News
Oxford Middle School student dies by suicide
A student at Oxford Middle School died over the weekend as a result of suicide, the school district announced Monday. The body of seventh-grader Alyssah ...
A student at Oxford Middle School died over the weekend as a result of suicide, the school district announced Monday. The body of seventh-grader Alyssah ... Read more
An Oxford man was arrested by the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department on April 15, after allegedly breaking into a storage unit. Investigators with the Lafayette ... Read more
CASA of Lafayette County and Mid-South Food Bank are partnering to give away some of the most essential products in life, for free, this Wednesday. ... Read more
A Hernando man was arrested for stealing a car over the weekend – while the car’s owner was inside a convenience store. On April 11 ... Read more
An Oxford man was arrested after he got caught requesting sexual favors from a child in custody of Child Protective Services. The minor, who was ... Read more
A recent call reporting shots fired near the Super 8 Hotel in Oxford led to two individuals being arrested for prostitution of a minor. On ... Read more
An Olive Branch man is behind bars following an undercover operation by the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department. On April 6, Investigators with the Lafayette County ... Read more
An Oxford woman was arrested after an infant in her care tested positive for drugs. On March 8th, 2021, an Oxford Police Department investigator was ... Read more
While criticism abounds for Governor Tate Reeves’ approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic, one major win is certainly Mississippi’s rollout of coronavirus vaccines to its ... Read more
More changes are coming to the Oxford animal shelter in the form of revamped terminology and refocusing their mission. During a special meeting on Wednesday, the ... Read more
The Mississippi State Department of Health this week issued updated guidance on safer faith-based gatherings and worship services, but many churches in Oxford have already ... Read more
The Oxford Board of Aldermen voted to head in a different direction regarding the next steps for the city’s animal shelter during a special-called meeting ... Read more
An Okolona man was arrested by investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department on March 22. Isaiah Moore, 24 of Okolona, was involved in the ... Read more
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi has 700 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine to distribute to its employees and the LOU Community. The vaccines will be ... Read more
Two suspects have been identified following a shooting that took place at The Archive apartment complex on Thursday. At approximately 2:09 p.m. on March 18, ... Read more
National nonprofit Animal Rescue Corps and the city of Oxford are collaborating together this week to safely and efficiently relocate 45 animals after the city’s ... Read more
All Mississippi residents who are of age to receive the coronavirus vaccine will be able to sign up for a slot beginning tomorrow, March 16. ... Read more
Oxford is getting out of the animal shelter business after the third-party organization running the facility failed to meet appropriate standards of care – stop ... Read more
An Oxford man was charged with DUI 4th after running a red light on University Avenue. On March 6, Robert Hawks, 44, was stopped by the Oxford ... Read more
Oxford will soon be without an animal shelter for the foreseeable future. During the monthly board meeting of Mississippi Critterz, City liaison and Alderman Janice ... Read more
The LOU Community is left reeling by the sudden and tragic deaths of Matt, Evangeline and Lincoln Ellington on Thursday and Friday. From the time ... Read more
Following the City of Oxford’s decision to put an immediate halt on accepting animal surrenders, two leaders at Mississippi Critterz are no longer in their ... Read more