Welcome Home Oxford recently celebrated its first anniversary with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, hosted by the Oxford & Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce. Welcome Home Oxford offers full-service short ...

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) ...

Oxford businesses and organizations joined fans around the world in remembering country music legend Dolly Parton, who died Aug. 25 at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer. The Lyric Oxford honored ...

The Oxford Eagle announces the return of Jake Thompson to its staff. After spending nearly five years with the Ole Miss Spirit, Thompson returns to the Oxford Eagle where he spent over a decade ...

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 ...

All my life, I’ve found it hard to resist a good bargain. So, the pandemic a few years ago briefly curtailed my excellent purchasing decisions. I was always out in the stores, shopping for the latest ...

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 ...

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 ...

I have just recently passed a milestone birthday and was reminded of a birthday back some 15 years ago when my sweet husband surprised me with a dinner at the former OU Club, which included our sons, ...

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 ...

Property transfers between Aug. 17-21, 2026, as recorded with the Lafayette County Chancery Clerk: McCaslin Dodgen to LJ Properties, LLC, Parcel I: A fraction of Lot 80, being a fraction of the ...

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 ...