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My administration has worked hard every day focusing on fiscal responsibility, transparency, infrastructure improvements, supporting local businesses, protecting our neighborhoods, community policing, affordable housing and planning for Oxford’s future.
There is so much work to be done. We have laid the groundwork and need to keep going. We will not hide from our challenges and will address them head on with an open door, open mind and open heart. Today I am asking for your support – and your vote - as I seek a second term as Mayor of Oxford. Let’s move forward together.
Meet Your Mayor
It has been my privilege to serve Oxford as the Alderman of Ward 2 from 2013-2017 and the past four years as Mayor. I have been honored to be recognized for my efforts in our community and state. I have the experience and proven track record to lead and guide Oxford through this time of incredible growth with many challenges.
Hard Work paying Off
Officials, Construction Team Gather at Parking Garage for Topping-Out Ceremony
Eight months into construction, the last precast cement slab was placed on the downtown parking garage during a Topping-Out Ceremony Monday morning.
The Topping-Out ceremony is a custom that celebrates the construction process and honors the accomplishments of the construction crew. It’s reminiscent of old-fashioned, barn-raising celebrations.
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Robyn Tannehill appointed to state flag commission
Philip Gunn, the speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, announced on Wednesday that he has appointed Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill to serve on a commission that will select a new state flag design for voter approval.
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LOU Leaders Give Nod for Joint Transportation Plan
The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved the plan on Tuesday during its regular meeting and the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approving it on Monday during their regular meeting. Chief Operating Officer Bart Robinson told the Board that the University of Mississippi has said they are “ready to sign off on it.”
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Oxford Mayor Receives Tourism Leadership Award by MS Tourism Association
Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill is this year’s recipient of the Mississippi Tourism Association Governmental Tourism Leadership Award for her support of tourism through helping attract visitors while working with other tourism partners.
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Oxford Mayor Receives Tourism Leadership Award by MS Tourism Association
Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill is this year’s recipient of the Mississippi Tourism Association Governmental Tourism Leadership Award for her support of tourism through helping attract visitors while working with other tourism partners.
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Despite pandemic, Oxford growing at an unprecedented rate
The COVID-19 crisis will end. Of that, we can be sure. We do not know when, but just like after the pandemic of 1918, our country will eventually emerge from this uncertain time of quarantine. In times of great uncertainty and stress, it is easy to lose sight of the good things going on around us.
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Oxford’s partnership with UM making headlines
Partnerships make every community stronger. In these unprecedented times, municipalities need all the help they can get. Oxford has many local partners that make it one of greatest cities in America: Lafayette County, Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Foundation, Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi, Oxford and Lafayette County Public School Districts, and many community organizations.
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New Oxford Housing Committee Will Address Affordable Housing Issues
To help combat Oxford’s lack of affordable housing, the Oxford Board of Aldermen approved a new Housing Commission Tuesday night at the request of Mayor Robyn Tannehill, who presented the list of 13 people who will make up the executive committee.
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Oxford Forms 10-Member Commission on Police Transparency
The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved a list of nine people Monday who will sit on the city’s first Commission on Police Transparency.
Each of the seven aldermen recommended one person to sit on the commission. Tannehill recommended two people and asked the board to assist her in finding a 10th member to represent the city’s student population.
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Lieutenant Governor and Mayor Welcome SMW Manufacturing to Oxford
On Thursday, Oct. 26, SMW Manufacturing celebrated its grand opening in the former Caterpillar building in Oxford. Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill were there to welcome the company.
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