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Celebrating history through music: UM to hold annual Black History Month concert Thursday

The University of Mississippi Department of Music is presenting its annual Black History Month concert on Thursday, Feb. ...

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OxFilm announces film lineup for the 19th Annual Oxford Film Festival

The 2022 Oxford Film Festival (In-Person on Mar. 23-27, Virtual on Mar. 27-Apr. 3)) announced the lineup of ...

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League of Women Voters to hold conference discussing the state of democracy in the U.S.

The League of Women Voters of Oxford-North Mississippi will hold a special series of open, public conversations that will ...

Education

Oxford School District recognizes nine new board-certified teachers

The Oxford School District announced Monday that nine teachers throughout the district received certification from the National Board ...

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Registration for Spring online Master Gardener class ends on Feb. 28

An online course for Master Gardener certification will be offered this spring by the Mississippi State University Extension ...

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Podcast project to teach Boys & Girls Club members career-readiness skills

The Boys & Girls of Oxford, in partnership with Segment Productions, will film its first in a series ...

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Calling all green thumbs! Master Gardeners offer spring lecture series

The first lecture in the Lafayette County Master Gardeners spring lecture series will be presented on Thursday, Mar. ...

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Gate naming reflects Peck family’s support of Ole Miss student-athletes

A $250,000 gift to the University of Mississippi from Betty Peck, the grandmother of an Ole Miss Rebel, ...

Columns

Sometimes we just have to ‘make do’

I haven’t owned many irons through the years.  I remember when I was young, about 6 years old, ...

Sports

Oxford native works with elite athletes on world’s biggest stage

Andrew Stuart has never taken “no” for an answer. The Oxford native is one of the hottest names ...

Lafayette County

WOWE presents tips and tools in free seminar for first-time home buyers

Buying a home is a daunting task to take on, especially when you face rising prices, complicated rules ...

News

National scholarship program to hold local county competition

The inaugural Distinguished Young Women program for Lafayette County presented by Trustmark, debuts on Saturday, Feb. 26 at ...

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Busy year for OFD: Department reports over 2,600 emergency calls in 2021

Oxford Fire Chief Joey Gardner presented the Oxford Fire Department’s annual report for 2021, noting a significant increase ...

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City opens bids for splash pad, construction expected to begin in spring

Oxford’s summer is looking a lot more wet and a lot more fun. The city Board of Aldermen ...

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NWS gives the Mid-South the “all clear” on severe weather threats, wind advisory still in effect

The Mid-South region is officially cleared of severe weather signs and should expect mild weather for the remainder ...

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Man arrested after harassing local woman, attempted car theft gets charged for two other burglaries

Local authorities arrested Benjamin Adams, 19, of Abbeville after Adams reportedly harassed a woman walking to her car ...

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Oxford, Lafayette students selected to All-State honor choir

Twenty-four Oxford and Lafayette high school choir students were selected to participate in the American Choral Directors’ Association/Mississippi ...

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Baptist North Mississippi performs cardiac first

Dr. Kevin Hall and team at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi recently performed the region’s first Impella RP heart ...

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Lafayette County under Tornado Watch until 6 PM

A tornado watch has been issued for Lafayette County and the entire Mid-South region. A few tornadoes are ...

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Severe storms expected across Mid-South, main line could contain tornado

National Weather Service reports that severe storms are expected across the entire Mid-South today remaining at an enhanced ...

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OPD, Gateway Tire kicks off program to prevent catalytic converter thefts

The Oxford Police Department has announced a partnership with Gateway Tire of Oxford to kick off a new ...

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Mayor addresses progress with Punkin, county board’s concerns on city expansion

Mayor Robyn Tannehill took a moment at the Oxford Board of Aldermen’s regular meeting Tuesday evening to address ...

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