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Oxford is the 14th most populous city in Mississippi, United States, and the county seat of Lafayette County, 75 miles (121 km) southeast of Memphis. A college town , Oxford surrounds the University of Mississippi or "Ole Miss".
University of Mississippi, Oxford Grady Franklin "Gray" Tollison (born September 8, 1964) is a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate , representing District 9 since 1996. In January 2012, Tollison was appointed Chairman of the Senate Education Committee by Lt. Governor Tate Reeves.
Its county seat is Oxford. [2] The local pronunciation of the name is "la-FAY-et." The county's name honors Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero and American general who fought during the American Revolutionary War. [3] The Oxford, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Lafayette County. The county is policed by the Lafayette ...
The Oxford Courthouse Square Historic District is a historic district located in Oxford, Mississippi, which is the county seat of Lafayette County.The district has existed since the city's incorporation in 1837, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 1980.
WOXF (105.1 FM, "Q105") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Oxford, Mississippi. WOXF broadcasts a hot adult contemporary music format to the Oxford area. WOXF is owned by Telesouth Communications Inc. [ 2 ]
The Lafayette County Courthouse is located in Oxford, Mississippi and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]The current structure was constructed in 1872 to replace an earlier building burned during the Civil War by Union troops directed by General Andrew Jackson Smith.
High-school students first attended public school in Oxford in 1886 when a building was erected to accommodate twelve grades of students. The University High School was the primary school in Oxford until 1963 when the town was integrated and the Oxford School District was formed. [4] As the city of Oxford grew, so did the student population.
Mississippi Highway 334 (MS 334) is a 27.772-mile-long (44.695 km) west–east state highway in the North Central Hills region of northern Mississippi, connecting Oxford, through Toccopola, to MS 9 in Springville.