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The qualifying period for city elections ended on Friday. In June, there will be only one contested race—for ...

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Our View: Winter Storm Cora

North Mississippi weather definitely keeps us on our toes. Last week, the weather reports changed almost hourly—first predicting ...

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Our View: 2025

As we venture into the second quarter of the millennium, it’s hard to believe that the first 25 ...

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Our View: “Twas the Night Before Christmas in Oxford

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the Square, Not a creature was stirring; no bustle, no ...

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Our View: Walk of Lights

Visit Oxford is the city’s department dedicated to attracting visitors to dine in our restaurants and stay in ...

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Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the blessings in our lives and to express gratitude for the ...

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Oxford embraced the holiday season a little early this year, as the downtown square now looks like a ...

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Some people feel like their vote doesn’t matter because of the electoral college system.  While political scientists and ...

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Lafayette County Animal Shelter should be open soon, according to county officials.  Last month, board president Brent Larson ...

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Our View: Preventing ‘brain drain’

Brain drain, where educated individuals leave their home region for better opportunities elsewhere, is a growing concern for ...

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Our View: ‘Progress is a pain’

Driving down University Avenue, you may have noticed new “Road Work” signs popping up. The project underway is ...

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Our View: Rise in trash bill needed; More notice also needed

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted Monday morning to raise the monthly rate for trash collection for ...

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Molly Barr roundabouts tricky but necessary

If you have not driven on Molly Barr near Highway 7, you are in for a bit of ...

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We’ve always known there’s something special about Oxford and the University of Mississippi. Now, the nation knows as ...

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OUR VIEW: Confederate Heritage Month a relic of the past

Another April has come and gone, and with it the usual outcry over Confederate Heritage Month. Again, as ...

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OUR VIEW: Free Diapers, Period Products a remarkable Service to Community 

CASA of Lafayette County and Mid-South Food Bank are partnering to give away some of the most essential ...

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OUR VIEW: Animal Shelter in danger of history repeating itself

Oxford is getting out of the animal shelter business after the third-party organization running the facility failed to ...

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OUR VIEW: Is lifting executive orders a premature decision?

Editor’s note: The editorial below has been altered following recent events and differs from the version printed in ...

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OUR VIEW: Shelter animals should never live in poor conditions

The latest allegations made against Oxford animal shelter Mississippi Critterz are shocking and, frankly, unacceptable – almost as unacceptable as ...

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OUR VIEW: A photo opportunity does not equal complicity

The United States Capitol Building was laid under siege one week ago today in a riot that left ...

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OUR VIEW: Reeves using deceptive strategy for public vaccine rollout

When news of the COVID-19 vaccine’s upcoming availability to Mississippians over age 65 broke on Monday, many people ...

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OUR VIEW: Lynching victims innocent until proven guilty

The conversation surrounding lynching victims in Lafayette County has been ongoing for years, but this week advocates for ...

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