🌱 How will the Highway 7–University roundabout change your 2026 commute?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will the Highway 7–University roundabout change your 2026 commute?
• Which Christmas movie secretly features Oxford’s Square on screen?
• How Oxford’s Ole Miss rally fits into 2028 presidential buzz

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 61 and low of 31 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 48, low: 35.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 62 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hwy. 7/University has spring completion date (oxfordeagle.com) — Drivers in Oxford can expect the Highway 7 and University Avenue interchange and roundabout project to finish around April 2026, with all four ramps staying open while work shifts to the outside lanes. The $4.9 million project is funded by the city of Oxford, Lafayette County, MDOT, and state appropriations, aiming to improve traffic flow at one of the community’s busiest gateways.
   

• Where do people want to see a Hallmark Christmas movie set? MS town has Gulf Coast charm (clarionledger.com) — Mississippi’s Ocean Springs tops a national list of towns people most want to see as the setting of a Hallmark-style Christmas movie, but Oxford makes a cameo too, with its Square featured in a 2020 holiday film. The story highlights how several Christmas movies have showcased Mississippi towns and offers ideas for visiting Ocean Springs and the Gulf Coast.
   

• AOC says she'd 'stomp' Vance after polls shows her ahead of him in hypothetical 2028 race (meaww.com) — Oxford briefly enters the 2028 presidential conversation as a photo shows Vice President JD Vance speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Ole Miss this fall. That visit is now part of a broader national story: new polling suggests Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would narrowly lead Vance in a hypothetical 2028 matchup, and she’s publicly joked she would “stomp” him in a race.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• North Pontotoc Vikings vs Blue Mountain High School
  North Pontotoc High School , 8324 Highway MS-15 , Ecru
  4:00 pm
• GHS: Basketball at Cleveland Central
  Grenada Middle School Grenada, MS 38901
  4:00 pm
• Center Hill vs Grenada
  Grenada High School , 1875 Fairground Rd , Grenada
  4:30 pm
• Grenada Chargers vs Center Hill Mustangs
  Grenada High School , 1875 Fairground Rd , Grenada
  4:30 pm
• GHS: Soccer vs Center Hill
  Grenada Middle School Grenada, MS 38901
  4:30 pm
• GMS: Basketball vs South Panola
  Grenada Middle School Grenada, MS 38901
  5:00 pm
• Grenada Chargers vs Batesville Junior High
  Grenada High School , 1875 Fairground Rd , Grenada
  5:00 pm
• V SOCCER GIRLS vs COLUMBUS (SENIOR NIGHT)
  Lafayette County School District Oxford, MS 38655
  5:00 pm
• Potts Camp Girls Varsity Basketball @ Independence
  Independence High School , 3184 MS-305 , Coldwater
  6:00 pm
• LEGO Ladies Night
  Bricks & Minifigs, Hernando, MS , 210 E Commerce St #7 , Hernando
  6:00 pm
• V SOCCER BOYS vs COLUMBUS-SENIOR NIGHT
  Lafayette County School District Oxford, MS 38655
  6:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Cleaning Associate in Oxford. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Oxford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Holly Springs

• Lucy M. Craine, 88 (nemiss.news)
• Medic Station #1 construction to begin (southreporter.com)

Pontotoc

• Basketball Recap: Omaree Scott Key Part of Team Effort in Warriors Win (maxpreps.com)

Tupelo

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