Garry Burnside, left, joins Tate Moore and the Kudzu Kings onstage as they perform at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Waterford, Miss.. on Friday, June 26, 2026.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced the winners of the Star-Spangled Digital Message Sign Contest recently, which invited the public to create patriotic traffic safety messages in ...

Rocky Mountain Missionary Baptist Church is asking for prayers and financial support for its pastor, the Rev. George E. Forrest, who is facing a serious illness. According to the church, Forrest has ...

On the day before Thanksgiving 2011, Wednesday, November 23 – I drove to the old KIA dealership in Tupelo and traded four cars – 1971 MGB GT, 1985 Pontiac Grand ...

Lucky Tucker moves limbs from a tree damage from an ice storm in Oxford, Miss. on Sunday, January 25, 2026. A mixture of freezing rain and sleet has knocked out power to many and felled trees ...

The 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress results show Mississippi fourth graders lead the nation for gains over time, ranking No. 1 for score improvements in reading and math since 2013.

Published 2:30 pm Friday, May 27, 2022 By Staff Report Olivia Boothe Ja’Darrius Gladney Nathan Woo Luke Zhang Gabriel Zinn ...

“Dixie,” one of the last vestiges of the Confederacy tied to the University of Mississippi, is dead. The Ole Miss athletics department made the call to scrap “Dixie” and several variations of the tune ...

Major Maurtice Mills, a 2016 graduate of the University of Mississippi, has been named the Marine Corps Aviator of the Year. The award, also known as the Alfred Cunningham Award, honors the top Marine ...

By Staff Report 1/3 Swipe or click to see more Lafayette County Justice Court Judge Brent Johnson at an oath of office ceremony at the Lafayette County Justice Court in Oxford, Miss. on Thursday, ...

The South Lamar Bridge over Highway 6 will close on May 26, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Crews will be hydroblasting the bridge deck and repaving the deck. MDOT did not ...

The Oxford Lafayette Chamber of Commerce announced the participants of the 2026 Leadership Lafayette program. This year, the Chamber is partnering with SeniorKare as the official sponsor of the ...