Archive for May 2018 – Page 2

News

Oxonians celebrate Memorial Day with annual remembrance ceremony

By Megan Feringa EAGLE Contributor For some, Memorial Day is an excuse to whip out the barbeque and ... Read more

Obituaries

John Donald “Don” Bethay

John Donald “Don” Bethay, 78, died Saturday, May 26, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. The ... Read more

Sports

Tennessee Tech pitcher: ‘We are winning’ the Oxford Regional

Tennessee Tech doesn’t lack for confidence. Particularly starting pitcher Travis Moths. After the Golden Eagles were announced as ... Read more

Education

Ryals named Assistant Superintendent for Lafayette County Schools

Suzanne Ryals has been named the new Assistant Superintendent of the Lafayette County School District. Ryals is a ... Read more

News

Presley to Hold Public Hearing on Taylor Substation

Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley will hold a public hearing regarding a request from North East ... Read more

News

Parents confused, angry by possible early release of the man who killed their children

When Ole Miss students John and Sarah Wheat were killed in October 2012 after their car was hit ... Read more

Sports

2018 SOFTBALL ALL-AREA TEAM: Water Valley’s Avant’s improved hitting helps earn POY honor

Last season Anna Mills Avant was too focused on numbers. She was too concerned about her production on ... Read more

Sports

Breaking down Ole Miss’ competition in the Oxford Regional

The road to Omaha will go through Oxford this year as Ole Miss earned a No. 4 national ... Read more

Obituaries

Richard Earl Terrell

Richard Earl Terrell, 68, died Thursday, May 24, 2018 in Memphis. He was born Aug. 23, 1949 in ... Read more

Sports

Ole Miss’ Arianne Hartono captures women’s tennis’ first national championship

Ole Miss women’s tennis player Arianne Hartono capped her historic week at the top. Hartono became the first ... Read more

Sports

Former Oxford trio will try to punch their ticket to Omaha at home

Ole Miss had the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation last season. Among them were Thomas Dillard, ... Read more

News

Search continues for man who went missing at Enid Lake

*UPDATE: Yalobusha County Sheriff Lance Humphreys said Monday’s search ended unsuccessfully and will continue again Tuesday morning. According to ... Read more

Sports

With highest NCAA Tournament seed in program history, Ole Miss begins Oxford Regional on Friday

Ole Miss knew it would be a national seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Exactly how high up ... Read more

Education

Summer Camps for Oxford’s youth

Summer vacation is officially underway for the LOU community, and there is no shortage of summer camp options ... Read more

News

New students to the OSD can begin registering June 1

Students entering grades 1-12 who are new to the Oxford School District can begin the registration process for ... Read more

Sports

SEC Tournament championship in tow, Ole Miss takes care of business in Hoover

HOOVER, Ala. — What do you do when people start doubting you? You do your part to remove ... Read more

Sports

Ole Miss to host Oxford Regional in NCAA Tournament

HOOVER, Ala. — Postseason baseball’s return to Oxford is official. For the first time since 2016 and the ... Read more

Sports

No. 4 Ole Miss routs LSU to win SEC Tournament championship

HOOVER, Ala. — If Ole Miss was going to finish its SEC Tournament run with a championship, the ... Read more

Obituaries

Sue Welch Willey

Mrs. Sue Welch Willey, 74, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford.  ... Read more

News

IHL: ‘No truth to rumor’ about Vitter’s contract

Just a few hours after the Ole Miss Rebels made headlines for beating Texas A&M to land a ... Read more

Lafayette County

Supervisors consider joining Opioid Litigation

Attorney Chandler Rogers addressed the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors on May 21 with one simple statement. “Most ... Read more

Sports

What is Ole Miss’ pitching plan for the SEC Tournament championship game?

HOOVER, Ala. — If Ole Miss is going to win its first SEC Tournament championship in more than ... Read more