This week marks the third annual Oxford Restaurant Week, a seven-day culinary event where diners can get special deals at local restaurants while benefitting the Oxford Food Pantry. Coupon cards are available for purchase at the Visit Oxford Visitor’s Center, the Oxford Chamber of Commerce and online. Using...
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The Oxford Police Department’s salary initiative in 2015 led to an increase in officer retention and morale while saving the city thousands of dollars in training fees. The department asked for an increase in salaries for their officers November 2014 because many officers were leaving Oxford to take jobs with higher-paying salaries in other police departments. The salary...
The University Police Department had big plans for increased security at the home football game against Louisiana State University on Saturday, Nov. 21. They followed through on those plans with additional officers, metal detector wands at the entrance gates and special attention paid to those using student ID tickets. “We were very happy with both the added security...
Though the parking and transportation department added 1,414 new spots this year alone, many more are on the way. The completion of the new parking garage attached to the Pavilion at Ole Miss offers 400 new reserved spots, 162 of which are still available for purchase. The non-reserved spots in this lot work on a meter system, which generates an average $300 a day for...
STEP ASIDE THE 700 CLUB “Chicken Soup for the Soul” is being made into a TV series. According to WAPT News, Mississippi is the chosen venue for the film. Author Mark Victor Hansen told Gov. Phil Bryant that he would dedicate the first 15 minutes of each episode to show miracles in Mississippi. He said he wanted the series to be filmed in Mississippi because he wants...
