2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (440+ words) Published 9: 00 am Thursday, July 2, 2026 Fifty-eight participants celebrated a new beginning Tuesday as they graduated from the Third Judicial District Drug Court after completing the program's intensive rehabilitation requirements. Circuit Judge Gray Tollison, who oversees the Oxford division of Drug Court,…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (476+ words) Published 9: 00 am Thursday, July 2, 2026 Saint Leo celebrated its 10th anniversary on June 30, marking a decade of serving wood-fired pizza and Italian-inspired cuisine while reflecting on the community support that helped the restaurant grow from a pop-up concept into one of Oxford's…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1448+ words) Published 10: 16 am Wednesday, July 1, 2026 By Compiled by Davis Coen Property transfers between June 15-19, 2026, as recorded with the Lafayette County Chancery Clerk: Julie Chambers to Panferio Properties, LLC, Fraction of the Northeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 8 South, Range 4 West. James and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (230+ words) Published 10: 19 am Wednesday, July 1, 2026 By Contributed by William Bouldin With our nation's two-hundred and fiftieth birthday coming up, it is right to honor those who fought for our independence. Our county is named after a Revolutionary War hero, Marquis de…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (152+ words) Published 9: 30 am Wednesday, July 1, 2026 The Mississippi Department of Health conducted 43 food service inspections in Lafayette County in June, with 35 facilities receiving A grades, four receiving B grades and two receiving C grades. Restaurants and other food facilities are required to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (258+ words) Published 9: 30 am Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Happy 4th of July, and Happy 250th Birthday America " 1776-2026! GO ARMY! But it ain't that easy! I invite y'all to please join us in the Catholic Church, where we believe we are not "saved" for eternity by expressing…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (450+ words) Published 9: 00 am Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Oxford residents will have several opportunities to celebrate Independence Day this weekend, from a patriotic dedication ceremony and children's parade to live music and a fireworks show. One of the day's featured events will be a…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (497+ words) Published 7: 53 am Wednesday, July 1, 2026 By Sid Salter Columnist Retired Mississippi journalist Jim Abbott " a Greenwood native who served his country honorably in Vietnam " spent most of his adult life as the publisher and editor of a remarkable community newspaper in…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (251+ words) Published 9: 00 am Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver and Oxford native DK Metcalf, together with his family and their nonprofit organization, the Seven Pillars Foundation, has established the Met the Moment Scholarship to support graduating seniors from Oxford and Lafayette…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (139+ words) Published 5: 50 pm Monday, June 29, 2026 The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office announced the unexpected death of Detention Supervisor Jametric Judson. Judson joined the sheriff's office in 2012 as a jailer and later was promoted to supervisor of C Shift at the Lafayette County…...