5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (327+ words) Published 8:30 am Saturday, April 4, 2026 The Oxford Garden Club's flower show, "Round About Oxford," drew more than 300 people to the Oxford Conference Center on March 25 to view the creative endeavors of OGC members while strolling through "Oxford's Square," complete with the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (105+ words) Drug sting nets 68 arrests'The Oxford Eagle Drug sting nets 68 arrests Published 7:54 pm Thursday, April 2, 2026 The Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit, Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, Oxford Police Department, University Police Department, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and Mississippi Department of Corrections conducted…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (259+ words) Published 3:18 pm Thursday, April 2, 2026 Attorneys for Charles Garrett Reifers, who is charged with first-degree murder, have filed two motions in Lafayette County Circuit Court as the case continues more than a year after the alleged crime. Reifers, 76, is charged in…...

2+ day, 35+ min ago  (175+ words) Published 12:58 pm Thursday, April 2, 2026 Theatre Oxford's upcoming production of Studs Terkel's "Working" brings to the stage the lives of teachers, millworkers, masons, waitresses, housewives, and other unsung working folks. "Working" comes to life on the Powerhouse stage on April 10 and…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (117+ words) Published 8:30 am Thursday, April 2, 2026 The Oxford Lafayette Chamber of Commerce announced the participants of the 2026 Leadership Lafayette program. This year, the Chamber is partnering with SeniorKare as the official sponsor of the program. The 2026 Leadership Lafayette Class: Each monthly session…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (321+ words) Published 8:30 am Wednesday, April 1, 2026 There is a lot going on beginning today, this Wednesday, April Fool's Day " "The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year." "Mark Twain For as long…...

3+ day, 33+ min ago  (127+ words) Published 9:00 am Wednesday, April 1, 2026 The Mississippi Department of Health conducted 34 food service inspections in Lafayette County in March, with 30 facilities receiving A grades, no facilities receiving a B grade and one receiving a C grade. Restaurants and other food facilities…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (197+ words) Published 8:30 am Wednesday, April 1, 2026 I've been thinking about teachers recently given the debate about teacher salaries. Not a single time was there a concern that someone might come into our school to do us harm. No shootings, no drugs, no…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (370+ words) Published 9:00 am Monday, March 30, 2026 A request for a conditional use permit for a dirt mining operation on County Road 418 drew detailed questioning and some skepticism from the Lafayette County Commission during its March 23 meeting, largely centered on the lack of…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (228+ words) Published 9:00 am Monday, March 30, 2026 Lafayette County officials have announced the final pass for storm debris collection, asking residents to have all debris from the ice storm placed at the curb or roadside by April 20. According to the notice, crews will…...