Lafayette County

WIC of Lafayette County granted excellence award

The Women, Infant and Children’s (WIC) Nutrition Program of Lafayette County has been awarded the Loving Support Award ...

News

Neilson’s donates historic records to UM library

The first day of October 1962 was tense in Oxford, with soldiers patrolling the streets and smoke lingering ...

News

Uninsured patients keep turning to OMMC

  With more businesses in the service industry hiring part-time-only employees, the working, uninsured population in Lafayette County ...

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Doors of Hope annual fundraiser rescheduled

  The Doors of Hope Transition Ministries relies on its annual fundraiser to continue its mission to change ...

Crime

Crime Report

— Monday Oxford Police Department Reports 5 Suspicious Activities 1 Simple Assault 3 Ambulance Assists 4 Alarms 1 ...

Crime

Oxford man charged with strong arm robbery

The Oxford Police Department arrested a man Monday for allegedly robbing a man at Oxford Wheel Estates. According ...

Lafayette County

More issues at Shelbi’s Place

Residents of Shelbi’s Place subdivision were not very happy during Friday afternoon’s deluge that caused serious street flooding, ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Friday-Sunday Oxford Police Department Reports 17 disturbances 2 complaints of lost property 6 malicious mischiefs 1 auto burglary ...

News

Spark study ignites autism research at UMMC

When Laura Beth Johnston’s son Fraiser was diagnosed with autism in December 2014, she said it was a ...

News

Money names Lamar House top free stop

Money magazine recently named the L.Q.C. Lamar House and Museum the top free thing to do,” in Mississippi. ...

Lafayette County

Local middle school student killed in one-car crash

Walker Atkinson was too young to drive. He was much too young to die. However, on Sunday night ...

News

Franklin working with Franco to have novels turned into movies

Oxford’s Tom Franklin is excited that James Franco is developing three of his books as movies because Franco ...

Crime

Slain nuns had ties to Oxford

  Two nuns found slain this week in Holmes County were once affiliated with St. John the Evangelist ...

News

Chancellor Vitter: 3 reasons why Ole Miss is the flagship

University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeff Vitter has enjoyed being transformed into an Ole Miss Rebel over the last ...

Business

UM Communiversity offers professional development courses for residents

By Pam Starling University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi’s Communiversity program is offering a new series of ...

Crime

OHS student arrested for threatening text

  An Oxford High School student has been arrested as a result of last week’s threatening text message ...

News

Mississippi nuns killed: Sister Margaret Held, Sister Paula Merrill remembered with memorial fund

DURANT, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the killing of two nuns in Mississippi (all times local): 1:30 ...

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Neil White’s book makes NYT bestseller list seven years after publication

Oxford writer Neil White’s 2009 book “In The Sanctuary of Outcasts” made a surprise visit to the coveted ...

News

Arrest made in last week’s lockout

A current Oxford High School student has been arrested as a result of last week’s threat that caused a ...

Education

New UM academic adviser enjoys building structures and futures

By Pam Starling University of Mississippi Putting together 1,000-piece Lego displays is a regular occurrence at the home ...

News

UM colleagues united by kidney transplant

By Edwin Smith and Ruth Cummins University of Mississippi A crisis situation often reveals who one’s true friends ...

Lafayette County

The Jefferson latest to receive resort status

After several months of waiting, The Jefferson Oxford has finally been approved to serve alcohol rather than using ...

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