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7 Funny Things Southerners Say About Cold Weather

Judging the weather based on numerical temperatures is boring. Besides, if it’s 35 or 40 degrees, who can tell the difference? Southerners love a...
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Former Cop Charged With Killing His Lover to Plea Guilty Friday

The former Oxford police officer charged with killing Dominique “Lucy” Clayton is scheduled to change his plea to guilty Friday in exchange for a...

Oxford Schools’ Return to Learn Plan Approved, Masks Optional

Wearing a face mask when school starts in Oxford on Aug. 6 will be optional for students and faculty.

Parents Divided on Mask Requirements in Oxford Schools

Two online petitions are making the rounds among the parents of children who attend Oxford schools – one in favor of making face masks options when school begins and one making them required.

State News: Parents Sound Off on Mask, Vaccine Requirements

Florance Bass of Brandon kept her kindergarten son home last year. 

K-12 Oxford, Lafayette Students Return to School in Two Weeks

In the distance, if you listen very closely, you can hear it – the collective sad sigh of all children in Oxford and Lafayette County as they realize school starts again in just two weeks.

Blood, Platelets Needed to Keep Hospitals Supplied to Save Lives

To help a growing shortage of blood supply in Mississippi and around the nation, the Mississippi Blood Services will be holding a community blood drive next week at Walgreens in Oxford.

Still No Justice Two Years After UM Student’s Murder

Today marks two years since University of Mississippi student Alexandria “Ally” Kostial was found murdered near Sardis Lake and the man charged with her death remains in jail awaiting trial.

Mississippi Man Charged with Assaulting Capitol Police

A Mississippi man has been arrested and charged with assaulting a Capitol police officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

COVID-19 Cases Increasing Locally, Statewide

The numbers of cases of the COVID-19 are back on the rise in Lafayette County.

Preservation Commission Takes Steps to Save ‘Hamblett’ House

The Oxford Historic Preservation Commission took its first steps in what they hope will help save the old, “Theora Hamblett house,” from demolition from neglect by its owners.
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