Communicare will host a free hepatitis C testing and education event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 28 at its main office in Oxford in recognition of World Hepatitis Day. The event will offer free ...

A Lafayette County woman has been charged with child endangerment following an investigation involving illegal drug exposure, according to investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office ...

Eight students from North East Mississippi Electric Power Association joined more than 1,500 high school students from across the country for the annual Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, held June ...

“How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.” This quote by Morgan Freeman really captures the way I want to live. I try to think of others. I hold doors open for others, even ...

There is a cartoon penned by Bill Mauldin just after WWII. The last cartoon panel in his compilation of war drawings shows Willie and Joe as civilians walking into a hospital room where one of their ...

In the June 1956 edition of Harper’s Magazine, literary giant William Faulkner of Oxford wrote in an essay about the social condition of the South: “We must be free not because we claim freedom, but ...

A Fourth of July dedication ceremony was held on Saturday on the south side of the Lafayette County Courthouse. Hosted by the David Reese Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American ...

The annual fireworks show at mTrade Park lit up the sky Saturday night. The show started on time at 9 p.m. after several thunderstorms rolled through the area just a couple of hours prior to when the ...

Oxford residents will have several opportunities to celebrate Independence Day this weekend, from a patriotic dedication ceremony and children’s parade to live music and a fireworks show. One of the ...

The Oxford Baptist Trust Fund is now worth more than $43.2 million and will provide the city of Oxford with just over $1.2 million for the upcoming fiscal year to help fund a variety of projects and ...

Kids jump to catch a pass before the start of the DK Metcalf Football Camp in Oxford, Miss.. on Saturday, June 27, 2026.