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Obituaries

William Taylor “Park” Thompson

William Taylor “Park” Thompson, 35, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at his home in Oxford following a lengthy illness with leukemia. The graveside service will ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Thursday, March 1, 2018 10:15 am

Obituaries

Barry Ross Smith

Barry Ross Smith, 67, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at his home in Oxford. The memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Thursday, March 1, 2018 10:14 am

Columns

Republicans avoid becoming an election piñata

By Michael Shannon The stubborn intransigence of the Partido Democrata de los Estados Unidos may have just cost it the 2018 midterm election. I’ll admit ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Wednesday, February 28, 2018 10:30 am

Columns

Intriguing confluence of federal, state tax cuts meet court review in Wayfair case

By Sid Salter How 2017 federal and 2016 state tax cuts impact Mississippians and the abilities of state and local governments to provide services based ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Wednesday, February 28, 2018 10:29 am

Obituaries

Colonel Rabon Gullick, Jr.

Colonel Rabon Gullick, Jr., 84, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, at his home in Oxford, Mississippi. The funeral service will be held Friday, March 2, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Wednesday, February 28, 2018 10:26 am

Events

Ole Miss students attend Walk of Champions event to support survivors of Florida school shooting

By Allen Brewer Despite the rain Tuesday night, students and faculty gathered to show support for the survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:36 am

Letters to the Editor

Theatre Arts at Oxford High School truly something special

Like everyone, I have been grieving for the lost lives in the latest school shooting.  I have listened to all the reasons for it put ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 10:43 am

Letters to the Editor

Thank you to the community for the support for this year’s Empty Bowls Fundraiser

The Pantry Board would like to offer our sincere thanks to all of the wonderful people that supported and volunteered to serve at our Empty ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 10:42 am

Letters to the Editor

Supporting the pride parade in Starkville

In light of recent events in Starkville, we, the UM Pride Collective, have been in contact with the LGBTQ+ community of Starkville and want to ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 10:41 am

Columns

How about tiered permitting keyed to firepower?

By Charlie Mitchell OK. Deep breath. In Mississippi, the state has a wringer. It puts citizens who ask to pack firearms where otherwise not allowed ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 10:40 am

Obituaries

Helen Grace Dale Howie

Helen Grace Dale Howie was born Nov. 8, 1919, and died Feb. 24, 2018, at the Orchard in Ridgeland, Miss. She was 98 years old. ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 10:38 am

Obituaries

Stephen Shane Prestage

Stephen Shane Prestage, 45, of Southaven died Feb. 22, 2018, at his home.  He was born June 4, 1972, to Larry and Marcia Carol Prestage ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Monday, February 26, 2018 8:39 am

Letters to the Editor

A statement on Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and shared governance

We are calling on tenured and tenure-track faculty (T/TTF) at the University of Mississippi to use their relative positions of power to actively support their ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Sunday, February 25, 2018 6:20 am

Columns

Scalia knew the difference between individual gun rights and public safety rights

By Sid Salter The Parkland, Florida school shooting brought the nation’s sharpest and most painful political debate back to the forefront – pro-gun versus anti-gun. ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Sunday, February 25, 2018 6:15 am

Columns

Good, evil, mass murder, mass publicity and the Bill of Rights

By Lee Habeeb  I won’t name him because it’s what he wanted. As the details pile up, and the experts and pundits weigh in, we still ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Friday, February 23, 2018 2:59 pm

Columns

The current state of television news

By T.J. Ray “Don’t touch that dial!” Are you old enough to remember hearing that on your radio? Or black-and-white television set? If you heard ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Friday, February 23, 2018 2:57 pm

Obituaries

Dr. Joe Clarence Willis

Dr. Joe Clarence Willis, 79, of Oxford, died on Feb. 19, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss. Visitation will be Saturday, Feb.24, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Friday, February 23, 2018 2:56 pm

Obituaries

Janet Lee Ford Brewer Pipkin

Janet Lee Ford Brewer Pipkin, 65, passed away Feb. 21, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis, Tenn. She was born Jan. 23, 1953, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Friday, February 23, 2018 2:54 pm

Columns

Financing public schools is state’s biggest secret

By T.J. Ray The Monday edition of The Oxford Eagle is beside me, as I sit here contemplating what I just read on the back ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Friday, February 16, 2018 1:17 pm

News

Sherry “Little Bit” Buford

Sherry “Little Bit” Buford, 46, sixth-grade math teacher at Oxford Intermediate School, died Feb. 15, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss. Funeral ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Friday, February 16, 2018 1:11 pm

News

Charles Arthur “Charlie” McCain

Charles Arthur “Charlie” McCain, 71, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at his home in Taylor, Miss. The funeral service will be held Saturday, Feb. 17, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Friday, February 16, 2018 1:09 pm

Obituaries

Larry Lynn Hollowell

Mr. Larry Lynn Hollowell, 71, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford.  The funeral service will be Sunday, Feb. 18, ... Read more

by Oxford Eagle Contributors, Friday, February 16, 2018 12:48 pm

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