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Oxford advances to the North Half Championship
By Adam Brown Sports writer The Oxford Chargers defeat Madison Central 3-2 in walk-off fashion on Monday night ...
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Norris, Bolen named as top Lafayette students
Lafayette High School officials have announced the names of the valedictorian and the salutatorian for the class of ...
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Strong storms rolled through Lafayette County Monday early morning
There may be a lot of yawning folks in Oxford today. At about 1:23 a.m. Monday, a tornado ...
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Workshop will highlight MDA free resources
Event also features networking opportunities From YAC The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is driving up from Jackson for ...
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Trial date set for WV probation officer facing child porn charges
A trial date has been set for a former federal probation officer from Water Valley who was arrested ...
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Highway 7 widening project receives $160M from MS House, Senate
In 2015, Oxford and Lafayette County residents and leaders received the bad news that the Mississippi Department of ...
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Returning student registration open now at Lafayette School District
Registration for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year for Lafayette County School District kids is in full swing for ...
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Lafayette defeats Pontotoc 12-2 in series opener
By Adam Brown Sports writer The Lafayette Commodores take the opening game of the series over Pontotoc 12-2 on ...
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Protest on UM campus has a few tense moments; no arrests
About 30 people gathered on the University of Mississippi campus Thursday protesting Israel’s attacks on Gaza, and demanding ...
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OSD offers free breakfast, lunch to all area children this summer
Area children will be able to enjoy free breakfast and lunch meals even after school is out this ...
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Double Decker Arts Festival saw record crowds
The small college town of Oxford came to life this past weekend as it hosted the 27th annual ...
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OSD new student registration open June 3; returning students July 8
With this school year coming to a close this month, registration for Oxford students for the 2024-2025 school ...
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House speaker: Voters may soon be able to vote on Medicaid expansion
JACKSON – Speaker Jason White has issued the following statement concerning Medicaid expansion: “Today, the Mississippi House of ...
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Triple threat: Ranked amateur golfer pursues degree, teaches at Ole Miss
By Camille Cochran Ole Miss journalism student Brett Patterson is a top-ranked amateur golfer and a doctoral student ...
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Baptist North Mississippi redesignated as ‘Baby-Friendly Hospital’
Baby-Friendly USA, the accrediting body and national authority for the U.S. Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, has re-designated Baptist Memorial ...
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Aldermen extend alcohol sales for Cinco de Mayo
Residents and visitors to Oxford this Sunday will be able to buy alcohol later than normally allowed on ...
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Duck season will have two splits in 2024-25
Dove opening day will be Sept. 1 By Hunter Cloud Brookhaven Daily Leader Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries ...
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OPC plans to replace swings at Avent Park
The Oxford Park Commission will be replacing the wooden swing sets at Avent Park. The swings, which are ...
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Property Transfers
Property transfers between April 22-26, 2024, as recorded with the Lafayette County Chancery Clerk: Ben and Marybeth Brinkerhoff ...
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Summer art camps offered for children
YAC Contribution As the school year draws to a close and summer approaches, parents face the perennial question: ...
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There are only two kinds of shootings
By Thomas L. Knapp On April 15, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary ...
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Room for one more classic car in driveway
By Steve Stricker Columnist Henry Ford did not invent the automobile, didn’t build his first car until 1896, ...
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Still holding hands and eating Mississippi catfish
By Les Ferguson Columnist If I’ve done the math right, it was 1983. We were oh-so-young, and so ...
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If you grow too fast, the moment won’t last
By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route The Oxford Chamber of Commerce sent out an interesting email. “33 million ...