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OXFORD – John Gaddis thought there was a decent chance his final moment of college baseball would be an ejection. And, given his reasoning for coming to Ole Miss in the first place, that would have been a shame. The lefty pitcher transferred from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi before the...

A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to charges that he tried to buy an assault rifle after making racist threats online. The man pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Oxford to charges stemming from threats he made on a white supremacist website in late 2020. He wrote that he wanted to “breathe revolution” and kill Blacks, Hispanics and homosexuals, the Daily Journal reported.

COMO, Mississippi — Investigators in Como, Mississippi, are trying to find the suspects who shot and killed on person and injured a second very early Friday morning. The Panola County Sheriff’s Office said Como Police officers were called to a shooting about 1:35 a.m. on Railroad Street in the Como city limits. They found two people shot. One of them died and the other was shot in the lower leg. That victim’s condition was not released.

OXFORD • A Lafayette County man has been jailed in connection with a weekend robbery in the middle of Oxford. The victims filed a report with the Oxford Police Department about a June 25 robbery that happened in the area of University Avenue and Highway 7. The investigation led to the arrest of Shaquavious Quarles, 23, of Oxford, who was charged with three counts of armed robbery. The stolen property was recovered.

Photo: Both northbound and southbound lanes of I-55 in Southaven north of Church Road were blocked during the investigation and clearing of Thursday morning’s fatal crash. (MDOT Traffic image) One person has died in a three-vehicle wreck Thursday morning on I-55 in Southaven. DeSoto County Coroner Josh Pounder identified...

Lane Kiffin has always envisioned himself coaching in a place like Oxford, Miss.

Oxford Police Department The Oxford Police Department is housed 715 Molly Barr Road. The department has more than 70 full-time officers and staff and provides a wide range of protection and enforcement services. The Police Department has a community-oriented policing philosophy and provides around-the-clock patrols. Other services include crime prevention programs, such as Neighborhood Watch and D.A.R.E., as well as specialized units including Mounted Patrol, K-9 Unit, DUI Enforcement and the City Dispatch. Crime Reports provided to The Local Voice come directly from the Oxford Police Department.

Ole Miss Baseball Players Enter Transfer Portal

A Mississippi man has been arrested and charged with three counts of armed robbery. On June 25, the Oxford Police Department took a report regarding a robbery that occurred near University Avenue and Highway 7. After an investigation, Shaquavious Quarles, 23, of Oxford was taken into custody. Police say the...

COMO, Miss. — One person is dead and another injured after a shooting in north Mississippi. The shooting happened near Main and Railroad Street in Como, according to law enforcement. Investigators said early Friday morning they were still at the scene. The injured victim was taken to Regional One.

Something clicked for the Rebels late in the season en route to its first baseball national championship in program history.

Ole Miss just wrapped up a historic season in baseball, winning the National Championship in Omaha and then heading back to Oxford to a welcome parade and championship celebration at Swayze. During the celebration, there were a few names missing, and now there are three more names who have entered the transfer portal. This is likely only the beginning, and it will be very interesting to see who will forgo their remaining eligibility for the draft, who will transfer, and who will be staying one more year.

OXFORD, Miss (AP) — A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to charges that he tried to buy an assault rifle after making racist threats online. The man pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Oxford to charges stemming from threats he made on a white supremacist website in late 2020. He wrote that […]

On Monday, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department received a report of domestic violence in progress call in the area of Highway 7 South, near County Road 369. Investigators and deputies responded to the scene to take a report of the incident. During the investigation, Russell Eades Evans, 36, of...

To aid the injured, an emergency response team was dispatched. The wounded were taken to local medical facilities for treatment. There is no more information available. Local law enforcement is in charge of the investigation into the cause of the crash. Our thoughts are with the injured victims and their...

On Monday, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a stolen vehicle in the area of County Road 517. An investigation began regarding the stolen vehicle, and on Wednesday investigators arrested Thomas Ray Gray, 34, of Como for motor vehicle theft. Gray is currently being housed at...

OXFORD, MS. (WMBB) – Former Northwest Florida baseball ace, Dylan DeLucia, attributes much of his success at the MCWS with Ole Miss to his time spent in the Panhandle Conference. On June 26, DeLucia was named the MCWS Most Outstanding Player following his performance to help lead Ole Miss to their program’s first College World […]

OXFORD, Miss. — There are simply no words to describe the feeling of being National Champions. If someone would have told me in February that the Ole Miss baseball team would win it all… I actually would have believed them. A team that returned most players from the team that was one win away from Omaha just a season ago…it seemed logical.

BATESVILLE, Miss. (WMC) - It’s been a month since the launch of the application process for the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program (MMCP), and potential cultivators, or growers, who’ve applied for a license say they could be getting word back from the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) at any moment now.

One of the top defensive backs in the state has decided to play football at Arkansas. Pinson Valley’s TJ Metcalf committed to the Razorbacks today on social media, choosing Arkansas after recently narrowing his list to the Razorbacks, Ole Miss, Penn State and Jackson State. “I just felt like...