Dementia tour – a trip worth remembering
Staff Writer Alyssa Schnugg takes readers inside the Virtual Dementia Tour she took earlier this week that showed her and others the challenges our elderly citizens and others face every day in doing what we consider to be normal activities and chores. (March 29, 2013, Page 4A)
Tourism Council to consider changes
The Oxford Tourism Council will be considering recommendations given by a tourism research firm it hired last year that include passing off Double Decker to another organization and returning two historic houses to the Board of Aldermen’s control. (March 28, 2013, Page 1, 3)
Basket full of Easter events planned
Egg hunters will be busy in Oxford this weekend, if the rain stays at bay. See a listing of local egg hunts in today’s EAGLE. (March 27, 2013, Page 1)
Marriage equality supporters hold vigil
About 50 people braved the cold Tuesday night to participate in a candlelight vigil in front of the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Oxford to show support for same-gender marriage rights. (March 27, 2013, Page 1)
Strickland DUI at time of wreck
An indictment filed this month against former University of Mississippi student John Howard Strickland Jr., alleges he was under the influence of several drugs and had been huffing gas from air cans just prior to the October wreck that killed Ole Miss students, John and Sarah Wheat. (March 26, 2013, Page 1)
National Guard awards medal to Oxford attorney
The U.S. Army National Guard recently awarded Assistant U.S. Attorney Bob Coleman with the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal for his work in prosecuting a former soldier who stole a rifle from Iraq while he was there and brought it back to the states. (March 26, 2013, Page 2)
Pillault receives new court date
A U.S. Federal judge has continued the trial for the former Oxford high School students who was indicted for allegedly making online threats against the school. (March 26, 2013, Page 2)
Road safety theme of film project
A new film program will give filmmakers a venue for showing off their skills and help keep the roads safer in Oxford. (March 25, 2013, Page 1A)
Board reviews traffic calming policy
The Publics Work Department and Pathways Commission are working to revamp a traffic calming policy that may go into affect later this spring if approved by Oxford aldermen. The new policy will set guidelines on helping neighborhoods reduce speeding and cut-through drivers. (March 19, 2013, Page 1, 3)
City revisits Square parking garage
The Oxford Board of Aldermen will be asked to approve a $27,500 contract Tuesday night for engineer work on potential sites for a future parking garage. (March 18, 2013, Page 1A)
