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Aldermen approve fourth COVID-19 emergency resolution; masks required in essential businesses

The first small step to reopening Oxford was taken on Thursday. During a recessed meeting on Thursday, the ...

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Portion of Anderson Road closed to fix underground pipe

A portion of Anderson Road is closed for repairs, due to a pipe and roadway failure. The City ...

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

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Lafayette County reports 11 new COVID-19 cases; Mississippi death toll surpasses 200

Mississippi reached another devastating mark on Thursday during the COVID-19 pandemic. The State Department of Health reported eight ...

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

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Oxford Conference Center to host drive-thru COVID-19 testing site

Lafayette County will host its first drive-thru COVID-19 testing this week. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) ...

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Oxford High School announces graduation plans

Oxford High School’s Class of 2020 will still get the opportunity to walk across the stage to receive ...

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Mayor Tannehill: Furloughing of city employees was “imminent”

Oxford was one of the first cities in Mississippi to take cost-cutting measures due to projected revenue losses ...

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

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Lafayette County reports new COVID-19 case; MSDH reports decrease in daily case total

Mississippi saw a decrease in new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday for a second straight day after reporting 300 ...

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

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Lafayette County reports 28 new COVID-19 cases and one death over weekend

Lafayette County saw its worst spike in COVID-19 cases over the weekend since reporting its first case last ...

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COVID-19 cases confirmed at North Mississippi Regional Center

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported the first COVID-19 outbreak at a Lafayette County long-term care facility ...

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University of Mississippi professor dies due to complications from COVID-19

The third coronavirus-related death in Lafayette County was reported on Saturday, when the University of Mississippi announced professor ...

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

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Lafayette County reports first long-term care facility COVID-19 outbreak; MSDH reports 169 new cases

Lafayette County did not report any new COVID-19 cases, but did report its first long-term care facility outbreak ...

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Oxford neighborhood creates Social Distance Zoo

The quarantine life has lasted for nearly a month in Oxford, and families have been scrambling to find ...

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Oxford School District makes emergency purchase of C-Spire “MiFi” hot spots for students

In an effort to make sure every student is able to complete distance learning, the Oxford School District ...

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Aldermen approve furlough of city employees, suspension of services

The exact toll COVID-19 will take will not be known until the pandemic is over, but the City ...

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University Oxford Airport awarded COVID-19 relief aid

With COVID-19 putting pause on the entire country, travel has become one of the hardest-hit industries. Due to ...

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

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Lafayette County reports three new COVID-19 cases; MSDH reports 264 new cases statewide

Lafayette County continues to report new COVID-19 cases, while Mississippi reported more than 260 for the second straight ...

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Board of Aldermen extend shelter-in-place order through April 30

Oxford residents will have to embrace quarantine life for at least a couple more weeks. During a special ...

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Board of Aldermen to consider extending shelter-in-place order

In a video posted to her official Facebook page, Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill provided several community updates on ...

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Oxford Film Festival announces weekly virtual film festival series

The 2020 edition of the Oxford Film Festival is going virtual, for now. The festival announced this week ...

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

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Lafayette County reports three new COVID-19 cases; MSDH reports new single-day high

Nearly a week after hitting a single-day high of reported COVID-19 cases, Mississippi surpassed that total on Wednesday. ...

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Area school districts react to schools remaining closed the rest of the semester

Public schools in Mississippi will remain closed for the rest of the current school year due to COVID-19. ...

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Regions to still use Square location after merge with Jackson Avenue branch

Despite Regions closing its Courthouse Square Branch this summer, the bank still intends to use the space for ...

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