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Former Abbeville School Buildings Named Historic Landmark

Twelve years after a group of Abbeville and Lafayette County citizens got together to begin efforts to restore the abandoned Abbeville School buildings, the property is now officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Allen Boyer: Review of “The Rising Place” by David Armstrong

The first half of “The Rising Place,” by Mississippi author David Armstrong, is set in Mississippi during the Second World War, when the Deep...

Kickoff Times, Networks Announced for Select Ole Miss Football Games

The Southeastern Conference has announced kickoff times and TV networks for four of the first six Ole Miss football games. All four of the announced...

Oxford Veterans Home COVID-Free for 20 Days

The Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford has been without any new cases of COVID-19 for 20 days after battling an outbreak for the last six weeks.

NEMEPA Connects 400 Homes to New Internet Service

About 400 Lafayette County homes now have access to high-speed internet in the areas Lafayette Springs, Sisk Avenue in Oxford Commons and the Brittany Woods, The Highlands, Tuscan Hills and The Lakes subdivisions.

Oxford Moms Give Care Packages to Students in Quarantine

By Victoria HoseyEditor-in-Chieftori.hosey@hottytoddy.com As COVID-19 continues to sweep through college campuses across the country, some families are being forced to confront what is normally a...

5 Lafayette, 3 Oxford Students Test Positive for COVID-19

The Lafayette County School District reported seven new positive COVID-19 cases last week. OSD has three cases among high schoolers.

Oxford School District Launches Equity Task Force

LaTonya Robinson will serve as the Oxford School District's first ever Director of Equality.

UM Reports 184 COVID-19 Cases in First Week of Fall Semester

While the number of new COVID-19 cases in Mississippi being reported daily by the Mississippi State Department of Health has dropped off a bit in the last week, the number of positive cases in the LOU community continues to climb.

Ole Miss Rebels Vote to Leave Practice; March to Square for Protest

The Ole Miss Rebels football team voted to leave practice this morning to march at the Square in Oxford, gathering peacefully at the Confederate statue and City Hall.