Lafayette vs. North Panola Gallery
(December 30, 2011)
Friday’s obituaries
- Mae Etta Fondren Martin, 99, died Dec. 23, 2011 at Ridgewood Care Center in Racine, Wis. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon at North Hopewell M.B. Church in Taylor with burial following at Yocona Cemetery in Taylor. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Some Hipstimatic fun
Photographer Bruce Newman shares photos taken around Oxford on his iPhone using the Hipstimatic application. (December 30, 2011, Page 1B)
(Oxford ends ‘O’ Town Showdown with a bang
It would have been hard to find two basketball teams that were more efficient on the offensive end of the court than the Oxford Lady Chargers and Chargers were Thursday night. (December 30, 2011, Page 6A)
Mississippi Flood invited to first bowl game
Historian and columnist Jack Lamar Mayfield tells us about the first time the University of Mississippi football team was invited to a bowl game in 1935. (December 30, 2011, Page 2B)
Lady ‘Dores hold on to top North Panola
A second straight win coming out of the Christmas break and heading into the new year had Lafayette girls basketball coach Amy Sutton looking forward to Thursday evening. (December 30, 2011, Page 6A)
Out with the old, in with the new
This wrapped up with a lot of old familiar faces leaving while new ones were hired or elected by local citizens to replace them. Read about the top stories for the final quarter of 2011 in today’s EAGLE. (December 30, 2011, Page 1A)
Byrd paces Lady Rebels in victory
Ole Miss finished its non-conference schedule with at least 10 wins for the third time under Renee Ladner as the Lady Rebels beat Southeastern Louisiana 72-52 Thursday night at C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum. (December 30, 2011, Page 7A)
MLK Day of Service to benefit charities
The inaugural MLK Day of Service will be held Jan. 16 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Oxford Activity Center. (December 30, 2011, Page 5A)
