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Obituaries

Isaac Slate Sr.

Isaac Slate Sr., 76, died March 24, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. Funeral ... Read more

Obituaries

Dennis Ray Carwile

Dennis Ray Carwile, 63, died Friday, March 30, 2018, at his home in Oxford.  The funeral service will ... Read more

Obituaries

Baxter Jones Jr.

On the evening of March 29, 2018, Baxter Jones Jr. died peacefully of natural causes in his home ... Read more

Opinion

A few thoughts about gun control

By T.J. Ray Stand still for a couple of minutes and consider a unique version of tennis. Each ... Read more

Obituaries

Robert Earl Rutledge

Funeral services for Robert Earl Rutledge, who passed away March 22, 2018, in Oxford, will be held Saturday, ... Read more

Obituaries

Lyle “Jay” Tobin

Lyle ‘”Jay” Tobin, 75, of Viera, Fla., passed away on March 24, 2018, after a long struggle and ... Read more

Opinion

Vietnam War Veterans Day set for March 29

By Gene Hays It was March 29, 1973 when American combat and support troops were withdrawn from South ... Read more

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James “Pop” Andrew Rider

James “Pop” Andrew Rider, 82, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at his home in Potts Camp, Miss. A ... Read more

Obituaries

Louis Shuck Davis Jr.

Mr. Louis Shuck Davis Jr., 69, died Monday, March 26, 2018, at his home in Oxford. A private ... Read more

Opinion

In Hyde-Smith, McDaniel will face tough opponent who can hit back

By Sid Salter State Sen. Chris McDaniel said famously last month that “I’m looking for a fight” in ... Read more

Opinion

2018 lawmaking season coasts toward a ho-hum close

By Charlie Mitchell No spark. Another session fizzles toward adjournment. No great ideas. No bold initiatives. No coordinated ... Read more

Opinion

A housing crisis discussion without much sense

By Lee Habeeb I read with interest the article in the Oxford Eagle about the affordable housing crisis ... Read more

Obituaries

Mary Louise Murchison Sneed

Mrs. Mary Louise Murchison Sneed, 84, died Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford.  ... Read more

Obituaries

Jessie Ray Hadorn

Mr. Jessie Ray Hadorn, 72, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, at his home in Abbeville. Visitation was ... Read more

Obituaries

Christine Greer Russell

Christine Greer Russell, 73, died March 18, 2018, in Chicago, Ill. L. Hodges Funeral Services has charge of ... Read more

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John Flora

John Flora, 73, died March 23, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. L. Hodges Funeral Services ... Read more

Obituaries

Isaac Slate

Isaac Slate, 76, died March 24, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. L. Hodges Funeral Services ... Read more

Opinion

Ready to support socialism – come 2035

By Tom Purcell My golden years are shaping up to be way better than I expected. CNBC reports ... Read more

Obituaries

Marye ‘Mickee’ Boyd

Marye ‘Mickee’ Boyd, 85, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018. Mickee lived in Oxford from 1999 to 2014 ... Read more

Opinion

The mixed up, messed up notion of language

By T.J. Ray According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of Luddite is as follows: one who is ... Read more

Obituaries

William D. Burnett

William D. Burnett, 51, died March 22, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. L. Hodges Funeral Services is ... Read more

Obituaries

Richard Earl “Ricky” Goodwin

Richard Earl “Ricky” Goodwin, 68, died March 21, 2018, at Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley.  He ... Read more