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Oxford community members donate time and blood to honor 9/11 victims

Jon Myers

Community members in Oxford donated their time and blood in an effort honoring the victims of 9/11, according to the City of Oxford.

Participants included the Oxford MS Police Department, Stronger Together Oxford and AmeriCorps. The city said the effort reflected a shared commitment to remembering and giving, describing the community as “Stronger Together.”

Source: City of Oxford.

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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."