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Obituaries

Quincy Shumpert

Quincy Shumpert, 67, died Nov. 4, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. L. Hodges Funeral Services ... Read more

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John Miles Edwards

John Miles Edwards was born May 15, 1959 in Rantoul, Ill. to Billy and Mildred Edwards. He spent ... Read more

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Earl Dewell Stewart

Earl Dewell Stewart, 83, of Water Valley, Miss. died at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo on Oct. ... Read more

Sports

Lafayette closes regular season with 42-13 win over Lake Cormorant

By Walker Bailey EAGLE Contributor LAKE CORMORANT — The Lafayette Commodores (8-3) came to Lake Cormorant (6-5) looking ... Read more

Sports

Blue Devils topple Yazoo County, advance in 3A playoffs

By Jared Redding EAGLE Contributor WATER VALLEY — The Blue Devil defense played for 48 minutes Friday night. ... Read more

News

Southern Table welcomes ‘Chef Jeff’ to restaurant

BY JENNA MASON jenna.mason@oxfordmag.com Chef Jeff Robinson has cooked in a lot of kitchens. After a military childhood ... Read more

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Nicholas “Nick” Boone

Nicholas “Nick” Boone, 26, died Oct. 25, 2018 at UAB Hospital in  Birmingham, Ala. Viewing will be Friday, ... Read more

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James E “Jab-Bo” Gater

James E “Jab-Bo” Gater, 52, died Oct. 26, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Memorial services ... Read more

News

‘Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Beautiful:’ Thompson uses cancer story to inspire others

By Lasherica Thornton EAGLE contributor     How did this happen? Why me? Perhaps these are common questions for someone ... Read more

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Mary Sue Alexander

Ms. Mary Sue Alexander, 78, died Oct. 25, 2018 at Oxford Health and Rehab Center in Oxford. Funeral ... Read more

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Era Black

Ms. Era Black, 96, passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Visitation ... Read more

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John Gourlay, Jr.

Mr. John Gourlay, Jr., 80, passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. ... Read more

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Nell Hunt Cochran

Mrs. Nell Hunt Cochran, 89, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at Oxford Health and Rehab.  The funeral service ... Read more

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Leon Bullard

Mr. Leon Bullard, 78, passed Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi.  The funeral service will ... Read more

News

Remembering Elwood Higginbottom: Speakers call for systematic change at plaque unveiling

By Lasherica Thorton EAGLE Contributor Second Baptist Church lies less than a mile away from where the last ... Read more

Obituaries

Nicholas ‘Nick’ Boone

Nicholas ‘Nick’ Boone, 26, died Oct. 25, 2018 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. L Hodges Funeral Services of Oxford ... Read more

Obituaries

Mary Alexander

Mary Alexander, 78, of Oxford, died Oct. 25, 2018 at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford. Serenity-Martin Funeral ... Read more

Obituaries

James ‘Jaboa’ Gater

James ‘Jaboa’ Gater, 52, died Oct. 26, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. L Hodges Funeral ... Read more

News

Rock, paper, scissors tournament more than a contest

By Lasherica Thorton EAGLE Contributor The climate was intense as participants battled to win the best two of ... Read more

Sports

Oxford survives for key road win at Hernando

By Ben Mikell HERNANDO – Nerves of steel. The Oxford Chargers had it, the Hernando Tigers did not. ... Read more

Sports

No. 8 Olive Branch rallies to defeat Lafayette

By Jared Redding A tale of two quarters resulted in heartbreak for the home team on senior night. ... Read more

Obituaries

Mable Jones Freeman

Mable Jones Freeman, 85, slipped away from this life at her home in Water Valley, Miss. on Oct. ... Read more