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College Sports Needs a CBA, Not a Congressional Bailout

Congress is currently working to push through legislation to save college sports because those who used to hold the power no longer do and...

Brooks Indicted in Former State Rep.’s Death

A grand jury has indicted Billy Brooks for the June 13, 2021 murder of former State Rep. Ashley Henley.  The murder indictment came during...

Mississippi’s Just-Closed Abortion Clinic Asks State’s Highest Court to Allow it to Reopen

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which was the state’s only abortion clinic before it was forced to close Thursday, is asking the...

Avid Ole Miss Fan, Former Oxford Alderman John Wade Bounds Dies at 79

Former Oxford alderman John Wade Bounds, 79, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Bounds his country in the United States Marine Corps as a...

Bond Denied for Man Charged With Felony Stalking of Oxford Mayor

A Lafayette County Circuit Court judge denied bond Wednesday for a man charged with stalking Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill. Matthew Reardon was arrested on June...

MHP Responds to 224 Wrecks Over Holiday Weekend; One Fatality Reported

The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to one fatal wreck during the Fourth of July weekend that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy. The...

Oxford Woman Charged with Check Fraud

Officers with the Oxford Police Department took a report from a business in the 1500 block of Old Highway 7 on June 9 for...

Oxford Man Charged with Allegedly Stealing Lots of Cash from Local Business

The Oxford Police Department arrested a local man last week for allegedly dealing money from a business. On June 27, OPD officers responded to a...

Oxford Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Armed Robbery

An Oxford man was arrested recently for his alleged involvement in an armed robbery. On June 25, the Oxford Police Department took a report regarding...

Man Charged with Sex Crimes After Minor Found in His Vehicle

A Winona man was arrested earlier today on two sex-related charges with a minor. On Thursday, Lafayette County Sheriff’s deputies located a suspicious vehicle...

Como Man Charged With Stealing a Vehicle

On Monday, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a stolen vehicle in the area of County Road 517. An investigation began...