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Rickey Dean Britt Sr., 67, died Thursday from injuries he sustained in a wreck.

Oxford is coming to life with the first home football game of the 2021 season slated for Saturday at the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Now that East Jackson Avenue is completed and the city continues to work with local restaurants to provide permanent outdoor dining, another project for the Square is in the planning stages.

While there are no large events planned Saturday for the 20th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, due to COVID-19, there are still ways for the LOU community to remember those who died and honor those who continue to serve and protect us.

Daily cases of COVID-19 in Lafayette County hit record highs, not more than a week ago.

The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved its 2021-2022 budget Tuesday evening that includes a small decrease in the city's millage rate, which means property tax and car tags will be slightly cheaper this coming year.

The city of Oxford will be offering curbside recycling once again starting the first week of October, announced Mayor Robyn Tannehill recently.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated a total of 146 wrecks over the Labor Day holiday that resulted in six deaths, including two, 3-year-old children.

A local firefighter was injured Wednesday while fighting a full-engulfed home on East Wind Drive.

An Oxford man and woman were arrested Tuesday and charged with manslaughter; however, few details are being released by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department.