Andy Belt, Author at The Oxford Eagle - Page 6 of 17
Education
The Scott Center, which provides educational services for severely mentally and physically challenged students in the Oxford School District and surrounding districts, faces an uncertain ...
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by Andy Belt, Saturday, June 10, 2017 4:19 pm
Food
French folklore tells of a beast called the Tarasque, which was tamed by Saint Martha, the patron saint of cooks. The legend says that she ...
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by Andy Belt, Friday, June 9, 2017 11:24 am
Lifestyle
Universities like Harvard, Yale and Vanderbilt recruited high school graduate Kelly Bates, but instead, she turned them down and will be arriving at Ole Miss ...
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by Andy Belt, Friday, June 9, 2017 11:19 am
News
The Oxford High School Theatre Arts Guild is celebrating its 15th anniversary with two big fundraising events taking place next week. The money raised from ...
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by Andy Belt, Thursday, June 8, 2017 10:31 am
Education
The Oxford School District held its third and final meeting regarding a bond referendum to build a new elementary school. The bond is set to ...
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by Andy Belt, Tuesday, June 6, 2017 9:50 am
Education
Representatives on the school board for the Oxford School District debated on the fates of three positions that could be cut with the new budget ...
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by Andy Belt, Monday, June 5, 2017 10:37 am
Business
In just under four years, the Yalobusha Brewing Company based in Water Valley has made a name for itself as the only microbrewery in northern ...
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by Andy Belt, Sunday, June 4, 2017 6:00 am
Food
Applebee’s on Jackson Avenue has closed its doors permanently. DineEquity, the restaurant’s parent company (which also owns IHOP), has had a difficult year. According to ...
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by Andy Belt, Friday, June 2, 2017 9:53 am
News
The First Annual Renaissance Euro Fest, which was scheduled for this Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Pavilion on University Avenue, has been canceled. Potential ...
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by Andy Belt, Thursday, June 1, 2017 10:13 am
Events
The 21-year-old singer-songwriter Corey Harper has already lived out the dreams of most people his age. Last year, Harper had the chance to open for ...
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by Andy Belt, Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:51 am
Business
The day of the Kentucky Derby, the United Way held their fundraiser Juleps and Jockeys and while it may have been raining at the event ...
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by Andy Belt, Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:49 am
News
On September 17, 1935, a murder took place in Oxford that has been largely unacknowledged in the decades since. Kyleen Burke, a law student with ...
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by Andy Belt, Tuesday, May 30, 2017 10:19 am
Education
A disturbing new trend has been making the rounds online. The Blue Whale Challenge is allegedly a new social media “game” that has been driving ...
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by Andy Belt, Monday, May 29, 2017 7:25 am
Lifestyle
At 16 years old, Eli Hartnett is running a business that could save lives. Two years ago, the now rising junior at Oxford High School ...
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by Andy Belt, Sunday, May 28, 2017 6:00 am
News
In 1999, lifelong Oxonian Robert Ivy was diagnosed with a disease he didn’t see coming. Ivy’s doctor told him that he had come down with ...
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by Andy Belt, Sunday, May 28, 2017 2:00 am
Education
A total of 270 students walked across the stage at the Tad Smith Coliseum during the Oxford High School graduation ceremony. On Friday, the largest ...
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by Andy Belt, Saturday, May 27, 2017 4:02 pm
Education
Do you know the Japanese peninsula that lies just south of Mt. Fuji? How about the largest island in the Shetland Islands? Eighth grader Edmund ...
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by Andy Belt, Friday, May 26, 2017 10:19 am
Events
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s important and to stay grounded. For some, Zen meditation is ...
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by Andy Belt, Wednesday, May 24, 2017 11:06 am
Events
This weekend, piano players from all over the country (and one from across the Pond) will be making their way to Oxford to compete for ...
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by Andy Belt, Wednesday, May 24, 2017 10:56 am
Education
Between 4,300 and 4,400 children are expected to be attending a school in the Oxford School District in the fall. But reportedly, not everyone has ...
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by Andy Belt, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 10:58 am
Lifestyle
A new exhibit at Misbits (stylized as “misbits”) gallery in Oxford will literally be creating quite the buzz. That’s because the work being displayed from ...
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by Andy Belt, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 10:12 am
Lifestyle
The synth-pop band And The Echo don’t sound like any other group in Oxford. And the duo, composed of Winn McElroy and singer Morgan Pennington, ...
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by Andy Belt, Sunday, May 21, 2017 6:00 am
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