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MHP Investigates Four Fatal Wrecks on Mississippi Highways; No Fatalities Locally

Four people lost their lives this weekend on Mississippi state highways. The fatal crashes occurred in Stone, Washington, Claiborne, and Yazoo Counties. The Mississippi Highway Patrol...

Baptist North Mississippi Among Nation’s Top Performing for Heart Attack Treatment

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi has earned the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for the fourth...

Third Graders Score Close to Pre-Pandemic Levels in State Reading Test

By Julia James Mississippi Today Mississippi third-graders scored similarly to 2019 levels on the “third-grade reading gate,” showing relatively little pandemic learning loss.  The Mississippi Department of...

Memorial Day Celebration to be Held Monday at Veterans Park

Local veteran associations in Oxford are inviting the community to a Memorial Day celebration on Monday. The event will be held at noon in the...

MHP Set to Intensity Enforcement Efforts Over Memorial Day Holiday Weekend

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is set to intensify enforcement efforts for the 2022 Memorial Day Holiday Travel Period, which will begin at 12 a.m....

Judge Awards $2M to the Children of Woman Killed by Former Cop

The children of a woman murdered by her lover and former Oxford police officer Matthew Kinne were awarded $2.2 million by a federal judge...

Memorial Day Trash Pickup, Closings and More

Due to the Memorial Day holiday, most government offices will be closed on Monday. Garbage pickup in Oxford and Lafayette County will not change for...

State Auditor Issues Civil Demand on Former DHS Deputy Director

The Office of State Auditor Shad White served a civil demand for $3,648,557 Thursday on former Deputy Director of the Mississippi Department of Human...

Abbeville Man Charged with House Burglary

The Oxford Police Department took a report of a burglary that occurred on May 16 inthe 900 block of Molly Barr Road. After investigation,...

Horn Lake Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography

A Horn Lake man was sentenced Tuesday to more than eight years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse materials on his personal electronic...
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