Police step up holiday enforcement
Local law enforcement agencies will be beefing up patrols during the holidays to get drunk drivers off the roads and prevent burglaries. (December 21, 2012, Page 2A)
Police step up enforcement over Thanksgiving holiday
Local law enforcement officers will have extra patrols on Oxford’s roads and in neighborhoods to make sure everyone has a safe Thanksgiving holiday. (November 21, 2012, Page 2)
No road fatalities reported
The Mississippi Highway Patrol reported no fatal wrecks in the Oxford-Lafayette County area — or anywhere in Mississippi for that matter — during the long Memorial Day weekend. (May 29, 2012, Page 1, 2)
Law officers expand patrols
Local law enforcement officers will be out in force this Memorial Day Weekend to make sure no one spends their holiday grieving the loss of a loved one due to the lack of a seat belt or a drunk driver. (May 25, 2012, Page 1A, 12A)
No DUI arrests in Oxford on New Year’s Eve
The Oxford Police Department reported no arrests for DUI on New Year’s Eve and no serious or fatal wrecks. However, around the state, three Mississippians lost their lives in wrecks over the holiday weekend. (January 3, 2012, Page 1)
Wreck involving a horse injures two
Two people were injured last week when a car they were in slammed into a horse that was standing in the middle of Highway 6 West. (November 11, 2011, Page 2A)
No charges filed in death of cyclist
No charges or citations have been brought against Grady Bailey — a University of Mississippi students who was driving the vehicle that struck and killed bicyclist and Ole Miss doctoral candidate Kevser Ermin as she was traveling on Old Sardis Road Friday. (October 11, 2011)
Bicyclist killed Friday on Old Sardis Road
Cycling community mourns the loss of Kevser Ermin, 27, who was killed Friday when a vehicle rammed into the back of her while she rode her bicycle on Old Sardis Road coming from the lake. A memorial bike ride is being planned for Sunday. (October 10, 2011, Page 1A, 10A)
Crackdown nets 35 DUI arrests in Oxford
The Oxford Police Department cracked down on DUIs during the recent national campaign, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” (September 9, 2011, Page 2A)
Woman killed in wreck
A 23-year-old woman was killed Monday in an early-morning wreck. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Ariel “Channing” Mitchell Rodgers was traveling on Highway 328 at 7:13 a.m. when she lost control of her vehicle and struck a tree. She was the only occupant in the vehicle. Read Tuesday’s Oxford EAGLE for more information. (June 20, 2011)
