The Oxford YMCA celebrated its 13-year anniversary last week with a Balloon Pop hosted by the Oxford-Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. (Local Focal) ...

Having worked with college students on campus for over 30 years, I offer these tips. 1. Go to class—and be on time. You’re paying a lot of tuition, so get your money’s worth. Pay attention in class.

One of the things I enjoy about gardening is discovering plants that prove flowers are not the only way to fill a landscape with color. Whenever someone tells me they need more color in their summer ...

The Oxford Municipal Court will soon have another option for supervising eligible offenders without sending them to jail after the Oxford Board of Aldermen approved an agreement last week for GPS ...

At approximately 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning, 911 received a call reporting a house fire with a possible person trapped inside on County Road 369. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, Lafayette County ...

One of the most iconic figures in Ole Miss and collegiate football history, Rebel legend Archie Manning will be further immortalized with a statue outside of Vaught Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, the Ole ...

A second lawsuit has been filed concerning the asphalt plant proposed for the Max D. Hipp Industrial Park in Lafayette County. Meg Faulkner DuChaine and Thomas Faulkner filed a suit against Lafayette ...

Theatre Oxford will hold auditions later this month for its upcoming production of Almost, Maine, a romantic comedy by John Cariani. Auditions are scheduled for 4 p.m. Aug. 23 and 6 p.m. Aug. 24 at ...

Students around Oxford and Lafayette County returned to school – some sooner than others. Lafayette students were the first to start the 2026 school year, returning on July 31. Oxford students ...

The Oxford Police Department assisted Homeland Security Investigations and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office with a joint sex crimes operation on July 22, resulting in the arrests of three men ...

The 137th Neshoba County Fair is the latest example of a Mississippi institution that has stood the test of time, technology, and trends to remain a unique experience anywhere in the world. The Fair ...

I hated the garden growing up. Mom always said we were not allowed to say we hated anything, but I did. Working in the garden was worse than a chore and ruined many days of summer vacation. And my Dad ...