I received word from Ms. Revelyn Coleman that John Jarrett had transitioned last week. Mr. John Jarrett was one of those people whom I considered a friend. There may be mistakes in my recollections ...

Lafayette County resident Stephen Neal Hodge was sentenced to spend at least 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to seven charges related to a 2025 investigation into the enticement and ...

In the old days, long before the bypass, if you made it up North Lamar to Ammadelle, you were then leaving town on “Old 7N.” Next up, The Beacon, then 3-Way, and then on to Abbeville. Buildings dotted ...

Monday, August 24, birthday of my dad, Paul B. Stricker, who died suddenly of a heart attack when we were both way too young; summer after high school graduation, weeks from my freshman year in ...

Student Olivia Matejcic holds a sign as classes for the fall semester at The University of Mississippi gets underway, in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, August 24, 2026. (©Bruce Newman) (Bruce Newman) ...

Last season was one of a bounce-back for Lafayette following a historically bad season in 2024. The Commodores finished at 6-6 and returned to the Class 5A playoffs last November. The momentum looks ...

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved requests to rezone about 3.5 acres near County Road 217 and Highway 30 and establish a planned unit development for the property. JJM ...

The Oxford Board of Aldermen has approved a request from the University of Mississippi to close a portion of the sidewalk along the west side of Gertrude Ford Boulevard for construction of the ...

Springfield Family Life Center, the nonprofit arm of Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in Abbeville, received nearly $6,000 in grants during a recent Night for Nonprofits event. The center ...

After coming up just short of reaching last year’s Class 7A state championship game the Oxford Chargers are set to open the 2026 campaign with goals of getting back to the North Half title game and ...

Every teacher knows the challenge. A lesson begins, a phone buzzes, and within seconds a classroom full of students is distracted. Learning stops while attention shifts to a screen. In the 2025 ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about compassion lately. I spend most Mondays through Fridays working as a hospice chaplain — or, as we are now called, a Spiritual Caregiver. As I visit those whose life ...