Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In 2001, Elizabeth Freels knew her marriage of seven years was over, and she wanted a divorce. Her husband, David, felt otherwise. Elizabeth said he told her, “I will not give you a divorce until the day you die. If I can’t have you, no one else will.” And...
Within 15 years, Oxford could have a new neighborhood to accommodate city growth. The Oxford Board of Aldermen had the first reading of a proposed ordinance Tuesday night that would rezone 48 vacant acres south of the intersection of Molly Barr Road and North Lamar Boulevard. The land would be rezoned as a part of the new Traditional Neighborhood Development, a component...
National Geographic’s traveling map of Europe will come to Oxford Elementary School to help students learn about the world around them. The Giant Traveling Map will arrive in Oxford Thursday and spend two days on display for Oxford community members to visit. The Mississippi Geographic Alliance, a National Geographic affiliate, organizes map tours throughout the state. Each...