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Obituaries

Robert Earl “Fly” Price

Robert Earl “Fly” Price, 60, painter, died Thursday, July 5, 2018, in Oxford. Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 10, 2018, from noon to 5 ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Monday, July 9, 2018 11:07 am

Obituaries

William Hervey “Sonny” Cook, Jr.

Mr. William Hervey “Sonny” Cook, Jr. died July 5, 2018, at Yalobusha County Hospital.  Born in Water Valley on May 17, 1934, to the late ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:09 am

News

Ordinance for affordable housing incentives moving forward in Oxford

By Kelsey DeVazier Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting saw the unanimous passage of a new ordinance to provide incentives for affordable housing developments in the ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Friday, July 6, 2018 6:20 am

Obituaries

Wilton Lowell “Will” Marsalis, Jr

Wilton Lowell “Will” Marsalis, Jr., 37, died Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at his home in Oxford.  Services to honor Will’s life will be held on ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Thursday, July 5, 2018 6:20 pm

Obituaries

Charlie L. Hill, Sr.

Charlie L. Hill, Sr., 65, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be on Sunday, July 8, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Thursday, July 5, 2018 6:19 pm

Obituaries

Robert Earl Price

Robert Earl Price, 60, died July 5, 2018, in Oxford. L. Hodges Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements. Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Thursday, July 5, 2018 6:18 pm

Lafayette County

Lafayette County joins opioid lawsuit

By Allen Brewer On Monday, the  Lafayette County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to step into the ring and help fight back against opioids. Lafayette ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Thursday, July 5, 2018 10:46 am

News

Vote on Downtown District ordinance could happen July 17

By Keerthi Chandrashekar The Oxford Board of Aldermen could potentially vote on the proposed Downtown District ordinance July 17, Mayor Robyn Tannehill revealed at Tuesday’s ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:31 pm

Lafayette County

Dispute over commercial fireworks solved with gentleman’s agreement

By Allen Brewer The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors settled a dispute over fireworks with a gentleman’s agreement during Monday’s board meeting. The issue came ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:08 am

Columns

America was designed to be a work in progress

By Charlie Mitchell Did a teacher make you memorize the Declaration of Independence, or at least the first few paragraphs? With apologies, here’s an update ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:02 am

Education

Lafayette County School Board discusses potential school bond, district overcrowding in public meeting

By Kelsey DeVazier Dozens of community members gathered at Lafayette High School Monday evening during the public meeting held by the Lafayette County School District ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:00 am

Business

Proposed Downtown District ordinance could be expanded to apply to all of Oxford

By Keerthi Chandrashekar The Oxford Board of Aldermen voted on Monday to expand its proposed Downtown District ordinance to the whole city. While Monday’s vote – ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Monday, July 2, 2018 6:44 pm

Obituaries

Bradford J. Dye, Jr.

Bradford J. Dye, Jr., 84, passed away Sunday morning, July 1, 2018, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Funeral services will be held at Christ United ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Monday, July 2, 2018 6:11 pm

Obituaries

Charlie Hill

Charlie Hill, 65, died July 1, 2018, at his residence in Oxford. Funeral services will be announced later by L. Hodges Funeral Services. Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Monday, July 2, 2018 6:09 pm

Obituaries

Ophelia Ann Stone

Ophelia Ann Stone, 81, of Banner, Miss., died July 1, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Ophelia was born July 29, 1934, in ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Monday, July 2, 2018 6:09 pm

Letters to the Editor

Thank you from The Pantry

This was a very busy month for the Pantry and May’s Oxford Orchard Church.  Besides the strong contributions from departing coeds, Katie Amidon and her ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Saturday, June 30, 2018 3:37 pm

Letters to the Editor

Concern for the future of the Como library

Dear Oxford Eagle editor and all residents of north Mississippi: I am writing in response to a May 29 letter from First Regional Library (FRL) ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Saturday, June 30, 2018 3:37 pm

Columns

I’m Conservative, but don’t assume you know what I believe

By Christine Flowers Earlier this week, a producer from a Philadelphia television station called to inquire if I would like to come on and defend ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Saturday, June 30, 2018 3:34 pm

Columns

Crying kids aren’t just at the US border

By Michael Reagan I understand why the national media is so obsessed over the story of children of illegal immigrants being separated from their parents ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Saturday, June 30, 2018 3:32 pm

Columns

Supreme Court finally brings online sales, use tax law fairness to Main Street

By Sid Salter In a 5-4 decision that strangely crossed traditional judicial ideological lines, the Supreme Court last week brought online sales and use tax ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Saturday, June 30, 2018 3:30 pm

Obituaries

Kay Kannada Bounds

Mrs. Kay Kannada Bounds, 63, died Friday, June 29, 2018, at her home in Oxford surrounded by her family. The funeral service will be Monday, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Saturday, June 30, 2018 3:25 pm

Obituaries

Kevin Lemans Williams

Rev. Kevin Lemans Williams, 45, was born on Oct. 26, 1972 to Julius and JoAnn Jones Williams of Oxford. He was the oldest of three ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Saturday, June 30, 2018 3:25 pm

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