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By Bonnie Brown Columnist I can honestly say that I have cousins by the dozens.  My father was one of 9 children, and my ...
Staff Report Wade Hill drove in four runs on three hits to lead Regents School past the Tunica Academy Blue Devils 8-4 on ...
May 4 through 10 – with a series of daily activities to highlight the positive economic impact of tourism throughout Oxford ...
By T.J. Ray Columnist Yesterday, with a handshake, I met a fellow I didn’t know. All the information I had about him was the ...
The Mississippi Arts Commission announced the appointment of Ann Fisher-Wirth of Oxford as the state’s new Poet Laureate on ...
By Harold Brummett Star Denmark Route I had never known a time in Oxford without the Beacon.  I remember Winter’s hamburgers ...
By John Cofield Flem Mize came home after the Beacon’s first day in 1959 and placed a $100 bill on the dining room table. His ...
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi is a recipient of the Healthgrades 2025 Patient Experience Award. This award ...
Oxford and its community partners have been nominated in six categories for Mississippi Magazine’s 2025 Best of Mississippi ...
Battle for the Golden Egg against Mississippi State will take place on the Friday after Thanksgiving in Starkville. The game ...
The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council has long been committed to enriching North Mississippi through the arts, with a focus not just ...
An Oxford woman was arrested recently for allegedly trying to bribe a witness and intimidating a judge. On April 29, a ...