Education
MDE set to release test scores
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will release and discuss the 2014-15 statewide and district test scores in English II and Algebra I ...
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BREAKING NEWS
Results unclear for school funding amendment in Mississippi
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON — It was unclear late Tuesday whether voters would agree to amend Mississippi’s constitution to bolster public school funding, with ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 10:50 pm
News
Check in for election night results
Final winners will be posted here on our website as they come in, and results that come in through the night will be posted on ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 8:21 pm
Elections
UM student dedicated to her journalistic craft
By Shelby Nichols news@oxfordeagle.com Shelby Sansone, 21, has dreamed of becoming a reporter since childhood. Now she’s pursuing that goal at the University of Mississippi’s ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12:00 pm
Opinion
Recognize historical significance of your vote
Today there are people out driving around who have no idea it is Election Day. There are people who just don’t want to make the ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12:00 pm
Obituaries
William Oliver Lawrence
WATERFORD — William “Bill” Oliver Lawrence, 82, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at his home in Waterford. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12:00 pm
Crime
Crime Report
OPD makes arrest after vehicle pursuit The Oxford Police Department arrested a local man Monday after reportedly chasing him for several miles. A call came ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12:00 pm
Columns
An early lesson in civics
By Lucy Schultze You know those slick campaign flyers that have been clogging up your mailbox these past few weeks? The ones you’ve been tossing ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12:00 pm
Letters to the Editor
Change is needed in education system
I’ve been practicing pediatrics in Oxford for the past 30 years. Several years ago, I began to concentrate my practice in the area of behavioral ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12:00 pm
Top Home
Mississippians to elect governor, decide school funding today
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press Mississippi voters are deciding whether to elect Republican Gov. Phil Bryant to a second term and their attorney general ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 10:52 am
Letters to the Editor
I’m voting no on both 42 and 42A
It’s election time again and something unusual will be on your ballot. Ordinarily you would go to a voting machine, find the names of your ...
by Staff Report, Monday, November 2, 2015 1:00 pm
Columns
Yes on 42 an important start
By Charlie Mitchell You’d think that with a better-educated workforce the consensus key to a better Mississippi, the Legislature would leave no stone unturned in ...
by Staff Report, Monday, November 2, 2015 12:59 pm
Opinion
It’s time to help pantry
Soon it will be time for families and friends to gather for Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Warm meals of turkey, dressing, cornbread, sweet potatoes, pies ...
by Staff Report, Monday, November 2, 2015 12:59 pm
Northwest CC
Rangers rally past East Central to advance to MACJC title game
SENATOBIA — Down 11 in the first half in Saturday’s MACJC football semifinal game against 17th-ranked East Central, No. 2 Northwest Mississippi Community College outscored the Warriors 24-6 down ...
by Staff Report, Monday, November 2, 2015 12:01 pm
News
UM student continues vigil at Meredith statue
By Ariel Cobbert news@oxfordeagle.com It’s only been a few weeks since a former Ole Miss student was sentenced for his role in placing a noose ...
by Staff Report, Monday, November 2, 2015 12:00 pm
Obituaries
Tausha Campbell
MEMPHIS — Tausha Campbell, 39, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Funeral services are incomplete with Hodges Funeral Homes of Oxford in ...
by Staff Report, Monday, November 2, 2015 12:00 pm
Obituaries
Mary Frances Pruett Russell
WATER VALLEY — Mary Frances Pruett Russell, 75, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at her residence in Water Valley, surrounded by her family. Funeral services ...
by Staff Report, Monday, November 2, 2015 12:00 pm
Obituaries
Braxton Briscoe
BATESVILLE — Braxton Briscoe, 81, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Golden Living Convalescent Home in Batesville. Funeral services are incomplete with Hodges Funeral Homes ...
by Staff Report, Monday, November 2, 2015 12:00 pm
Sports
Blue Devils outlast Palmer for No. 2 seed in 2-3A
A quick start along with timely stops by the defense helped the Water Valley football team earn the chance to play at home at least ...
by Staff Report, Sunday, November 1, 2015 6:02 am
Lafayette County
Lafayette County Board of Supervisors agenda
Lafayette County Board of Supervisors Nov. 2, 2015, 9 a.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Approve Agenda 3. Approve minutes of October 19, 2015 meeting. ...
by Staff Report, Sunday, November 1, 2015 6:00 am
Columnists
Voting day and the next generation
By Milly West This column, “Teaming Up” has always focused on the environment. What started as a piece on migration to Oxford for families seeking ...
by Staff Report, Sunday, November 1, 2015 6:00 am
News
Oxford man creates paper dolls in artistic spirit
By Austen Derrick news@oxfordeagle.com Camp Best explains his art by using his fingers as scissors, cutting through air as if it is clothing — clothing ...
by Staff Report, Sunday, November 1, 2015 6:00 am
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