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🌱 How Oxford’s Choccolocco Park just hosted a national softball champion.

Oxford, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Oxford! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Oxford’s Choccolocco Park just hosted a national softball champion.

Also on today's calendar: OHS Reunion 2016.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Northeast Alabama Community College Softball Captures National Championship in Program's Second Season (svalleynow.com) — A national softball spotlight just shone on Oxford, as Northeast Alabama Community College captured the 2026 NJCAA Division I championship at Choccolocco Park. The Mustangs capped a stunning second-year turnaround with a 56-4 season and a dominant tournament run, bringing major junior-college softball glory to a local Oxford venue.
   

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  • Game night on the first Tuesday of each month!
    There are three location choices in Oxford, hope to see you there!! (Nextdoor Hinton)
  • Looking for a good dog groomer for a Morkie?
    I'm a new doggy mom and looking to get my baby all shaped up pretty. (Nextdoor Oxford Downtown)
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🗞 Nearby News

Anniston

  • Gadsden Fire Department Welcomes Three New Firefighters; Snead Earns Excellence Award (weisradio.com)
  • Storms Cause Downed Trees, Power Outages, Hazardous Roadways Across Central Alabama (abc3340.com)
  • June and Farrar Burn: Homesteading in the San Juan Islands (northwestprimetime.com)

Jacksonville

  • What We Learned About Riley Green in His 'Billboard 'Cover Story (popcrush.com)
  • Hoover slugger, LSU baseball signee named Gatorade Alabama Player of Year (al.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Oxford

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.