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Columns

Lake Elliott is one of Oxford’s best

By David Magee It’s not surprising Lake Elliott has lived to be 105 years old. If anybody could do it, she could. But for some ... Read more

by David Magee, Monday, October 9, 2017 9:00 am

Columns

Ole Miss beats Notre Dame: The best game I never saw

It was the best game I ever saw, except for the fact that I wasn’t there. The radio was our eyes in the days when we ... Read more

by David Magee, Sunday, September 17, 2017 7:22 am

Business

Tech Summit brings leaders together to discuss STEM jobs, other projects

Ole Miss Chancellor Dr. Jeff Vitter can talk tech all day long. He’s a computer scientist after all, with degrees from esteemed places Notre Dame, ... Read more

by David Magee, Thursday, August 31, 2017 9:50 am

Columns

Managing expectations for Ole Miss’ football season

One year ago, just before No. 11 Ole Miss kicked off a season of high expectation against No. 4 Florida State, I wrote about expecting ... Read more

by David Magee, Sunday, August 27, 2017 11:42 am

Columns

This is about a stronger community

This isn’t about me. It isn’t even about my late son, William. This is about your children and grandchildren, and tomorrow’s children and grandchildren. This ... Read more

by David Magee, Thursday, August 17, 2017 11:05 am

Columns

For Ole Miss, Oxford: It’s time to act

This isn’t about me. It isn’t even about my late son, William. This is about your children and grandchildren, and tomorrow’s children and grandchildren. This ... Read more

by David Magee, Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:11 am

Education

Lafayette County School District Board president Bill McGregor did work for school

A company owned by Lafayette County School Board President Bill McGregor has done work for the schools as a subcontractor in the past year, which ... Read more

by David Magee, Wednesday, August 9, 2017 9:32 am

News

Getting sober in Oxford: Meet Carol McKaskle and her incredible story of recovery

Carol McKaskle could easily be confused as an upper-class university coed. But McKaskle did not come here to attend Ole Miss or join a sorority. ... Read more

by David Magee, Friday, August 4, 2017 8:00 am

Columns

Freeze news stings, but Ole Miss is alive and quite well

This isn’t the darkest day for Ole Miss. Not even close. Things are pretty good around here, in fact. We have our smartest students, ever. ... Read more

by David Magee, Friday, July 21, 2017 11:19 am

Columns

Lori Sneed remembered as Ole Miss ‘Rebel with a cause’

Lori Sneed may have been the truest definition of a Rebel with a cause that most of us have ever witnessed. She was paralyzed since ... Read more

by David Magee, Thursday, July 13, 2017 12:08 pm

Columns

DAVID MAGEE: Rebel fan support high for 2017 season

Did you hear the one about Ole Miss football? Season tickets are near a sellout. And some thought a losing 2016 season, including a blowout ... Read more

by David Magee, Monday, July 10, 2017 11:05 am

Columns

DAVID MAGEE: New BMH-NM will make history

Anyone who wonders why a fabulous new hospital opening in a community like Oxford is such a big deal hasn’t really lived. That’s because experience ... Read more

by David Magee, Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:39 pm

Columns

Bozeman and Oxford: a tale of two small, fast-growth college towns

Walking the quiet, tree-lined streets in the heart of the small university city would lead one to believe that Bozeman, Montana is the closest thing ... Read more

by David Magee, Friday, June 23, 2017 9:14 am

Events

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi chosen as Oxford’s Best Business

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi won the overall Best Oxford Business award and Saint Leo Restaurant won the Best New Oxford Business award during the Best ... Read more

by David Magee, Friday, June 16, 2017 10:15 am

Food

John Currence dedicated to ‘spirit’ of Oxford

Oxford captured the heart and imagination of chef and restaurateur John Currence 25 years ago and he has been working since to bring the best ... Read more

by David Magee, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 11:16 am

Columns

First day of summer: When is summer solstice 2017?

We could say that summer in Oxford is great so far except that it is not summer yet. The summer solstice 2017 does not occur ... Read more

by David Magee, Saturday, June 10, 2017 4:26 pm

Columns

Government’s BMI chart hard to swallow, but here’s trying

The surprised look on my wife’s face was startling. She had just logged onto a medical web portal for me a couple of years ago, ... Read more

by David Magee, Saturday, June 3, 2017 5:20 pm

Columns

Adjusting to adult children

Giving space to loved ones isn’t always easy, particularly when it’s our children involved. We want to keep them close, like a comfort food. That’s ... Read more

by David Magee, Saturday, May 27, 2017 3:54 pm

Lifestyle

FNB Oxford Bank’s Melanie Thompson is making a difference

For almost a decade the book “Square Table” has sold thousands of copies as a must-have cookbook for everyone who lives and loves Oxford. Melanie ... Read more

by David Magee, Friday, May 26, 2017 9:41 am

Business

Family-owned Elliott Lumber marks milestone

An iconic, family-owned Oxford business that literally helped build the community over the past century is celebrating the rarest of milestones this week. Elliott Lumber ... Read more

by David Magee, Saturday, May 20, 2017 4:31 pm

Columns

Fans are catching fever for Ole Miss women’s softball

It is no surprise that the Alabama game in football was one of the hottest tickets for an Ole Miss sporting event this season. Neither ... Read more

by David Magee, Saturday, May 20, 2017 4:23 pm

Columns

Oxford real estate keeps warming up

A red-hot real estate market is nothing new in Oxford. It’s all many have been able to talk about in recent years. As other topics ... Read more

by David Magee, Sunday, May 14, 2017 2:08 am

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