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The Legislature with little debate and overwhelming vote margins on Wednesday sent to the governor a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Mississippi.

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.