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By Shams Rahman The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office’s new building will be named after former Sheriff F.D. “Buddy” East.
Parade, held Friday on the Square, was hosted by the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and sponsored by CRYE LEIKE Oxford Real ...
A Georgia man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for attempting to coerce a Lafayette County minor to send sexually explicit images through an online platform. According to the U.S ...
Five people were arrested recently after an individual looking to pay for a prostitute got more than they paid for. At 6:11 a.m. on Wednesday, officers with the Oxford Police Department responded ...
By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route A friend of mine texted me the other day and said that the Fourth of July had special meaning for him because it was the day he got home from Vietnam. I can ...
The Mississippi Department of Health conducted 46 food service inspections in Lafayette County between June 1-30 with 43 facilities receiving A grades. There was one B grade and no C grades issued ...
By Steve Stricker Columnist With all the craziness going on around us – Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, Iran, Nigeria, et. al., our Freedom in America should be enjoyed, but never, ever ...
Oxford is set to sparkle this Independence Day with two beloved community events—the annual Fourth of July Parade and a new location for the city’s fireworks celebration. The festivities will ...