For the fourth year, North East Mississippi Electric Power Association and NE SPARC is offering its Bright Ideas Grant ...

Oxford High School student Hugh Wilson has been selected to represent Mississippi at the 80th session of American Legion Boys Nation, July 17-24 at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. Wilson ...

When the summer heat settles across the South, many flowering plants begin to slow down. But not zinnias. These plants seem to thrive under stifling conditions and put on an incredible show. I find ...

Panola County has been approved for approximately $1.7 million in federal funding to reimburse debris removal costs associated with the January 2026 severe winter storm. The funding is part of more ...

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors honored Capt. Chris “Snuffy” Smith on Monday with a resolution recognizing his 30 years of service to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office as he retires from ...

The University of Mississippi has received $4.5 million in federal funding to reimburse costs associated with recovery from the severe winter storm in January. The funding was part of a $26 million ...

Perfection finally showed up at my house last week. I ate it over the kitchen sink. It took 64 years to find. That hardly seems fair, but peaches don’t operate on fairness. They’re ready when they’re ...

The unexpected and untimely death of Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, along with the significant physical ailments of 84-year-old former GOP Senate Majority Leader U.S. Sen.

I’ve always liked being outdoors. When I was younger, my mom and dad raised a garden and we all helped with that. We kids learned a lot about vegetables and maintaining the garden. It was a lot of ...

At a recent OLinc-sponsored event, an audience member asked a question that has stayed with me: What is this group going to do to regain public trust? One response was to draw a boundary. A panelist ...

Communicare will host a free hepatitis C testing and education event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 28 at its main office in Oxford in recognition of World Hepatitis Day. The event will offer free ...

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