Columns
A Yankee’s Farewell (For now)
Since moving to Oxford over a year ago, there’s one question I’m (understandably) always asked: How did a guy from Connecticut wind up here? For ...
Andy Belt, Author at The Oxford Eagle
Lifestyle
Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company visiting Ole Miss to share pieces of their culture and art
The Ole Miss Dance program is breaking ground and crossing new boundaries with a study abroad program taking place in Cuba. Next month, dancers from ...
by Andy Belt, Sunday, November 12, 2017 6:00 am
Education
Oxford High School Theatre presenting latest show “The Curious Incident…” starting tonight
The novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon was acclaimed upon its release in 2003 for its unique story ...
by Andy Belt, Thursday, November 9, 2017 9:21 am
Education
Western Kentucky students visit Oxford to study William Faulkner
An English class from Western Kentucky University got an up close and personal look into the world of an author they’re studying: William Faulkner. And ...
by Andy Belt, Wednesday, November 8, 2017 10:33 am
Business
Historic Preservation Commission debates look for Oxford’s downtown parking garage
The new downtown parking garage has already been approved by the Board of Aldermen and the Parking Commission pending the approval of another Oxford board ...
by Andy Belt, Tuesday, November 7, 2017 10:18 am
News
Harvard graduate Jamie Piltch exploring what it means to be an American with Oxford visit
The results and aftermath of the presidential election that took place a year ago revealed that America was perhaps more divided than ever. Dialogues broke ...
by Andy Belt, Monday, November 6, 2017 10:30 am
Education
Sorting brings sense of camaraderie, service to Regents School of Oxford
Sixth grade is always an anticipated event in any young student’s life. You’re no longer in your elementary years and that first time walking through ...
by Andy Belt, Sunday, November 5, 2017 7:08 am
News
Oxford’s Boys and Girls Club inducts members into first Excel Club
The Excel Club is the youth division of the Exchange Club and the organization recently opened an Excel here in Oxford — the nation’s first ...
by Andy Belt, Thursday, November 2, 2017 12:48 pm
Events
Ole Miss to host Women and Entrepreneurship week Nov. 14-17
A new, week-long event is coming to the Ole Miss campus and it looks to promote women in entrepreneurship. From Nov. 14-17, the Career Center ...
by Andy Belt, Wednesday, November 1, 2017 10:18 am
Events
Day of the Dead celebration set for Nov. 2 in Oxford
Oxford Treehouse Gallery will be hosting a celebration of life during the traditional Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead. The event will be Thursday, Nov. ...
by Andy Belt, Tuesday, October 31, 2017 10:32 am
Education
Oxford School District makes October ‘Principals Month’
The Oxford School District took time during their monthly meeting on Monday to honor some of the most influential figures in the school system: principals. ...
by Andy Belt, Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:21 am
News
Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves to speak to Oxford Pachyderm Club
Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves will be stopping by the Oxford Pachyderm Club tomorrow, Oct. 26, during the Republican-affiliated club’s monthly luncheon. Reeves was re-elected in ...
by Andy Belt, Wednesday, October 25, 2017 9:25 am
Lafayette County
Oxford and Lafayette County’s Yoknapatawpha Arts Council wins Arts Award
The Mississippi Arts Commission has awarded the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council with one of its most prestigious prizes. On Monday, it was announced that the YAC ...
by Andy Belt, Wednesday, October 25, 2017 9:01 am
Events
Religion, light and technology come together in Oxford’s new exhibit at The Edison
Misbits Gallery in Oxford is opening an exhibit tonight that explores the crossroads between art, religion and technology. New Jersey-based artist Eric Valosin will be ...
by Andy Belt, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 1:01 pm
Education
Oxford High School students visited by Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, discuss civic responsibility
Oxford High School students got a visit from the Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann on his campaign to promote a program that aims to ...
by Andy Belt, Monday, October 23, 2017 9:53 am
Lafayette County
Census Bureau hiring field representatives in Lafayette County
For those seeking employment, the U.S. Census Bureau is currently hiring for field representative positions in Lafayette County. According to an email from the Bureau’s ...
by Andy Belt, Sunday, October 22, 2017 7:45 am
Events
Thacker Mountain Radio celebrates 20 years of music, literature and Southern culture
For the past 20 years, the Thacker Mountain Radio Hour has been a staple of Oxford’s cultural heritage. The quintessentially Southern program, which airs each ...
by Andy Belt, Sunday, October 22, 2017 5:46 am
Events
Oxonian Lee Harper bringing the past to life with History Bones
Oxonian Lee Harper’s spooky hobby has turned into an unexpected new profession. Harper is the creator of History Bones, dioramas she crafts using small model ...
by Andy Belt, Friday, October 20, 2017 10:01 am
Events
Oxford’s annual Double Decker art competition now taking submissions
Though the Double Decker Arts Festival isn’t until this spring, planning has already begun for the two-day event which is celebrating 23 years on April ...
by Andy Belt, Tuesday, October 17, 2017 9:43 am
Lifestyle
Ole Miss scientists helping change the way we view the world
The work of three physics professors from the University of Mississippi has changed the way we look at our universe. Katherine Dooley, Marco Cavaglia and ...
by Andy Belt, Sunday, October 15, 2017 6:00 am
News
Oxford Board of Aldermen considering renovation of National Guard armory
The National Guard facility adjacent to the Oxford Conference Center could be getting a facelift soon. Hollis Green, the director of the conference center, came ...
by Andy Belt, Friday, October 13, 2017 10:22 am
Education
Oxford High School Sports Production wins two Student Emmys for ‘The Season’
A trio of students at Oxford High School recently took home awards for their broadcast journalism program that showcases the ins and outs of OHS’ ...
by Andy Belt, Thursday, October 12, 2017 10:16 am
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