May 20 2012 - OUT buses expanding
In August 2008, a six-member committee started planning a transit system for the Oxford community. Four years later, Oxford University Transit continues to grow, implementing new buses and creating new routes to accommodate its increasing number of passengers. What began with five buses and five drivers has become a system with 15 buses and 20 operating employees, thanks to the OUT committee and ... |
May 20 2012 - Aldermen approve two new out buses
The Board of Aldermen passed a motion Tuesday night allowing the City of Oxford to purchase two 2000 Gillig 40 foot low floor buses for $18,000 each. The University of Mississippi will reimburse the Oxford University Transit for the buses. Oxford City Planner Tim Akers presented the proposal before Mayor Pat Patterson and the Board of Aldermen. “This is the next step in the sustainability ... |
May 20 2012 - Redemption road
By the time the bus rolled into The South Warehouse early Tuesday evening, new Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork would have had good reason to say he'd just walk back to Oxford. |
May 09 2012 - Bill would require Ala. bus drivers undergo tests
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama school bus drivers would be required to undergo additional physical and medical testing before getting behind the wheel under a bill on its way to the governor's desk. The bill would require bus drivers to undergo a physical test by a licensed doctor to make sure they have no health problems that would impair their ability to operate a bus. It is named for Oxford ... |
May 01 2012 - Rebels regroup today
OXFORD - Feeling like an SEC series win slipped through the grasp, there was a lot of time to think it over on the bus ride back. Ole Miss players felt like they missed opportunities at Kentucky, particularly in the Friday night game when they totaled just two runs on 14 hits in a 3-2 loss. |
April 02 2012 - Bus firm turns down hospital link idea
The Oxford Bus Company says it has no plans to operate a direct bus service across Oxford from Blackbird Leys to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington. |
March 07 2012 - Bus safety important in Mississippi, Oxford
There have been 765 school bus accidents with vehicles and 73 accidents with other objects, such as trees or light poles, in the state of Mississippi since 2006. This has some people wondering how safe primary- and college-aged students are on buses in Oxford. In 2009, there were four school bus crashes in Lafayette County, one in 2010 and none in 2011, according to Mississippi Highway Patrol ... |
March 05 2012 - Bus runs over three students
 Hotty Toddy Taxi found itself face to face with the Oxford Police Department again Saturday morning when one of its buses ran over three University of Mississippi students. The incident happened at approximately 10:30 a.m. at the Oxford Mall near the Malco movie theater, according to OPD Chief Mike Martin. Officers responded to reports of a pedestrian being struck by a bus. “Upon our arrival ... |
February 29 2012 - Blog Movie Cricket
(Tribune file photo) Richard Wirick, 82, who owned the Oxford Shop Shoe Store, at 65 W. 100 South, since 1951, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, after being run over by a Utah Transit Authority bus. |
February 22 2012 - Shopkeepers mourn ‘Mr. Downtown’ after he was hit by bus
Shopkeepers mourn ‘Mr. Downtown’ after he was hit by bus By cathy mckitrick and bob mims The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 21, 2012 08:30PM MDT Neighboring shop owners said they could count on one hand the times that the Oxford Shop in downtown Salt Lake City failed to open for business over the course of six decades. But at midday Tuesday, the small storefront appeared forlorn, doors locked ... |
February 22 2012 - ‘Mr. Downtown’ was devoted to community, local business
‘Mr. Downtown’ was devoted to community, local business By cathy mckitrick and bob mims The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 22, 2012 07:22AM MDT Neighboring shop owners said they could count on one hand the times that the Oxford Shop in downtown Salt Lake City failed to open for business over the course of six decades. But at midday Tuesday, the small storefront appeared forlorn, doors locked ... |
February 21 2012 - ‘Mr. Downtown’ dies after being hit by UTA bus in Salt Lake
‘Mr. Downtown’ dies after being hit by UTA bus in Salt Lake By bob mims and cathy mckitrick The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 21, 2012 02:58PM MDT A downtown store owner died Tuesday morning after being run over by a Utah Transit Authority bus in a Salt Lake City crosswalk. Sgt. Shawn Josephson confirmed the victim was Richard Wirick, 82, owner and operator of the Oxford Shop Shoe Store, at 65 ... |
February 21 2012 - Store owner known as ‘Mr. Downtown’ dies after being hit by UTA bus
Store owner known as ‘Mr. Downtown’ dies after being hit by UTA bus By bob mims The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 21, 2012 08:17AM MDT A downtown store owner died Tuesday morning after being run over by a Utah Transit Authority bus in a Salt Lake City crosswalk. Sgt. Shawn Josephson confirmed the victim was Richard Wirick, 82, owner and operator of the downtown Oxford Shop Shoe Store since ... |
February 21 2012 - ’Hawks soar past Bulls
The bus ride from Buffalo, N.Y. to Oxford, Ohio is a long eight hours, but with a 66-50 win Saturday over the University at Buffalo Bulls, the trip home was a little easier for the Miami University women’s basketball team. |
February 21 2012 - Work sessions under fire
The Grenada Star recently uncovered a plan by city and county officials to charter a bus and head 60 miles to Oxford to spend the day discussing business at a club near the town square. |
February 15 2012 - Bus passengers left standing
Bus passengers travelling from Oxford to Wallingford are missing out on a regular seat home due to overcrowding on the last remaining service. |
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