Thursday-Friday obituaries
- David J. Jones — 80, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, at his home in Water Valley. The visitation will be held Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. The funeral service will be held at 11 at the funeral home.
- Clay Allen McCammon — 47 , died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. The visitation will be Friday from 1 until 2 p.m. at Turkey Creek Baptist Church in Calhoun County. The funeral service will be held at 2 at the church. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley is in charge of arrangements.
Celebrating American Indian Heritage Month
Yoknapatawpha Heritage Museum serves up an American Indian quiz just in time for the holiday in honor of the month long celebration of Native American Heritage. (November 25, 2010, Page 7A)
UM Law School move underway
Faculty began the move to the new $50 million dollar facility for the UM School of Law this week with plans to finalize the move of staff and students in December and January. (November 25, 2010, Page 1A)
Sons receive last gift from late mother
Two sons received a Thanksgiving gift from their mother who had died 10 years earlier when an unknown life insurance policy check came to them by way of State Treasurer Tate Reeves. (November 25, 2010, Page 1A)
Ole Miss men set to host Battle, Penn State
The Ole Miss men’s hoops squad will look to get back on track Friday, hosting Big Ten opponent Penn State at 6 p.m.
The Nittany Lions (4-0 overall) enter Friday’s matchup at the C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum fresh off of a 77-61 win over Central Connecticut State on Monday.
Leading Penn State offensively is senior forward Jeff Brooks and senior point guard Talor Battle. Brooks is averaging a team-high 17.0 points per game. (November 25, 2010, Page 8A)
Rebel seniors reflect on good memories
Saturday evening’s game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the annual “Egg Bowl” will be the final home contest for 18 Ole Miss seniors. The class, which includes safeties Johnny Brown and Fon Ingram, linebacker Jonathan Cornell, and Oxford native Zach Brent, helped changed the fortune of the program over the past few seasons with back-to-back trips to the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.
Two of the seniors who will honored before Saturday’s game, defensive tackle Jerrell Powe and defensive end Kentrell Lockett, could return next year, but for the majority of the class, the matchup with the Bulldogs will be the final time the group gets to put on the red and blue together. (November 25, 2010, Page 9A)
Consistent Commodores ready for Tigers
The goal of returning to Jackson for the MHSAA Class 4A state title game is now just one win away from happening No. 1 Lafayette Commodores. LHS (14-0 overall) advanced to Friday’s 4A North Half title game against Noxubee County (13-1) with a convincing 35-0 win over previously unbeaten New Albany.
Consistency, coupled with superior talent, has been two of the biggest keys for the Commodores to return to this lofty position and coach Anthony Hart said he’s been pleased with how well his team has handled things the first 14 weeks of the season. (November 25, 2010, Page 8A)
Christopher O’Riley plays the Ford Center
OXFORD TOWN – One of the leading American pianists of his generation, Christopher O’Riley, is slated to perform Tuesday, Nov. 30, at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Page 5 in this week’s issue of Oxford Town has all the details. (November 25, 2010, Page 5)
On the road with the Rebels
Alyssa Schnugg takes a behind the scenes look at what it takes to travel for away football games. Head equipment manager Ken Crain and various student workers discuss the days of work involved. (November 25, 2010, Page 1B)
