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Lafayette County EMA Distributes MREs and Water After Winter Storm Fern

Lafayette County EMA Distributes MREs and Water After Winter Storm Fern

Mississippi National Guard troops and Oxford Police handed out MREs and bottled water at Walmart on Jackson Avenue and multiple pod sites, with a three-day-per-person limit and supplies running short.

Marcus Williams•3 min read•07:57 AM

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About Lafayette, MS

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Approximately 54,019 residents

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Oxford, Mississippi

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679 square miles in northern Mississippi

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Oxford Municipal Court Offers Warrant Amnesty for Misdemeanors Through Feb. 28, 2026

Oxford Municipal Court Offers Warrant Amnesty for Misdemeanors Through Feb. 28, 2026

Oxford Municipal Court will let people with eligible misdemeanor warrants resolve them in person at 72 F.D. Buddy East P...

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Four critically injured and airlifted after single-vehicle crash on County Road 313

Four critically injured and airlifted after single-vehicle crash on County Road 313

A single-vehicle crash on County Road 313 Saturday night left four people critically injured and airlifted from the scen...

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Ole Miss reopens after two-week ice storm closure, clears trees and debris

Ole Miss reopens after two-week ice storm closure, clears trees and debris

Ole Miss reopened Feb. 8 after a two-week closure from Winter Storm Fern; cleanup continues and the campus community fac...

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What to See and Do in Oxford Square and Courthouse District

What to See and Do in Oxford Square and Courthouse District

The Oxford Square and Courthouse District anchor Lafayette County’s cultural and commercial life, with historic architec...

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Oxford enacts Ordinance 74-15 limiting nitrous oxide to protect under-21s

Oxford enacts Ordinance 74-15 limiting nitrous oxide to protect under-21s

Oxford passed Ordinance 74-15 limiting nitrous oxide sales and possession for intoxication and barring sales to under-21...

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University of Mississippi report finds limited affordable housing, high turnover in Oxford-Lafayette

University of Mississippi report finds limited affordable housing, high turnover in Oxford-Lafayette

A new University of Mississippi report finds 56% of Oxford residents rent while roughly one-third of Lafayette County re...

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Storm Damage Forces Indefinite Closure of mTrade Park in Lafayette County

Storm Damage Forces Indefinite Closure of mTrade Park in Lafayette County

mTrade Park is closed indefinitely after a severe storm toppled trees and flooded fields, disrupting events and creating...

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Oxford aldermen consider up to $25M loan for ice-storm recovery

Oxford aldermen consider up to $25M loan for ice-storm recovery

Oxford aldermen may seek up to $25 million in emergency borrowing to pay ice-storm cleanup and debris removal, with offi...

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Oxford Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Seeks K-12 Submissions for 2026 Art Show

Oxford Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Seeks K-12 Submissions for 2026 Art Show

Yoknapatawpha Arts Council invites Lafayette County K–12 students to submit one ready-to-hang piece for the 2026 student...

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Lafayette County Man Jason Surrett Arrested in County Road 321 Vehicle Theft

Lafayette County Man Jason Surrett Arrested in County Road 321 Vehicle Theft

Lafayette County resident Jason Surrett, 49, was arrested in connection with a motor vehicle theft on County Road 321; t...

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Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill Wins 2026 Public Leadership in the Arts Award

Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill Wins 2026 Public Leadership in the Arts Award

Oxford mayor Robyn Tannehill was listed as a recipient of the 2026 Public Leadership in the Arts Awards, a recognition t...

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Four Qualify for Chancery Court District 18 Place 1 in Lafayette County

Four Qualify for Chancery Court District 18 Place 1 in Lafayette County

Four candidates qualified for Lafayette County's Chancery Court District 18 Place 1; the open seat will be on the Nov. 3...

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Mississippi Judge Grants Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss Injunction Allowing 2026 Play

Mississippi Judge Grants Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss Injunction Allowing 2026 Play

A Mississippi judge granted Trinidad Chambliss a preliminary injunction that clears him to play in 2026 while his lawsui...

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MEMA Urges Lafayette County Residents to Document, Self-Report Storm Damage

MEMA Urges Lafayette County Residents to Document, Self-Report Storm Damage

MEMA urges Lafayette County residents to document storm damage from Winter Storm Fern and self-report losses so the stat...

