Lafayette County schools open their doors this morning to thousands of students returning for the 2025-2026 school year. Photos by Bruce Newman TrendingStudent housing development breaks ground ...

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi has received two American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research ...

Authorities are offering a $4,000 reward for information that leads to the identification of a suspect in the July 19 shooting death of 18-year-old Corey Adams, a freshman football player at the ...

The Oxford School District won’t raise the tax rates for the 2025-26 school year, thanks to strategic financial planning and growing local property values. Superintendent Bradley Roberson ...

Randy Lee “Rudy” Smith, 68, of Oxford, died on Monday, July 14, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi.

Kwan Derrell Petty, 45, of Oxford, died on Sunday, July 27, 2025.

Evalean Jones, 90, of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of Oxford, died on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.

Annie Lou Stewart, 73, of Oxford, died on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

Ruby Malone, 75, of Oxford, died on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi.

Mary Jene Harris, 66, of Abbeville, died on Friday, July 11, 2025.

Larry Joe “Gunsmoke” Gillespie, 83, of Abbeville, died on July 22, 2025, at the Oxford Cancer Clinic.

Hilda Woodard Loper, 90, of Water Valley, died on Friday, July 25, 2025, at her residence.