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Fall Signing Day 2023: Seven OHS Athletes Sign Letters of Intent

During this morning's National Signing Day event, seven Oxford Charger student-athletes solidified their commitment to play on the college level. Family, friends, and teammates gathered...
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UM Film Nominated for Regional Emmy

Two University of Mississippi filmmakers have been nominated for a 2018 Southeast Emmy Award for their documentary chronicling the life and music of a...

Oxford Woman Arrested for 3rd DUI

OPD arrested Oxford resident Shanicwa Coleman, 26, for DUI at a driver's license checkpoint May 26. Officers learned this was Coleman's third conviction, as she...

Higher Ed Commissioner Denies Report That Vitter Won't Be Rehired

Mississippi’s higher education commissioner is denying reports that University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter will not be rehired when his term expires in 2020.   A...

Oxford Woman Arrested for 3rd DUI

OPD arrested Oxford resident Shanicwa Coleman, 26, for DUI at a driver's license checkpoint May 26. Officers learned this was Coleman's third conviction, as she...

State of Emergency in Effect as Subtropical Storm Alberto Approaches Coast Today

Gov. Phil Bryant issued a state of emergency Saturday in wake of subtropical storm Alberto approaching the Gulf Coast early this week. The signed...

Higher Ed Commissioner Denies Report That Vitter Won't Be Rehired

Mississippi’s higher education commissioner is denying reports that University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter will not be rehired when his term expires in 2020.   A...

Obituary: Funeral for John Sykes Hartin, Jr., on March 13

John Sykes Hartin, Jr., 68, passed away on March 1, in Greenville, Mississippi, his residence since 2015.  The funeral service will be held Tuesday, March...

Obituary: Celebrating the Life of Billy Wayne Wright

Billy Wayne Wright, 62, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North MS. A private graveside service will be held at a...

Obituary: Celebrating the Life of Jerry Earl "Cracker" Mason, Jr.

  Mr. Jerry Earl “Cracker” Mason, Jr., 51, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. The family will hold a...

Obituary: Celebrating the Life of Janet Lynn Ford

Janet Lynn Ford passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford on Saturday, Feb. 3. She was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Feb. 12,...
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