are open in Oxford, and ...

Oxford faces rising COVID-19 and RSV cases amid Southeastern trends. Stay informed and take protective measures.

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Lafayette County EMA director provides update on long-term care facility outbreaks

During a Lafayette County Board of Supervisors meeting earlier this week, it was announced that an additional long-term ...

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Sinkhole forms behind Oxford Post Office

A sinkhole emerged in the back parking lot of the Oxford Post Office on Thursday morning, damaging one ...

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Oxford School District approves changes to promotion and retention policy

With COVID-19 shutting down in-person instruction and closing all public school buildings for the remainder of the spring, ...

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Aldermen vote to reopen select businesses as part of Phase 1 in Oxford’s recovery plan

The light at the end of the tunnel for returning to some normalcy is getting closer and brighter ...

Crime

Oxford man arrested for domestic violence – aggravated assault

An Oxford man was arrested by the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department Monday following a traffic accident. Investigators with ...

Oxford faces rising COVID-19 and RSV cases amid Southeastern trends. Stay informed and take protective measures.

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Lafayette County reports no new COVID-19 cases for second straight day

The peak of COVID-19 cases in Mississippi has not been officially identified, but Lafayette County is starting to ...

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Oxford’s 2020 census response 14.5% below state average

The coronavirus has taken the nation’s attention over the past two months, but there are still important events ...

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Department of Public Safety to extend expiring driver’s licenses, other permits

Anyone who has a driver’s license that has expired, or is set to expire during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Oxford faces rising COVID-19 and RSV cases amid Southeastern trends. Stay informed and take protective measures.

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Lafayette County sees decrease in COVID-19 cases after second spike

Lafayette County saw its second rise of COVID-19 cases last week, but since Thursday, the number of positive ...

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Oxford Physician: Masks are a human kindness

Dr. Eric Dahl, a family physician in the LOU Community, has one message he’d like to share: at ...

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