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Thousands of Ole Miss Football fans swarm Oxford for game weekends. Local restaurants and shops start preparing for the massive influx of customers months before football season kicks off. Restaurants adjust menus, increase staffing and prepare food in larger quantities,...

The Oxford Board of Aldermen declined to change game day parking rates on the Square at its Sept. 1 meeting, as proposed by downtown business owners. Mayor Robyn Tannehill raised concerns that businesses would be negatively impacted if parking prices...

In Oxford, a town known for its quality restaurants, there is no shortage of good eats. Aplós is the newest addition to Oxford's culinary scene. The Mediterranean and Greek-inspired fast-casual eatery, owned by Alex Eaton, opened in June and has...

Residents opposing the construction of the Magnolia Materials hot-mix asphalt plant in the Lafayette County Max D. Hipp Industrial Park filed an appeal of the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors’ decision on May 4 not to rezone parcels of the...

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted 3–1 at its meeting on Monday, May 4, to not rezone parcels of the Lafayette County Max D. Hipp Industrial Park from I-2 heavy industrial to I-1 light industrial, permitting the Magnolia Materials...

The Lafayette County Planning Commission voted 3-0 to recommend that the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approve a four-acre dirt mining operation on Lafayette County Road 418 in the community of Fudgetown on Monday, April 27.  Two members of the...

For sophomore allied health studies major Aaron Cabriana, the TransLoc app said the OUT bus was five minutes away. Then, it said 10. A few minutes later, the bus disappeared from the app entirely. “I honestly didn’t know if I...

University of Mississippi students and Oxford community members gathered to honor cancer survivors, remember those who died from the disease and raise funds for research and patient support at the Relay for Life charity walk. The event was held at...

Student workers at the University of Mississippi are struggling to pay their bills working the maximum number of hours allotted per week, even with hourly wages higher than the state minimum wage. Luisa Sánchez, a junior civil engineering major from...

Since the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, Americans nationwide have faced an increase in gas prices. University of Mississippi students and Oxford locals feel the price increases at the pump....