Letters to the Editor
Jim Shollenberger writes to take issue with a recent letter to the editor, citing problems he has with facts, distortions and misrepresentations. (September 30, 2010, Page 4)
Mascot search down to three
Voting opens on Wednesday at mascot.olemiss.edu for the final three mascot options for Ole Miss. The choices are down to a land shark, Hotty Toddy or a bear. Voting will only last six days and then a final decision will be made. (September 30, 2010, Page 1, 2)
Registration for November election ends Saturday
The last day to register to vote in the upcoming general election on Nov. 2 is this Saturday.
The Lafayette County Circuit Clerk’s Office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday to accommodate last-minute voter registrations.
Those wishing to vote absentee must have their ballots mailed in enough time for them to be at the Circuit Clerk’s Office by Nov. 1. The office will be open 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 23 and Oct. 30 to allow voters to come in and vote absentee. (September 29, 2010, Page 1)
Gift promotes folk art at UM
A new folk art fund established through the University of Mississippi foundation and named after former theatre arts professor Hattie Mae Edmonds will have a dedication ceremony on Friday at 6 p.m. at the University of Mississippi Museum. (September 29, 2010, Page 1)
Water, sewer rate hike approved
A 3 percent hike for current city water and sewer customers is on its way this November along with a potential 6 percent increase and $12 fee for new Bell Utility customers if the company is purchased by the City of Oxford. (September 29, 2010, Page 1)
Vote Yes – For our children, our town, our future!
Oxford Eagle Publisher Emeritus Jesse P. Phillips writes to encourage voters to support the bond issue to improve the local school system in an upcoming election Oct. 26. Phillips gives enrollment figures to show the need for new facilities, goes over plans for the bond funds and touts the accomplishments and community value of a strong school system. (September 29, 2010, Page 4)
Letter to the Editor
Anne Gilstrap writes to give her answer to the alcohol problem – thinking carefully and then going through the crossroads ahead of us. (September 29, 2010, Page 4)
Foster parent guilty of abusing foster child
A Lafayette County jury took four hours to deliver a guilty verdict against a former Oxford man, charged with molesting his 16-year-old foster child.
David Campbell, 46, was originally charged with fondling by a person in a position of trust or authority and sexual battery by a person in a position of trust or authority. The jury acquitted Campbell on the sexual battery, but found him guilty on the fondling charge. (September 28, 2010, Page 1)
Future of bowling alley unknown
When The Lanes bowling alley burned down last week, more than just bowling shoes and pins were destroyed.
“There was so much memorabilia up in that attic,” owner Gary Churchill said Monday about Oxford’s nearly 50-year-old bowling alley. “It’s just heart breaking”
Churchill owned the business, but rented the space from Robert and Kay Churchill, his aunt and uncle, who owned the building that housed the bowling alley and the Brass Monkey, which was owned separately by Chris Phillips and Ricky Bowles. (September 28, 2010, Page 1)
Education briefs
- Locals graduate from MSU
- OES names Shining Stars
- LHS students excel on AP exams
- BES names citizens of the month
- Walking Wednesdays return
- Lafayette Springs school reunion set for Saturday
- Concerts for Students set at UM
- NWCC offers GED testing
