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Lafayette Commodores

Lady ‘Dores take second in division meet

With the state championships less than a month away in Pearl, high school track teams across the state are starting their preparations. Things got off ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:01 pm

Obituaries

Ruth Tatum Walker

OXFORD — Ruth Tatum Walker, 89, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at her home in Oxford. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 2 ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:00 pm

Opinion

Business center to offer help

Jackson is not necessarily a short drive from Lafayette County. But for women and minorities who are looking to get a leg up on opening ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:00 pm

News

UM program produces analysts in helping fight crime and terrorism

By Michael Quirk michael.quirk@oxfordeagle.com Those who have driven on the Oxford Square in recent weeks have noticed an influx of Homeland Security vehicles parked along ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:00 pm

Crime

Man arrested for residential burglary

The Oxford Police Department arrested a Raleigh man Tuesday for his alleged role in a February burglaries at Oxford Square Apartments. Charged is Travian Miller, ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:00 pm

News

Housing options and quality of life in the headlines

A new housing option for residents surfaced, a nonprofit assessed quality of life in the LOU, the health department cracked down, Water Valley received a ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:00 pm

Crime

Crime Report

—Tuesday Oxford Police Department Reports 11 suspicious activities 5 alarms 1 noise violation 3 welfare concerns 1 disturbance 2 harassing phone calls 1 petty theft ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:00 pm

News

Knight awarded Transfer Champion Rising Star award

By Emily Schneider University of Mississippi The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students has honored Dewey Knight, associate director of the University of ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:00 pm

Education

OMS student claims state geography bee title

By Michael Quirk michael.quirk@oxfordeagle.com An Oxford Middle School student stands above the rest. Seventh-grader Edmund Doerksen bested 51 other students en route to the 2016 ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Daniel Ray Perkins

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Daniel Ray Perkins, 13, of Oxford, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Le Bonheur Children Medical Center in Memphis. Funeral services will ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:00 pm

Letters to the Editor

Disappointed in Tollison’s support of HB1523

I am profoundly disappointed in Sen. Gray Tollison’s support of HB1523. While I understand that religious liberties should be protected, this bill sends a strong ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Virginia Ruth Tatum Walker

TAYLOR — Virginia Ruth Tatum Walker, 89, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at her home in Taylor. Funeral services are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:00 pm

Opinion

Resource is available for testing

Students statewide are gearing up for the Mississippi Assessment Program tests, which will be given during the April 25 through May 17 time frame. In ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Robert William Mustin, Sr.

OXFORD — Robert “Billy” William Mustin, Sr., 87, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at his home in Oxford. Funeral services are incomplete with Waller Funeral ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:00 pm

Crime

Crime Report

— Monday Oxford Police Department Reports 1 ambulance assist 3 welfare concerns 10 alarms 1 illegally parked car 1 suspicious activity 1 scam 1 civil ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:00 pm

Letters to the Editor

Do your research on legislation and be aware of your rights

I have read and heard so many negative comments concerning HB1523 but am yet to hear any quotes from any portion of the bill. It ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:00 pm

News

Oxford concert canceled due to ‘statewide pressures’

A Saturday night performance at Proud Larry’s in Oxford was postponed in light of the current political climate in Mississippi. According to publicists of the ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, April 11, 2016 8:57 pm

Letters to the Editor

Mississippi writers oppose HB 1523

Mississippi has a thousand histories, but these can be boiled down to two strains: our reactionary side, which has nourished intolerance and degradation and brutality, ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, April 11, 2016 8:00 pm

Obituaries

Gerald Ordway Hankins

OXFORD — Gerald Ordway Hankins, 69, died Saturday, April 9, 2016, at his home in Abbeville. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 4 ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, April 11, 2016 12:00 pm

Letters to the Editor

Having pride in legislators protecting Christian beliefs

I wish to address the reactions of bigotry regarding HB1523. Actually the EAGLE has committed an appalling journalistic trespass by describing the bill as, “a ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, April 11, 2016 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Stephen Lee Cox

OXFORD — Stephen “Steve” Lee Cox, 69, died Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Funeral services will be held on ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, April 11, 2016 12:00 pm

Crime

Man charged with residential burglary

Oxford police investigators arrested Geramy Drummer, 19, of Rosedale on Friday for burglary after discovering stolen items in his apartment. According to reports, on Friday, ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, April 11, 2016 12:00 pm

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