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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Who Filmed in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, died at 86. His Mississippi connections included filming Logan and narrating a Delta State planetarium show.

Careless Driving, Disturbing The Peace And More In Today's Crime Report

Oxford police responded to the following calls: 911 hang up, two alarms, animal complaints, two careless driving, four civil matter, two disturbing the peace, harassing...

Visit Oxford Opens A New Year of Oxford Partnerships

Visit Oxford will enter the second year of the Oxford Partnerships funding program on Aug. 1, 2017. This program began last year and replaced...

Embezzlement, Stolen Vehicle And More In Today's Crime Report

Oxford police responded to the following calls: Three alarms, three animal complaints, careless driving, civil matter, two disturbing the peace, domestic disturbance, embezzlement, fire department...

Mitchell: Room For Improvement In America’s Discourse

The weird thing about ad hominem responses is sometimes they trigger laughter, and sometimes they trigger mortal combat. As evidenced by the fact that ad...

Motor Vehicle Theft, DUI And More In This Weekend's Crime Report

Oxford police responded to the following calls: Two 911 hang up, 16 alarms, four ambulance assist, two animal complaints, three careless driving, five disturbing the...

OPD Makes Arrest In Alleged Aggravated Assault

On Friday, July 21, 2017 Investigators of the Oxford Police Department served an arrest warrant on Lindsey Wood (21) of Grenada, MS for one...

Abrupt End To Hugh Freeze Era Leaves Unanswered Questions In Oxford

Is this how you thought the Hugh Freeze era in Oxford would end? Rebel fans will always remember the day the goalposts came down...

Board Of Aldermen Not Ready To Vote On Downtown Parking Garage Design

Tuesday evening, the Oxford Board of Aldermen (BOA) met for the first time since the Downtown Parking Advisory Committee (DPAC) decided on their recommendation...

John Cofield's Oxford & Ole Miss: The Statue Of Bobby Holcomb

Sitting in his living room with me in rapt attention, at one point Angelo said, "Have you ever seen the statue of Bobby Holcomb...

LOU Community Named All-America City Finalist By Reading Group

The Lafayette County, Oxford and University of Mississippi community is among 27 places across the nation designated as an All-America City Finalist by the National Civic...