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 ...

A Batesville man was arrested and charged with armed robbery by the Oxford Police Department. On May 4, OPD responded to a ...

Interfaith Compassion Ministry has worked behind the scenes to meet the needs of Oxford and Lafayette County’s most ...

An Oxford woman was arrested recently for allegedly trying to bribe a witness and intimidating a judge. On April 29, a ...

By Marisa C. Atkinson UM communications With the shift of tassels and a familiar rousing refrain, the University of ...

A Holly Springs woman died when her vehicle hit a tree. On Friday at approximately 6:22 a.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol ...

For the first time in history, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church is from the United States. On Thursday, Cardinal ...

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I’m gearing up for a traumatic event. It’s coming. I suspect it will be sooner rather than ...

By Stella Connell UM School of Business Administration After 21 years as a faculty member at the UM School of Business ...

FNB Water Valley announces the appointment of Leshon Polk as vice president, market manager. Polk, an experienced community ...

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route May has arrived and it feels like the June of my youth. I checked the beehives, of ...

Oxford High School won Best in Debate at the annual state championship event, presented by the Mississippi High School ...