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Opinion

Emergency drills help with safety

Monday there was yet another school shooting. Yet again it was close to home.  Less than two hours away on the Delta State University campus ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Kenneth Allen Keller

Kenneth Allen Keller, 84 died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, surrounded by love at his home in Oxford. A graveside memorial service will held at 10 ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Aiden Heath Fox

Aiden Heath “Jason” Fox, 38, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Bethlehem Church of the Lord ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Hazel Douglas

Hazel Douglas, 95, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee. Funeral services are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home in charge of ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 12:00 pm

Columns

COLUMN: Could state be learning to read?

By Charlie Mitchell University of Mississippi A well-worn adage in education circles is that children must learn to read in first through third grade because afterward ... Read more

by Staff Report, Tuesday, September 15, 2015 12:00 pm

DEVELOPING NEWS

Shooting may be linked to love triangle

CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, forcing terrified students and teachers to hunker down ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, September 14, 2015 2:27 pm

Opinion

Be an informed candidate

With elections coming up in November for two Lafayette County Board of Supervisor seats, it’s important for candidates to start becoming educated and involved in ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, September 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Charles Vaughn

Charles Vaughn, 87, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, at Oxford Health and Rehab. Funeral services are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, September 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

William Douglas McQueen

William Douglas “Doug” McQueen, 70, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at his home in Oxford. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, September 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Billy Ross Brown Jr.

Billy Ross Brown, Jr., 81, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Visitation for family and friends will be held ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, September 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

James H. Johnson

James H. Johnson, 69, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at his residence in Oxford. Funeral services will be announced at a later date by Hodges ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, September 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Linda Hutchings Norwood

Linda Hutchings Norwood, 60, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, at her home in Water Valley. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at First ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, September 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Gladys Ramona Odio Baglioni

Gladys Ramona Odio Baglioni, 95, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Funeral services will be held at 10:45 a.m. ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, September 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Crime

Delta State shooting victim identified

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, an official said Monday, and the campus remained ... Read more

by Staff Report, Monday, September 14, 2015 10:56 am

Opinion

Political debate planned

The Oxford EAGLE along with Supertalk 93.7 will host a political debate at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Oxford Conference Center. The event ... Read more

by Staff Report, Sunday, September 13, 2015 6:00 am

Obituaries

Robert Bynum Albritton II

OXFORD — Robert Bynum Albritton II, 78, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at his home in Oxford. A memorial service will be held at a ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:00 pm

Opinion

Enrollment numbers are pleasing

The number of college graduates in Mississippi has long lagged behind national averages, but increased enrollment at the state’s universities shows we are taking a ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:00 pm

Obituaries

Willie Mae Mosby

XENIA, OHIO — Willie Mae Mosby, 88, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Green Oaks Nursing Home in Xenia, Ohio. A celebration of life service ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:00 pm

Northwest CC

Rangers roll past NEMCC, stay unbeaten

Gardner Minshew threw four touchdowns passes, Justin Crawford accounted for four scores, and No. 10 Northwest Mississippi Community College cruised past Northeast Mississippi CC for ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:00 pm

Columns

COLUMN: Sound advice has been given

By T.J. Ray Special to the EAGLE A former congressman, Ron Paul, has ads on most of the TV networks with his dire warning for ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:00 pm

Ole Miss Sees Notable Enrollment Surge and Improved Retention Rates

News

Ole Miss boasts largest enrollment in state

University of Mississippi and Oxford Eagle The end of each summer in Oxford is marked with an incredible resurgence of a vibrant and thriving community. ... Read more

by Staff Report, Friday, September 11, 2015 11:39 am

Opinion

Give back on 9/11 in thanks

Tomorrow marks 14 years since the deadly attacks on American soil, but what arose has bonded our nation as we once again prepare for the ... Read more

by Staff Report, Thursday, September 10, 2015 12:00 pm

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