Oxford News Archives

Also do a tweet search for #foodways for what folks are eating, drinking and doing at the Southern Foodways Alliance conference in Oxford, Mississippi.

Local agencies are still reeling from the weekend discovery of a Jasper County puppy mill, that housed more than 40 malnourished dogs.

OXFORD - An ex-convict is charged with manslaughter in the death of a cyclist earlier this year on the Natchez Trace Parkway.

Dr. Tom Fowlkes' new patients don't have to worry about insurance paperwork since his clinic only accepts cash.

Charles Eagles, a history professor at the University of Mississippi, recounts the enrollment in 1962 of James Meredith, the first African American student to attend the University of Mississippi.

Mississippi football coach Houston Nutt gestures to the crowd following a 48-13 victory over UAB in their NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct.

Immediately coming off the plane, I asked, "Where's the restroom?" In reply, a startled voice asked, "The what ?" Such was my first experience in the United Kingdom.

One common debate that sparks strong opinions is this.... "Which is the best college town in the U.S.?" People are very passionate and dedicated when it comes to their school, which helps explain why college sports are massively popular here.

Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, will present a lecture starting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the University of Mississippi in Oxford comparing current and former protest movements.

" They're cracking down on the deer population in Oxford, Mississippi. Homeowners say too many deer are wandering into their yards, tearing up shrubs and landscaping.

Fans of the playwright Tennessee Williams will be shouting for Stella this weekend in Clarksdale, Miss.

JACKSON, Miss. - Hodding Carter III, former publisher at the Delta Democrat Times in Greenville, will speak Oct.

Dazdi The jazz singer Fay Victor. Her new record is 'The FreeSong Suite.' Jennifer Stratford Coati Mundi, a k a Andy Hernandez, who has returned to the record-making scene.

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal writes, "Rebecca Lane Walker is addicted.

Elizabeth Lee Maron, a partner in the Jackson office, has been reappointed to the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education.

Oxford, Mississippi indie rockers Colour Revolt first began playing together as Foxxe - a nice extra couple of x's in there - then as Fletcher before recording their first full-length, Friends Don't Speak .

You can call Tupelo the home of the King and the queens. The city that gave birth to Elvis Presley is the hometown of this year's homecoming queens at both the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University.

The U.S. attorney's office in Oxford targeted convenience store operators in north Mississippi, many of Middle Eastern descent, despite a lack of any connection to terrorism, according to documents obtained by The Clarion-Ledger. The Convenience Store Initiative arose from meetings with local law enforcement officers in the years following 9-11 - ...