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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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Century Year-Old Newspaper Closes in the Delta

By Kelsey Davis Betz For Mississippi Today Along with everything else we knew to be a part of normal, everyday life, Bolivar County citizens have now...

LCDC Inmate Accused of Making Terroristic Threats, Possession of Contraband

A federal inmate at the Lafayette County Detention Center is being accused of making terroristic threats and allegedly having possession of contraband inside the...

Three Arrested in Connection With Abbeville Burglary

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department arrested three people in connection with an Abbeville burglary. On Friday, investigators with the sheriff's department arrested William Yourn and...

Lafayette County Man Arrested for Grand, Petty Theft

A Lafayette County man was recently arrested for both grand larceny and petty theft that he allegedly committed in January. Investigators with the Lafayette County...

Oxford Man Arrested After Domestic Fight Causes Wreck

An Oxford man was arrested Monday for felony domestic violence after a vehicle wreck. According to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, on Monday, deputies responded...

Ole Miss Senior Earns Fulbright Award Honor

A University of Mississippi student is set to study and teach next year in Moldova, thanks to the 2020 U.S. Fulbright Student Program. William "Wills"...

MDPS to Extend Expiration Dates for Driver’s Licenses, Permits

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety announces expiration date extensions in accordance with Executive Order 1474 issued on April 20 to cope with and...

LHS Star Student, Teacher Named for 2019-2020 School Year

Lafayette High School senior HaiHai Fisher has been named Star Student for the 2019-2020 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council M. B. Swayze...

Oxford Woman Arrested for Aggravated Domestic Violence

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department made an arrest Saturday, April 18 while investigating a domestic violence call. Oxford resident Ebonee Lita White, 30, was arrested...

Oxford Man Charged With Touching Child for Lustful Purposes

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department arrested an Oxford man for allegedly molesting a child. According to reports, Willie "Roy" Carter, 56, was arrested on Saturday...
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