2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (103+ words) Published 12:38 pm Saturday, September 12, 2026 The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved a contract Sept. 1 with locally owned Shielded Security to assist with traffic control during home game weekends this season. The contract will cost the city $11,200 for the season. Shielded Security…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (225+ words) Published 9:00 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 When Skyler King left Oxford on Aug. 1, he had a skateboard, a backpack and more than 1,100 miles between him and New York City. Now, with fewer than 500 miles left to go, the recent University of Mississippi…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (188+ words) Published 9:00 am Monday, August 24, 2026 The Oxford Board of Aldermen has approved a request from the University of Mississippi to close a portion of the sidewalk along the west side of Gertrude Ford Boulevard for construction of the university’s new School…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (438+ words) Published 10:00 am Friday, August 21, 2026 Plans are in gear to turn the community gold ahead of Ole Miss’ first football game under new head coach Pete Golding. The Oxford and Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce and Oxford Marketing Company are working…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (478+ words) Published 8:00 am Thursday, August 20, 2026 The city of Oxford is proposing higher parking rates on University of Mississippi home football game days in an effort to increase turnover in high-demand spaces around the Square. The proposed ordinance was presented Tuesday to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (285+ words) Published 9:00 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 The roundabout at the intersection in front of the Max D. Hipp Lafayette County Industrial Park is expected to reopen Friday after being closed since Aug. 15, a closure that has drawn complaints from nearby residents and concern…...