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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...
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MHP Initiates ‘Home For The Holidays’ Traffic Safety Campaign

The Mississippi Highway Patrol kicked off the 2020 Christmas Travel Enforcement Period with the annual safety awareness initiative titled “Home for the Holidays" last night.

Christmas Eve/Day Hours at Oxford Chain Stores

While most big-box chain stores are closing on Christmas Day, last-minute shoppers will have until about 6 p.m. to grab food or presents from most retail shops on Christmas Eve.

Flurries Expected Christmas Eve; Sunny But Cold Christmas Day

It might not be a white Christmas in Oxford this year but it will be a cold one, according to the National Weather Service in Memphis.

More Oxford Road Names to be Changed

More roads once located outside the city of Oxford limits are being renamed after being annexed into the city in 2018.

Funeral Services for Jacqueline Certion Will Be Held This Week

Funeral services and visitation for FASTrack assistant director Jacqueline “Jackie” Certion will be held this week.

Three Charged in Recent Shooting That Left Two Injured

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department recently arrested three local men for their involvement in an altercation that led to two people being shot and injured.

Suncrest Street to Have New Speed Humps to Slow Traffic

Residents living in the Brittany Woods subdivision are getting a few new speed humps to help slow down traffic.

Oxford Signs Metro Narcotics Unit Interlocal Agreement

The Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit was formed in 1988 under the then-name Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit.

Allen Boyer: ‘The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America,’ by Nicholas Buccola

Nicholas Buccola has written a marvelous, intense dual biography of two American writers who engaged forcefully during the racial turbulence of the 1960s.

Trustmark’s ‘Sleigh Hunger’ Campaign Provides Funds for Oxford Pantry

As part of its “Sleigh Hunger” campaign, Trustmark Bank donated $1,000 to the Oxford Pantry last week.
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