Making a home, passing down values
For Queenie Dixon, the pride of her career as a homemaker has been passing down to her children and grandchildren the values she learned from her parents. Senior staff writer sat down to talk with the local matriarch in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (January 5, 2012, Page 3)
Thursday’s obituaries
- Lillian Eva Hutton Cheatham — 88, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Trenholm Road United Methodist Church in Columbia. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the Devine Street Chapel at Dunbar Funeral Home.
- Rico Deandre “Suave” Goolsby — 40, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at East St. Peter’s MB Church. Burial will follow in East St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church.
- James Floyd “Jimmy” Maples — 73, died Wednesday, Jan. 04, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories located at Coleman Funeral Home. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Dorothy Mize — 90, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be held at noon Saturday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial will follow in Springdale Cemetery. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Kerry Darnell Young — 39, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at noon Saturday at Tallahatchie Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building. Burial will follow in Beverly Chapel U.M. Church in Oxford. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
County spreads safety signals
Eleven additional sirens are being installed in the county beginning today with plans to obtain more if a grant goes through this year for Lafayette County. Meanwhile the CodeRED system continues but at a cheaper rate due to Three Rivers Planning and Development District signing up the system for all eight counties. (January 5, 2012, Page 1)
Doctor arrested for practicing without a license
Mukund K. Patel, 50, a general practitioner, was charged on Dec. 21 by the Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit with eight counts of practicing without a license, however Agent in Charge Keith Davis said the investigation is still ongoing. (January 5, 2012, Page 2)
Family welcomes twins
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi announced the first babies born in 2012 were twin sister, Riley Kate and Kaylee Ann Gray who were born at about 10 a.m. Jan. 1. (January 5, 2012, Page 1)
Aberdeen’s Ward to announce his choice
Hugh Freeze’s early journey on the football recruiting trail could gain a huge boost of momentum tonight from one of nation’s best defensive line prospects. Aberdeen defensive end Channing Ward (6-foot-4, 255-pounds) is scheduled to announce his college decision tonight during the annual Under Armour All-American Game. (more…) (January 5, 2012, Page 6)
Rebels’ Nelson arrested, could face suspension
Sophomore guard Dundrecous Nelson’s immediate future with the Ole Miss men’s basketball hangs in the balance today after being arrested early Wednesday morning for possession of paraphernalia.
Nelson’s arrest came at his residence by the Oxford Police department approximately four hours after the Rebels defeated SMU 50-48 in the final non-conference game of the season. Nelson was taken into custody at 2:15 Wednesday morning and booked into the Lafayette County Detention Center. (more…) (January 5, 2012, Page 6)
Are Lady Rebs suffering from “parlaysis by analysis?”
If the Lady Rebels are going to have a successful Southeastern Conference schedule, they must learn to weather the storm, learn from their mistakes and, perhaps most importantly, find a third reliable scorer. (more…) (January 5, 2012, Page 6)
‘Dores fall to Calhoun City
Lafayette’s success against Calhoun City in the “O” Town Showdown last week didn’t translate into another win on the basketball court Tuesday night in the LHS gym. (more…) (January 5, 2012, Page 7)
Forward Together achieves one-third campaign goal
With the Capital Gift Agreement deadline only days away, the UMAA Foundation announced Wednesday that the Forward Together capital campaign has reached the $50 million mark. (more…) (January 5, 2012, Page 7)
