Double Decker Festival (view gallery)
(April 30, 2011)
Commodores fall to N. Pontotoc Vikings
BLOG: Lafayette’s early momentum was unable to sustain the Commdores enough to prevent a late-inning rally from the North Pontotoc Vikings in the first game of the best-of-three MHSAA Class 4A playoff series on Friday night in Ecru. (more…) (April 30, 2011)
Lady Commodores fall to N. Pontotoc
BLOG: Lauren Rodgers’ single to right field proved to be the difference for North Pontotoc in its 4-3 come-from-behind win over Lafayette in the first game of the best-of-three Class 4A softball series on Friday in Ecru. (more…) (April 30, 2011)
Oxford rallies to top Tigers in Game 1
BLOG: It was anything but pretty, but the Oxford Chargers were able to rebound from an early 3-0 deficit to defeat the Hernando Tigers 7-5 in Game 1 of the second round matchup between the two Class 5A foes. (more…) (April 29, 2011)
Marking 150th anniversary of soldiers’ departure from Oxford
A member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Virginian Nancy Faxon has spent years protecting and promoting the South’s heritage and history.
For the past eight years, she’s worked to preserve and honor soldiers found in a forgotten burial ground by restoring their gravestones and cleaning up the overgrown thicket that grew around the graves. (April 29, 2011, Page 3A)
Health initiative ends on a tasteful note
For those taking part in the Healthy You, Healthy L.O.U. community health initiative, some have lost weight while others say they’ve simply learned to live healthier. The Healthy You, Healthy L.O.U. program came to an end last night, while team members celebrated with a bbq dinner and shared their success stories. (April 29, 2011, Page 1A)
Friday’s obituaries
- Georgia Sue Nicholson Evans — 50, died Friday, April 29, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville. Visitation will be prior to the service from noon until 2 at the funeral home.
- Addie Sue Fuller — 88, formerly of Oxford, died Wednesday, March 30, in Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oxford’s Shiloh Church Cemetery.
- Nathan Lee “Nell” Gordon — 78, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.
- Glenn Russell Jarrett — 84, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville. Services will be held at 2 this afternoon in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Browning Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:30 until 2 at the funeral home.
- Gladys Boatright Metts — 92, died Thursday, April 28, 2011, at her home in Oxford. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Yellow Leaf Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Yellow Leaf Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m., prior to the service at the church. Seven Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
- Kenneth Mullin — 55, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford.
City employee killed in 1-car wreck
Kenneth Mullin Sr, 55 of Oxford, an employee of the city, was killed in a car accident Thursday afternoon. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of Mullin’s funeral arrangements. (April 29, 2011, Page 2A)
A close call for many
Pine Flat Community began recovery efforts on Thursday while most of the community remained in shock over the damages to the area. Volunteers came to help begin putting together the pieces of their lives. (April 29, 2011, Page 1A)
How you can help
Several local individuals and organizations are accepting donations to help the Mississippi tornado victims.
Donations are being accepted at the Pine Flat Methodist Church on CR 422 and at Fire Station # 1 in Oxford. Cash donations are accepted on Saturday at the Courthouse Lawn for Red Cross.
Volunteer help is needed in the Pine Flat area also. (April 29, 2011, Page 1A)
