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CASA Granted $30K to Help Children, Fosters in Welfare System

CASA of Lafayette County has been awarded a $30,000 Core Model Grant from the National Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem Association for Children.

BMH Receives Premier’s QUEST Hero Award

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi has received the 2021 QUEST Hero Award from Premier Inc.

Seven Local Community Groups Win Fundraising Opportunity

Each year the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce offers seven nonprofit organizations the chance to host the Chamber's parking lot as a football Game...

Q&A: Curtis Wilkie discusses his new book ‘When Evil Lived in Laurel: The White Knights and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer’

By Adam Ganucheau Mississippi Today  Curtis Wilkie, the 81-year-old Mississippi native and veteran journalist who recently released his new book "When Evil Lived in Laurel: The...

Two Oxford Men Face Felony Child Neglect Charges in Separate Cases

Two Oxford men have been arrested and face felony child neglect charges in two separate incidents where children tested positive for drugs. In May, OPD...

They Wrote Campaign Checks to Reeves; Then He Appointed Them to Powerful Ed Boards

The day after Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s historic win in 2018, Gregory “Gregg” Rader, a Columbus businessman and frequent Republican donor, was already thinking ahead to the next big election.

Reckless Driver Call Leads to Felony DUI Arrest

An Oxford man faces a fifth DUI charge after being reported as a reckless driver.

Social Work Student Turns Tragedy into Advocacy

By Sarah Sapp University of Mississippi After practicing law for 29 years, Robin Minyard lost both her son and husband to suicide. She left her...

Three Arrested in Multiple Storage Unit Burglaries

The Oxford Police Department arrested three Alcorn County residents in connection with multiple storage burglaries inside the city of Oxford.

Batesville Man Charged with April Vehicle Theft

A Batesville man faces a charge of motor vehicle theft from the Oxford Police Department for allegedly stealing a vehicle from the Super 8 Motel in Oxford.