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Secretary Michael Watson has announced the launch of a new elections resource, TextMyGov, to enhance the Secretary of State’s ...
Ole Miss scored eight runs in the series finale against Auburn, but it wasn’t enough as the Tigers came away with a 13-8 win ...
Lafayette High School said farewell to the Class of 2025 Friday night at the Sandy and John Black Pavilion. Friends, family ...
A quiet Saturday morning turned into a heartwarming rescue mission for Tommy, a current resident of a local residential drug ...
Allison Bunn, a kindergarten teacher in the Oxford School District, has been selected for the prestigious 2025-26 Leading ...
Oxford author Michael Farris Smith will launch his latest novel, “Lay Your Armor Down,” on May 27 at Off Square Books, where ...
The final lecture of the 2025 Master Gardener Spring Series will be held at the Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library. The ...
Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old physical education teacher from Meridian, has been crowned the winner of Season 23 of American ...
Interfaith Compassion Ministry has worked behind the scenes to meet the needs of Oxford and Lafayette County’s most ...
The Mississippi Arts Commission announced the appointment of Ann Fisher-Wirth of Oxford as the state’s new Poet Laureate on ...
Lucie Devier, a French-born tennis professional and former Division 1 standout at the University of Mississippi, is launching ...
By Harold Brummett Star Denmark Route I had never known a time in Oxford without the Beacon.  I remember Winter’s hamburgers ...