Oxford News

There has always been pomp and circumstance surrounding the annual "Crosstown Classic" football game between Oxford and Lafayette.

On Tuesday, a plaque was presented to the Tree Board and the city of Oxford by the Oxford Rotary Club for the combined efforts of the three organizations in getting the second planter up and sprouting in front of Rooster's House of Blues. 

The purchase of 160 acres in Oxford for Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi's new medical center has been completed.

This book cover image released by G.P.Putnam's Sons shows "The Lost Ones," by Ace Atkins.

Jerry Latch isn't interested in shelling out extra money to express himself with a car tag promoting a particular group or cause, but he knows plenty of people who do.

Birmingham's Fresh Hospitality Group is partnering with the team behind popular Oxford, Miss., restaurant City Grocery to bring a new breakfast eatery to Birmingham.

Before the coals were lit and the tradition of grilling got underway on Monday, many Oxford and Lafayette County residents gathered at the National Guard Armory for a somber and respectful ceremony to honor those veterans who have died and remember all military men and women who have served their country. 

An outdoor advertising company has sued the city of Oxford in federal and local courts to keep its billboards where they are.

OXFORD, Miss. - A federal judge has denied a request to shorten the terms of post-prison supervision for former Oxford attorney Sidney Backstrom.

The city of Oxford has more than $47 million in capital projects coming up and figuring out how to fund those projects can take some thought and planning.

In what Fourteenth Chancery District Judge H. Jim Davidson Jr. described as a "procedural matter," a date for discovery was set Thursday for the upcoming trial regarding annexation for the City of Columbus.

Staying on top of one of the most exciting conferences in college football is more than a full-time job for Edward Aschoff.

OXFORD TOWN - " The Glenn Miller Orchestra returns to the University of Mississippi's Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, May 27, at 3 p.m. Page 7 in Oxford Town No.

Through 6/23: Thu-Fri 8 PM, Sat 3 and 8 PM, Rivendell Theatre, 5775 N. Ridge, 773-334-7728, rivendelltheatre.org , $15-$28.50. Something rare is happening onstage now at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble's new Edgewater space : two girls are talking about their lives - and what they're saying has damn little to do with boys.

Former Oxford High student Jake McGraw, now pursuing his master's degree at the University of Oxford, writes a guest column about one of the inspirations in his life - " the teaching of the late John Morgan King in an eighth-grade social studies class. 

Notable revelry limelighted the Louise S. McGehee School Centennial Gala, the half-century salute enjoyed by Archbishop Chapelle High School at its "Celebrating 50 Years" 2012 Emerald Gala, and a brace of gatherings connected with Project Lazarus.

Gertrude Ford Boulevard was built on an abandoned railroad right-of-way, giving Oxford another desperately needed north-south traffic artery.

The Ford Center for the Performing Arts was another major civic enrichment success that followed Oxford's Vision 2020 long-range plan.

OXFORD, Miss. -- The city of Oxford has hired Young Strategies Inc. to conduct a six-month study of the local tourism industry.

William Faulkner, photographed in Oxford by Martin J. Dain, in the 1960s. A traveling exhibit of Dain's images of the author is at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library until June 22.