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Update: April 30, 7:45 p.m. The Oxford Police Department has identified a vehicle as well as a second person of interest in its investigation of the Lyric Oxford shooting that occured Friday night. OPD took to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon...

Last week’s 2018 NFL Draft in Dallas was surprisingly successful for Ole Miss and resulted in four Rebels selected. Defensive ends Breeland Speaks and Marquis Haynes went in the second and fourth rounds, respectively, after highlighting pre-draft coverage. Both were...

The joint efforts of University of Mississippi LGBTQ advocates and sponsors culminated in Oxford’s first Gayla, an award ceremony celebrating members and allies of the LGBTQ community, held this Saturday.   The event was hosted at the Powerhouse and coordinated...

Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy spoke at the Pavillion on Friday about the history of Chick-fil-A and provided his insight on leadership and success as part of the Leadership Luncheon series that takes place on campus each spring. This year’s event...

Junior accounting major Sam Harres and junior engineering major Will Tribble are the 2018 winners of the annual Gillespie Business Plan Competition. The event is hosted by the Ole Miss business school and encourages and rewards students who create plans...

Graduate student Julie LaBerge has partnered with The Pantry and local churches in Oxford to create the first annual Food for Oxford drive. This summer, Food for Oxford will combat food waste to accommodate The Pantry’s annual summer drought by...

Dan Cathy, CEO and chairman of Chick-fil-A, is set to speak in two locations in Oxford today. Cathy’s first appearance will be at an LOU Lead Talks event presented by the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce and Chick-fil-A. The hour-long...

Oxford’s 23rd annual Double Decker Festival begins Friday and continues a tradition that began years ago when the festival stage was the bed of a pickup truck and the event had only a handful of local artists and vendors. According...

A small, copper-colored chain with a wire hanger-shaped pendant dangles around her neck. Her long, red hair drapes over her shoulders, and her hands rest on her knees as she cradles a tall cup of iced tea. She is donned...

BRANDON — Jerry Sanders has been sitting in a jail cell on a relatively minor charge of methamphetamine possession for more than a year — longer than the sentence he could get if he's convicted. And with no money to...