News & Views

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department arrested a man Wednesday for being a “peeping Tom.”

While the number of new COVID-19 cases in Mississippi being reported daily by the Mississippi State Department of Health has continued to level out, averaging about 650 new cases daily, the number of positive cases in the LOU community continues to climb.

HottyToddy Intern Dayna Drake reports from Lafayette Place Apartments—which primarily houses students—in Oxford.

On Tuesday, the Oxford Board of Aldermen approved renaming a part of County Road 102 to College Hill Road.

On Wednesday, the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag chose the “New Magnolia” design to be on the November ballot.

The city of Oxford has partnered with local artists for a new pop-up public art project entitled “The Shelter Show.”

Despite a rocky year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Oxford department heads buckled down and reduced their budgets allowing for a 2 percent decrease in the city's overall expenses for fiscal year 2020-2021.

Owners of dogs legally deemed “vicious” by a Municipal Court judge in Oxford are now required to carry $100,000 in insurance, have a physical fence, and adhere to other requirements.

The Oxford Police Department has promised to improve their response to those living with mental illness in Oxford by taking part in a pledge that is part of the One Mind Campaign.

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested Terrell Clayton for commercial burglary on Monday, Aug. 31. Clayton is accused of being involved in the burglary of...