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Free car seat check event scheduled at Oxford hospital

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi will host a free car seat check event Friday, September 25, 2026, in Oxford. The event will run from noon to 2 p.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital, 1100 Belk Drive.

Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will inspect car seats, answer questions and help ensure they are properly installed. Infant, convertible, forward-facing and booster seats are welcome, and no appointment is necessary.

Source: Lafayette County Sheriff's Office.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."