Honoring the greenest among us
Perhaps one of your neighbors has been capturing his or her rainwater to help their garden for years. Maybe your boss is devoted to recycling and encourages others to do the same. Whoever they are, they could be eligible for a new Sustainability Leadership award.
The Green Week Committee is accepting nominations to provide awards during the April 19-23 Green Week celebrations.
Hot Tub Time Machine takes us back
OXFORD TOWN – There is something to be said for a film that knows not to take itself or its story too seriously. “Hot Tub Time Machine” is one of those films and takes us back in time with fun 80s movie clichés blended with a time travel story. Thanks to the homage to 80s films, it is hard not to go back to the theater at least twice with friends to see this film, maybe break into song, and to try and catch what you may have missed the first time. (March 25, 2010, Page 15)
Counting college students complicated
Oxford and other college towns have a vested interest in making sure students fill out their census forms by April 1.Education Briefs
- Anne Hemphill named teacher of the year in Batesville.
- Casey Kidd of Pontotoc named to Berklee College dean’s list
- State testing set at Oxford High School
- Lafayette Middle School students earn top honors
- OHS Class of 1990 plans reunion
- Students compete for Oxford Middle School Idol
Titanic sinking in 1912 brings two families closer in 2010
Two friends took a fateful trip together 98 years ago. Together they boarded a cruise ship named the Titanic. Fast forward to Oxford Elementary School in 2010 and two friends Sam Barnard and Luke Lilly in the INSIGHTS program discover their relatives were the linking pair that went down with the unsinkable ship. (March 23, 2010, Page 5)
India Night set for Saturday
Pet stores coming to Oxford
Two new pet stores are coming to Oxford this year. The first opening at the end of April focuses on healthy eating for your pets. The Memphis-based company, Hollywood Feed, has been around for over 50 years and is now beginning to branch out into new markets. The second is national chain PetSmart set to open at the end of the year. (March 22, 2010, Page 6)
Keeping gangs at bay
When does wannabe youth gang activity turn into actual gang activity? That’s a question the Oxford School District hopes to never have to answer as it continues to remain vigilant each year to keep such issues minimal in the community. But, like every public school in the country, the district does see its share of students fascinated by gang culture.
Earlier this winter, a situation occurred at Della Davidson Elementary School in which individual fourth- and fifth-graders called themselves members of two gangs. They also, reportedly, used tactics to bully other students. (March 22, 2010, Page 1)
Hope in Haiti
Trained at Oxford’s Camp Hopewell, a team of volunteers including retired professor Mark Tew recently installed a solar-powered water-purification system to serve a school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, through the mission Living Waters for the World.
