Education
Local teen wins Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year
Seeking something fun to do during a quiet summer in 2014, Jayla Price joined the Oxford Boys & Girls Club when she was 12 years ...
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News
Small changes to annexation maps delay first ordinance reading
The first reading of an ordinance to enlarge the city limits of Oxford by 12 square miles was taken off the Oxford Board of Aldermen ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, February 7, 2018 8:00 am
Education
City taking applications for municipal judge
Now that Municipal Judge Larry Little has qualified to run for a Lafayette County Chancery Court judge seat, the Oxford Board of Aldermen is looking ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, February 7, 2018 8:00 am
Garden/Outdoors
UM landscape guru to speak on pruning at free lecture
While winter is still in full swing, February is a good time to start pruning blooming shrubs and trees to get them ready for the ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 8:00 am
News
Parking app will allow businesses on Square to pay for customer parking
With less free parking on the Square available as the new parking garage is constructed, downtown businesses will soon have an option to help customers ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, February 5, 2018 8:00 am
Columns
Film festival director has made her mark on Oxford
About five years after I started to work for the EAGLE, Melanie Addington was hired to be the city and education reporter. I had met ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, February 5, 2018 8:00 am
News Main
OPD Maj. Sheriden Maiden ‘blessed’ to serve for 35 years
During Black History Month, the EAGLE will profile local African-American community leaders. This week, the EAGLE sat down with Oxford Police Maj. Sheridan Maiden to ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Sunday, February 4, 2018 6:00 am
Crime
Shooting leaves one man injured
The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that occurred off Old Taylor Road on Friday evening. At about 7:45 p.m., deputies were dispatched ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Saturday, February 3, 2018 12:23 pm
Education
OSD students will return to school on Aug. 8.
After much back-and-forth discussion, motions made, motions failing and motions being rescinded, the Oxford School District Board of Trustees approved the calendar for the 2018-2019 ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, February 2, 2018 2:39 pm
Crime
New crime reporting system a goal for OPD
For years, most police departments across the country have used the Uniform Crime Reporting system to keep accurate data on crimes. While it was encouraged ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, February 2, 2018 9:00 am
Lafayette County
Leadership Lafayette kicks off 30th year
Another group of emerging community leaders will be learning the ins and outs of how Oxford and Lafayette County work while coming up with ideas ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, February 1, 2018 8:00 am
News
LHS senior films ‘epic’ promposal involving fake arrest
With Lafayette High School’s prom coming up in April, Logan Bay knew it was time to ask his girlfriend to be his date. However, the ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 8:37 pm
Education
Barksdale to step down from Oxford school board after 12-plus years
Marian Barksdale has been a member of the Oxford School District Board of Trustees since being appointed by the Oxford Board of Aldermen in July ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 11:00 am
Crime
Two men receive prison sentences for sex trafficking
Two Memphis men who admitted they brought women to Oxford on several occasions for prostitution purposes, were sentenced on various charges Tuesday at the U.S. ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 4:47 pm
News
Local police say religious group legitimate
After the University of Mississippi students took to social media sites Tuesday after members of a Southaven church approached people about joining their church on and ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 1:05 pm
News
Officials hope new stop sign slows down traffic
The short drive along Park Drive, with its hills and wooded lots, is considered by many as the more scenic way to get from Bramlett ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 9:00 am
News
Empty Bowls helps to keep food on dinner plates
The annual Empty Bowls event has been helping to put food in the bowls of the less fortunate in Lafayette County by providing fresh, homemade ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, January 29, 2018 8:00 am
Education
‘Fiddler’ to be Davenport’s 100th production at Oxford High
It’s only fitting that John Davenport’s 100th production at Oxford High School is “Fiddler on the Roof.” It’s the first play he ever directed, back ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Sunday, January 28, 2018 8:00 am
Lifestyle
Winter water aerobics helps keep people active year-round
As Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” plays in the background, some of the Leisure Lifestyles of Oxford water aerobics participants sing along quietly, several timing their ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Sunday, January 28, 2018 5:00 am
Education
OHS principal to become assistant superintendent; Gray to take over as principal
Just a few days after naming Oxford High School principal Bradley Roberson the 2018 Oxford School District’s Administrator of the Year, the district announced Roberson ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, January 26, 2018 8:00 am
Lafayette County
Alderson not seeking re-election as Chancery judge
After serving as a Lafayette County Chancery Judge for almost 20 years, Judge Glenn Alderson will not be seeking re-election. Alderson’s court administrator Robin Minyard ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, January 26, 2018 8:00 am
Crime
Man charged with hitting, strangling victim
A Hernando man was arrested Thursday for felony domestic violence. According to the Oxford Police Department, at about 12:13 a.m. an officer on patrol ...
by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, January 25, 2018 5:21 pm
SportsPlus
College Basketball Picks Against the Spread: SEC Games Today, November 16
The South Carolina Gamecocks versus the Indiana Hoosiers is a game to catch on the Saturday SEC college…
College Basketball Picks Against the Spread: AAC Games Today, November 16
Saturday’s AAC college basketball schedule has a lot in store. Among those games is the George Mason Patriots…
Best Bets for NCAA Basketball Picks Against the Spread for Saturday, November 16
There are several strong matchups on Saturday in college basketball play, including the Seattle U Redhawks squaring off…
How to Watch SEC Women’s College Basketball Games – Saturday, November 16
Three games on Saturday’s college basketball schedule feature an SEC team, including the matchup between the Miami Hurricanes…
How to Watch Top 25 College Basketball Games – Saturday, November 16
Five games on the Saturday college basketball schedule feature a ranked team, including the matchup between the Oakland…
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