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A domestic disturbance landed an Oxford man in jail Thursday for being a felon in possession of a weapon.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell recited Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" — "everybody must get stoned" — and passed out various sized hemp samples before the Senate on Thursday passed a long-debated Mississippi medical marijuana program.

In less than 45 minutes Wednesday afternoon, the House approved legislation that would provide the largest tax cut in the state’s history and one of Mississippi’s largest teacher pay raises.

The Oxford Police Department recently arrested four people and charged them with felonies for allegedly being involved in crimes of theft in unrelated incidents.

Two men were arrested recently on charges of cyberstalking in unrelated cases.

By Michael Newsom University of Mississippi For his advocacy work in the north Gulfport community where he grew up, a standout University of Mississippi senior has...

FREE COVID-19 testing for symptomatic or asymptomatic students, faculty and staff at the University-Oxford Depot on campus will resume Monday, Jan. 10. Testing will be offered...

Oxford Police Department Chief Jeff McCutchen announced Wednesday that Mayor Robin Tannehill and the Oxford Board of Aldermen recently voted to adjust all salaries of employees at the police department.

As COVID-19 cases reach a record high in Mississippi, some colleges are delaying or moving classes online while most will start the spring semester as planned. 

By Will Stribling Mississippi Today The omicron wave in Mississippi is in full swing, with the Mississippi Department of Health reporting 4,840 new cases and 37...