Keeping UM cool: University has nearly $10 million in AC upgrades planned
Holy vegetables — ‘Benedetto’ for four
Home lost in morning fire
Smoking is likely the cause of a Tuesday morning fire in the College Hill Heights subdivision that destroyed a two-story home, according to fire officials. (March 31, 2010, Page 1)
Burglars busy in county
Burglaries in Lafayette County continue to keep investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department busy. After a surge of residential burglaries in both the city of Oxford and county during the holidays, break-ins in the county continue at a steady rate. (March 31, 2010, Page 1)
Mississippi Clarinet Day
The University of Mississippi Department of Music hosts featured guest artist is Frank Kowalsky, professor of clarinet at Florida State University, offering a free recital at noon Monday in the Ford Center. All members of the community are invited to attend. Additional clarinet events include performances by clarinet ensembles at the Ole Miss Student Union at 3 p.m. Students from universities and high schools across the region will be coming to Oxford to attend this clarinet event. (March 31, 2010)
Letters to the Editor
Jason T. Plunk writes to commend the Oxford Police Department horseback unit for its recent work around the Square, Lena L. Ward and Ellawee Ivy suggest that Gov. Haley Barbour pay for a lawsuit against the Health Care bill, and Randy Yates writes that we should consider naming some of our local streets after local authors. (March 31, 2010, Page 2)
Small Planet, Big Egos… Who Cares?
Ian Banner, University of Mississippi architect and director of facilities planning, will present April’s Green Bag Lunch and Lecture series. The discussion includes architecture, energy, respect and waste as Banner evaluates a system of values. Everyone is invited to bring a lunch and enjoy the discussion. (March 31, 2010)
On the shoulders of giants
Local physician and Army veteran Will Dabbs pens a guest column telling about a recent and valuable friendship with World War II veteran John Ratliff, who recently passed away. Dabbs points out how much Ratliff and other veterans of his time gave for us to have our freedoms today. (March 31, 2010, Page 4)
Tourney decides title, but what about No. 1?
A lot of NCAA men’s tourney brackets have Duke in the Final Four. Ditto for West Virginia. But Butler and Michigan State? A tournament is a tournament, however, and strange things happen. One question, however: Does the team that cuts down the nets Monday in Indianapolis top the final Top 25 polls? Should it? (March 31, 2010, Page 4)
Wednesday’s obituaries
- Mary Forrest McCall Macaulay — 81, died on Friday, March 26, 2010. Services will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hildale Park Presbyterian Church in Cedar Knolls. Cremation will be private. Visitation will be on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Costello-Greiner Funeral Home in Woodbridge.
- Betty Ruth Swearengen — 70, died Sunday, March 28, 2010. Services were held this morning in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks in Water Valley. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley