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Two Lafayette County neglect raids rescue dozens of dogs, lead to arrests

Two Lafayette County neglect raids rescue dozens of dogs, lead to arrests

Two separate Lafayette County raids removed dozens of neglected dogs and led to arrests; local shelters are strained and...

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One-vehicle crash on County Road 313 in Lafayette County injures four

One-vehicle crash on County Road 313 in Lafayette County injures four

Four people were injured in a one-vehicle crash on County Road 313; the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office is investigati...

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Lafayette girls host Lincoln County in Feb. 17 nonconference matchup

Lafayette girls host Lincoln County in Feb. 17 nonconference matchup

Lafayette is scheduled to host Lincoln County at Lafayette High with a 7:30 p.m. tip; available score feeds show conflic...

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USDA approves automatic SNAP replacement benefits for Lafayette, Panola counties

USDA approves automatic SNAP replacement benefits for Lafayette, Panola counties

USDA approved automatic SNAP replacement benefits for Lafayette and Panola counties; eligible households will receive be...

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Lafayette County District 2 Supervisor John Morgan Purchases, Distributes Heaters and Oil

Lafayette County District 2 Supervisor John Morgan Purchases, Distributes Heaters and Oil

Lafayette County District 2 Supervisor John Morgan bought and handed out kerosene heaters and oil to locals, a direct re...

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Lafayette County Fire Department Responds to Six Icy Home Fires, Five Chimney-Related

Lafayette County Fire Department Responds to Six Icy Home Fires, Five Chimney-Related

Lafayette County firefighters answered six residential fires during an icy storm; five were tied to chimneys, underscori...

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Empty Bowls Rescheduled to March 17, Benefits The Pantry of Lafayette County

Empty Bowls Rescheduled to March 17, Benefits The Pantry of Lafayette County

The Empty Bowls Oxford Luncheon has been postponed amid ice-storm recovery; residents should note fundraising for The Pa...

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Mississippi Correctional Officers Arrested in Multiple Contraband-Smuggling Investigations Across State

Mississippi Correctional Officers Arrested in Multiple Contraband-Smuggling Investigations Across State

Multiple Mississippi correctional officers were arrested after searches turned up 232 grams of meth, 22 cellphones and a...

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Oxford and Lafayette County Open Joint Shelters After Widespread Ice Storm Outages

Oxford and Lafayette County Open Joint Shelters After Widespread Ice Storm Outages

An ice storm left more than 35,000 Oxford and Lafayette County homes without power, prompting city and county officials ...

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Three Lafayette Commodores Sign with Hinds, Northeast CC and South Alabama

Three Lafayette Commodores Sign with Hinds, Northeast CC and South Alabama

Lafayette High celebrated a signing day for three Commodores: Tristen Bryant to Hinds Community College, Adarius Brown t...

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Lafayette County students named to University of Mississippi Fall 2025 honor rolls

Lafayette County students named to University of Mississippi Fall 2025 honor rolls

Oxford Eagle’s Feb. 12, 2026 excerpt names 35 Lafayette County students on Ole Miss’s Fall 2025 Dean’s Honor Roll, with ...

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Lafayette County Groups Launch Community Recovery and Care Supply Drive at OXCM

Lafayette County Groups Launch Community Recovery and Care Supply Drive at OXCM

Community groups held a recovery and care supply drive at OXCM to collect donations and support neighbors, with market v...

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Sharkey County Identifies Human Remains Found by Hunters as Randolph Haley Jr.

Sharkey County Identifies Human Remains Found by Hunters as Randolph Haley Jr.

Sharkey County Coroner Robert Barfield identified skeletal remains found at a Delta National Forest campsite in November...

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Oxford man arrested in Lafayette County for allegedly using stolen credit card

Oxford man arrested in Lafayette County for allegedly using stolen credit card

An Oxford man was arrested Feb. 12 after Lafayette County deputies say he used a stolen credit card during an incident o...

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Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Appeals After NEH Cancels Humanities Hub Grant

Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Appeals After NEH Cancels Humanities Hub Grant

Yoknapatawpha Arts Council says the NEH canceled its Humanities Hub grant; the council has appealed, contacted senators,...

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