Sentencing date scheduled for Lynch
A former Metro Narcotics head will be sentenced on July 15 for illegally obtaining prescription medications. (June 18, 2013, Page 2)
OPD to crack down on cyclists
The Oxford Police Department will be taking a proactive response to increased complaints about bicyclists who are not following the laws of the road. (June 18, 2013, Page 2)
Volunteer program will continue
Volunteer Oxford will be seeking a new director since Kelly Graeber has accepted a public relations position with the Oxford School District. The volunteer center is in its last year of a three-year grant. (June 18, 2013, Page 1, 12)
OSD sets 2nd budget hearing
Due to an error in the advertisement for the public hearing, Oxford School District will hold a second meeting on June 25 at 5 p.m. at the high school. (June 18, 2013, Page 1, 12)
Education Briefs
- Local students make MUW honor rolls
- UM to host legal radio program
- OHS honor roll
- Soccer camp
Better Nate Than Lever
Local columnist Jimmy Reed explains the good advice of “a man has got to know his limitations” through Nate Nuckolls and Laverne Lever, two distinctly opposite individuals from his hometown. (June 18, 2013, Page 4)
Murder suspects caught
A man and woman wanted in connection with the shooting death of a local man were arrested Friday in Jackson, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department. (June 17, 2013, Page 1, 3)
Getting to know a successful local writer
Verifying all the facts is an important part in the journalism profession. After putting together last weekend’s Best of Oxford section, EAGLE Editor Don Whitten was stumped about the winner of one of the categories: Best Local Writer (Living). Whitten put his more than three decades of journalism experience to work in solving the mystery of who is Frank Tuttle?
Could Oxford be Eden?
Chuck Anderson, 74, has spent half a century researching the best small towns in the United States. He ranks Oxford at No. 6 on his list of top 100 small cities in the nation. (June 17, 2013, Page 1)
New airline expands options for flyers
Assistant News Editor Jeff Eubanks takes a look at the benefits and options that Southern Airways Express now offers the LOU community and the surrounding area when planning a trip. (June 14, 2013, Page 4A)
