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Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday in his third state-of-the-state address heaped praise on teachers and law enforcement and promised them more pay, vowed to crack down on violent criminals while also helping convicts successfully re-enter society and decried the evils of abortion and teaching of critical race theory.

The Oxford Police Department recently arrested a man found with phone cable in his vehicle.

Oxford School District teacher, Misty Whitehead, has been nominated for the 2021-2022 national LifeChanger of the Year award.  Sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation,...

A Man and woman were arrested for allegedly stealing catalytic converters.

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested Steve R. Bessonette, 38, on a charge of felony embezzlement.

A day after the massive tax cut bill championed by Republican Speaker Philip Gunn passed the House, a member of his leadership team took bold action.

An Oxford woman was arrested recently on a charge of felony domestic violence.

A domestic disturbance landed an Oxford man in jail Thursday for being a felon in possession of a weapon.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell recited Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" — "everybody must get stoned" — and passed out various sized hemp samples before the Senate on Thursday passed a long-debated Mississippi medical marijuana program.

In less than 45 minutes Wednesday afternoon, the House approved legislation that would provide the largest tax cut in the state’s history and one of Mississippi’s largest teacher pay raises.