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Columns

Honoring those who gave all so we can have all

Each year I have the honor of attending the Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Guard Armory that’s put on by our local veteran associations. ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, May 29, 2017 7:22 am

Events

Oxford’s Memorial Day ceremony scheduled for Monday morning

Area residents are invited this Memorial Day to honor those who paid the ultimate price to ensure the liberties we all enjoy today. In Oxford, ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, May 26, 2017 10:47 am

Lafayette County

Billy Lamb to retire after 23 years of taking care of Oxford

After being hired by then-Mayor John Leslie to form a Building and Grounds Department, Billy Lamb was taken to the basement of City Hall to ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, May 26, 2017 10:20 am

Lafayette County

Darlene Copp’s dedication to the past has earned her Citizen of the Year

When Darlene Copp traveled with her family, she spent most of her vacations visiting museums and staying in historic lodges. Her love of history was ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, May 25, 2017 10:43 am

News

Find Lamby: Oxford child loses stuffed animal, Ole Miss football and local businesses team up to help find it

The Oxford Police Department has issued a BOLO for a stuffed lamb they say went missing Thursday. The lamb, aka “Lamby,” was last seen at ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, May 25, 2017 7:19 am

Elections

Ward 2 and Ward 6 alderman candidates discuss local issues in Oxford

Local candidates seeking to gain — or keep — a seat on the Oxford Board of Aldermen discussed several issues facing Oxford, from infrastructure, growing ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, May 24, 2017 10:39 am

Business

Oxford’s Kroger set to upgrade, but not to Marketplace

Two years ago, Kroger announced to the Oxford community that the Oxford store would be doubling in size and becoming a Kroger Marketplace Store. Plans ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 10:52 am

News

Groups hope pop-up project improves Gertrude Ford Blvd. on Ole Miss campus

Two years ago, the Oxford Pathways Commission used the less busy summer months to try several different temporary reconfigurations of University Avenue in front of ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, May 22, 2017 11:11 am

Columns

Police officers just seem to know when something is wrong

My house Saturday morning was bustling with activity as my daughters and I searched for shoes, combed and brushed hair and dressed four children, getting them ready ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, May 22, 2017 10:03 am

Lafayette County

Wreck claims life of Lafayette High School freshman William Cole Lawrence

An early morning wreck Saturday claimed the life of a 15-year-old Lafayette County teenager. The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to the wreck at 4:50 a.m. ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Sunday, May 21, 2017 12:03 pm

Lafayette County

Housing for All pushing for inclusionary zoning

This is another in a series of stories the EAGLE will be publishing throughout the year in regards to the lack of affordable housing issue ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Saturday, May 20, 2017 9:00 am

News

Buy Boston butts to support Exchange Club

Deciding what’s for dinner won’t come any easier than on May 26 thanks to the Oxford Exchange Club. The club is selling whole, prepaid Boston butts and ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, May 19, 2017 10:53 am

Lafayette County

Officer memorial honors local fallen heroes

A stunning black horse slowly walked across the road to stand before the Lafayette Count Courthouse while dozens of local citizens and law enforcement officers ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, May 19, 2017 10:53 am

Elections

Oxford voters can meet the Wards 2 and 6 candidates running for election on June 6 at the Burns Belfry Multicultural Center

Oxford residents living in Wards 2 and 6 will have an opportunity Tuesday to ask the candidates running for election on June 6 their views ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, May 18, 2017 10:39 am

News

Oxford Emergency Management to host training next Tuesday

When tornadoes ripped through the Pine Flat community in 2011, hundreds of volunteers flocked to the small community to offer help, whether it was cutting ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, May 18, 2017 10:36 am

News

Oxford Board of Aldermen deny tax exemption for hotels

An hotelier’s request for a five-year ad valorem tax exemption for two hotels was denied by the Oxford Board of Aldermen Tuesday. The aldermen granted ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 10:56 am

News

Oxford’s Pat Lamar Park bridges, pier to get inspection check up

The bridges and pier at Pat Lamar Park will soon be getting a check up by a local architect firm to make sure they are ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 10:52 am

Crime

U.S. Marshals captured Chris Paten in Jackson who’s wanted for a March murder in Lafayette County

The search for the man local law enforcement officers say is responsible for shooting and killing a 31-year-old father of five in March has ended. ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 10:48 am

Lafayette County

Lafayette County investment sees strong first quarter

After a strong quarter, representatives from the investment firm handling Lafayette County’s $20 million it earned from the sale of Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi said ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:43 am

News

Safety, traffic, aesthetics top concerns at Oxford garage meeting

A parking garage should look like a parking garage; however, that doesn’t mean it has to be ugly, according to Jim Eley with the Eley ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:39 am

Lafayette County

New roll out garbage cans debut today in Lafayette County

Starting soon, Lafayette County residents can toss out their old garbage cans. County solid waste workers will start delivering new rollout containers to be used ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:35 am

News

Summer Oxford University Transit (OUT) bus schedules underway

The Oxford University Transit buses began their summer routes Monday. The Red and Blue bus lines will run every 30 minutes from 6 a.m. to ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:33 am

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