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Columnists

Pre-Double Decker at the Powerhouse

It is almost time for Double Decker and to get in the spirit of the annual festival that ... Read more

Columns

Holland: Obstinate, profane, intelligent, compassionate and crazy like a fox

By Sid Salter Of all the characters I’ve come to know in almost four decades of writing about ... Read more

Lafayette County

Southern Documentary Project ‘Shake ‘Em On Down’ focuses on Fred McDowell’s bottleneck blues with Bonnie Raitt

By Anna McCollum Mississippi Today B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf. When it comes to Delta ... Read more

Columns

Editorial about Coach Freeze’s tweets misunderstands the context

The Oxford EAGLE may think it’s “extreme” that government employees are barred from promoting their personal religious beliefs ... Read more

Columns

People are sadly out of step with the Mississippi Legislature

By Charlie Mitchell The press and the public are out of step. We keep thinking the Legislature deals ... Read more

Lifestyle

My encounters with heavyweight champs

By Terry Haller Years ago, I had a few Quaker Oats foreign subsidiaries under my wing. This meant ... Read more

News

Dan Westmoreland tapped as Child Nutrition Director for Oxford School District

By Kelly Graeber Oxford School District School cafeteria manager Dan Westmoreland’s passion for food service shines when he ... Read more

Columns

Easter: A time to search and a time to lose

By Susan Stamper Brown It’s Easter, although you’d never know it looking at all the snow outside after ... Read more

Columns

Mahatma Ghandi’s Seven Deadly Sins

By TJ Ray Do posters ever catch your eye? Generally, I don’t pay attention to them, but in the ... Read more

News

Fiscal year first: Mississippi revenue tops projection

By Adam Ganucheau Mississippi Today Mississippi raked in more revenue than expected last month, marking the first time ... Read more

Columnists

Oxford and Lafayette County school awards handed out for student artists

By Andi Bedsworth As school is winding down for the semester, many students and teachers are receiving recognition ... Read more

Columns

Southern Miss to The Top!

By Joel McNeece An embarrassment of riches I would call it. Others might suggest it’s just an embarrassment. ... Read more

Education

Parents of incoming Oxford kindergarten students to drop off required registration

Oxford School District Today and tomorrow, parents of incoming Oxford kindergarten students, both new and returning students, can ... Read more

Columns

Mississippi isn’t alone in crippling state revenue shortfalls

By Sid Salter A report by the nonpartisan but decidedly liberal think tank the Center on Budget and ... Read more

Letters to the Editor

The Pantry thanks church members for volunteering

The Pantry Board would like to offer our sincere thanks to all of the community spirited members of ... Read more

News

Yalobusha supervisors hire planning firm in Water Valley

By David Howell, Editor North Mississippi Herald Yalobusha County supervisors voted 4-1 to hire Orion Planning+Design as the ... Read more

Letters to the Editor

Lafayette County Dems address concerns raised in Listening Sessions

Dear Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Thank you for the kind words about our Listening Sessions in your Editorial ... Read more

Columns

A moment of sympathy for those who manage the money

When a family finds itself in a financial pickle and looks for advice, the admonition is always the ... Read more

News

Ole Miss Space Law Moot Court Team wins North American Championship

By Sydney Steib University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi Space Law Moot Court Team won big at ... Read more

News

Ole Miss’ Sigma Nu Charity Bowl changing lives

By Edwin Smith University of Mississippi Twenty-eight years ago, University of Mississippi football player Roy Lee “Chucky” Mullins ... Read more

Education

Ten Ole Miss seniors inducted into Hall of Fame

By Christina Steube University Communications Ten University of Mississippi seniors have been inducted into the university’s 2016-17 Hall ... Read more

Columnists

2013 father-son Masters trip more than merely golf

By Steve Stricker Tuesday’s practice round was significant because in March 2013, my son Stephen called and said ... Read more