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Mississippi inmates challenge state’s lethal injection procedures

JACKSON (AP) — Two Mississippi death row inmates are filing fresh challenges to the state’s lethal injection procedures ...

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Recycling returns to the county

A recycling drop-off location on Highway 7 is now open again after being closed for more than a ...

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OPD, UPD react to Dallas atrocity

As law enforcement from around the county are still reeling from shock over last night’s sniper shooting in ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Thursday Oxford Police Department Reports 10 alarms 2 suspicious activities 1 report of gunshots 1 animal complaint 2 ...

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Neilson’s gets nod from Square panel for new LED lights

Oxford’s oldest business might be more than 175 years old, but owners are making small changes to keep ...

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Free Water Play Day event at Avent Park on July 16

The LOU Excel By 5 Coalition, in collaboration with United Way of Oxford & Lafayette County, will host ...

Lafayette County

Volunteer firefighter leads department as chief

Kim Thorne admits that when he became a volunteer firefighter in 1998, being around the “big red truck,” ...

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Jim Hood swats at Mississippi GOP budget writers

By The Associated Press Mississippi’s budget is a mess because the Republican-led Legislature has been cutting taxes to ...

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Mississippi state Sen. Chris Massey arrested, charged with wielding shovel in fight in upscale Olive Branch subdivision

Mississippi state Sen. Chris Massey was arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated assault after police say he wielded ...

Lafayette County

New garbage cans, better Lafayette County roads discussed

Budget talks continue among Lafayette County supervisors and department heads who are presenting their proposed budgets for fiscal ...

Crime

Crime Report

— Wednesday Oxford Police Department Reports 3 wrecks 16 citations 9 alarms 4 suspicious people 2 animal complaints ...

Crime

Mistaken identity with brother gets drug charges dismissed against Oxford man; brother sentenced to prison instead

A trafficking drug charge has been dropped against Oxford resident Freddie Holmes, of 222 Salem Road. According to ...

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Oxford Down syndrome camp to let kids be kids

A new summer camp that provides fun and education for families and children with Down syndrome will be ...

Crime

Two men charged with burglary

On Saturday, the Oxford Police Department arrested two men for burglary. Charged are John Wallis, 20, of Richmond, ...

News

FCS organizes bowling for a cause

By Mrudvi Bakshi news@oxfordeagle.com Oxonians are always on the lookout for opportunities to serve their community, and they ...

Food

Bim Bam Burgers and Wings restaurant, owner undergo transformation

New items, new look for burger and wing restaurant By Alyssa Schnugg alyssa.schnugg@oxfordeagle.com Everyone makes mistakes. However, Bim ...

News

Urgent need for blood donors in the area

Plummeting blood donations since Memorial Day holiday has forced United Blood Services to issue an emergency appeal for ...

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Louisiana police shooting video strains Baton Rouge community

BATON ROUGE, La. — The mood was emotional, and at times angry, as evening unfolded in the working-class, ...

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Jackson area woman kidnapped, assaulted, forced to drive to banks

Police are looking for two men they say kidnapped a woman, sexually assaulted her and made her drive ...

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Typhoon Nepartak 2016 path tracking toward eastern Taiwan: forecast update

ILAN, Taiwan — A powerful typhoon was approaching eastern Taiwan, churning up huge waves and wind Thursday that grounded ...

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City to make sidewalks accessible

When city officials first started discussing making the sidewalks around the downtown Square more accessible for people with ...

Crime

Crime Report

—Tuesday Oxford Police Department (Friday-Tuesday) Reports 26 alarms 2 fire department assists 5 ambulance assists 2 electric department ...

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