Lafayette County News

Oxford, Mississippi is full charm and prestige. It is home to the oldest department store in the United states and is home to a population around 19,000. The town is in Lafayette County of Mississippi and was founded in 1835.

The man charged with killing a University of Mississippi track star has pleaded guilty to using a credit card owned by Rodney Lockhart after his death.

David Williams, who is currently serving a life sentence for the 2005 murder of a University of Mississippi student, will argue for a new trial in an Aug.

There will be no women entered in the Lafayette County Fire Department's beauty review this Saturday, only local policemen and firemen.

The City of Batesville is continuing its paving initiative during the summer months as is evidenced by the recent resurfacing of Broadway and Boothe Street.

Amidst homework and various practices, high schoolers might not have time to give to their community, but 19 Oxford and Lafayette High School students still do.

The Mississippi Coroners and Medical Examiners Association wants the state attorney general to investigate the alleged misappropriation of $5,000 in association funds.

Tammy Bragg went through a rigorous process of completing projects and passing exams to become a nationally certified teacher, and the extra academic credential entitles her to a $6,000 annual pay supplement.

Returning lawmakers hoped to vote on a budget Tuesday, but the state capitol received special visitors.

The event will be broadcast live from WTOK's downtown studios Tuesday at 7 p.m. It will be moderated by Meridian Star Executive Editor Fredie Carmichael and WTOK News Director and Anchor John Johnson.

Dickie Scruggs and others are being sued in Lafayette County Circuit Court because his attempted bribery allegedly caused the disqualification of a Jackson lawyer from Hurricane Katrina lawsuits.

In Mississippi, if your neighbor's dog is eating your livestock, you can kill it.

Imprisoned former lawyer Dickie Scruggs is no longer being housed in the county jail in Oxford.

They've committed no crime, yet they could spend up to a week in jail. In 2008, 54 people were committed to a mental health facility by court order in Lafayette County.

Lafayette County investigator Jay Hill said anything is possible in the circumstances surrounding the alleged rape of an Ole Miss freshman woman last Monday night, including a case of mistaken identity.

Police are trying to find the mother of a fetus discovered in the front yard of an Oxford woman's home last week.

University of Mississippi officials are considering pulling funds from a joint narcotics unit made up of law enforcement agencies in the area.

OXFORD - A 70-year-old woman was released Monday on $100,000 bond after being charged in the fatal shooting of an Oxford man who allegedly dragged her husband with a vehicle.

While many Ole Miss graduates look for success far away from the Grove, the Square and other local haunts, some have their sights set a little closer to their alma mater.

BY ERROL CASTENS Daily Journal Oxford Bureau OXFORD - Lafayette County Master Gardeners' series of garden lectures continues at noon each of the next four Thursdays at the University of Mississippi Museum.