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Lafayette County

Board of Supervisors agenda

Lafayette County Board of Supervisors Jan. 4, 9 a.m. 1.Call to Order 2.Approve Agenda 3.Approve Claims Docket. 4.Approve Minutes of December 21, 2015 meeting. 5.Consider ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, January 3, 2016 6:00 am

Opinion

Effort is helping children, mothers

Teen pregnancy in Mississippi always  has been an issue within our state. In 2012, Mississippi had the third-highest teen birth rate in the United States. ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, January 3, 2016 6:00 am

Obituaries

Clarence O’Kelly Hickman

OXFORD — Clarence O’Kelly Hickman, 75, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. There are no plans for a service ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, January 3, 2016 6:00 am

News

City, county sell most surplus equipment on GovDeals.com

By Alyssa Schnugg and Rob Sigler alyssa.schnugg@oxfordeagle.com rob.sigler@oxfordeagle.com Oxford and Lafayette County have a lot of vehicles on the road, from police cars to back ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, January 3, 2016 6:00 am

Lifestyle

Elizabeth McRight to Mitchell Pannel

  Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dawson McRight of Greenville announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Austin McRight, to Mitchell Thomas Pannel of Indianola, son ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, January 3, 2016 6:00 am

Obituaries

Robert Wayne Marion

OXFORD — Robert Wayne Marion, 46, died at his home in Oxford on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Born in Houston, he was a resident of ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, January 1, 2016 6:00 am

Obituaries

Osa V. Jones

OXFORD — Osa V. Jones, 85, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Funeral services will be held on Saturday ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, December 31, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Colleen O’Mara Dalton

OXFORD — Colleen O’Mara Dalton, 67, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Oxford. A memorial service will be held on Sunday at 4 p.m. at ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, December 31, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Earl David McGlown

TUPELO — Earl David McGlown, 76, of Oxford, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be held ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, December 31, 2015 12:00 pm

Crime

Crime Report

Oxford Police Department Reports unavailable due to the holiday. Sheriff’s Department Reports unavailable due to the holiday. University Police Reports unavailable until Jan. 4. How ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, December 31, 2015 12:00 pm

Campground Water Association

Boil alert issued for Campground Water

  Campground Water Association issued a Boil Water Alert for customers who receive their drinking water from Campground’s water supply in Lafayette County. This alert ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, December 31, 2015 8:50 am

Obituaries

Edith Tidwell Smith

OXFORD — Edith “Lorene” Tidwell Smith, 79, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at her home in Oxford. Funeral services will be held today at 2 ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:00 pm

Business

UM partners with company for cannabinoid research

Special to the EAGLE NEMUS Bioscience Inc. has entered into a research agreement with the company’s development and commercial partner, the University of Mississippi, to ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Earl McGlown

TUPELO — Earl McGlown of Oxford died Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services are incomplete with Serenity-Martin Funeral ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:00 pm

Opinion

Caution urged with shooting fireworks

Firework stands started popping up around Christmas for residents to load up on bottlerockets, firecrackers, smoke bombs and all sorts of other novelty items. Children ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:00 pm

News

Yesterday’s papers: City busy with activity on main thoroughfare

It’s business as usual in Oxford and Lafayette County with businesses popping up, city official activity, creative minds and interesting news. Read these excerpts from ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Thomas F. Atkinson Jr.

OXFORD — Thomas F. Atkinson Jr., 77, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Funeral services will be held on ... Read more

by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:00 pm

Opinion

Positive things ongoing in county

All eyes wind up on the excitement surrounding the University of Mississippi and the thousands of bright students that arrive to town every year. Then ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:00 pm

Crime

Crime Report

—Monday Oxford Police Department Reports 1 ambulance assist 3 suspicious activities 1 careless driving 1 runaway juvenile 1 open door 2 petty thefts 2 911 ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:00 pm

News

Holiday Closings

Due to the Christmas holidays, all city of Oxford, Lafayette County, state and some local federal government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. Thursday’s ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:00 pm

Education

University of Mississippi gospel choir embraces diversity

By Austin Ivy news@oxfordeagle.com There are many organizations on the University of Mississippi campus that were created to promote diversity. They include the Black Student ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:00 pm

Education

Leap Frog changing lives in Oxford

by Kailen Locke news@oxfordeagle.com Leap Frog is an after-school tutoring-mentoring program that serves first- through third-graders in Oxford and Lafayette County, but its benefit reaches ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:00 pm

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