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Opinion

Replay reviews a bad move for baseball

Southeastern Conference baseball is a compelling sport to watch, what with the drama and hyper-competition between the best teams in America. But the SEC is ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, April 2, 2018 11:22 am

Opinion

Rain, rain go away

As if the Oxford area hasn’t had enough rain in 2018, here comes what could be our biggest deluge yet. Typically, it’s only the remnants ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, March 28, 2018 11:11 am

Opinion

Free things still come at a cost

We have long heard that adage that nothing in life is free. But maybe things change with the times? That’s undoubtedly what most people have ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, March 27, 2018 9:24 am

Opinion

More we can do to protect kids

When youth join together in a movement like this past weekend’s March for Our Lives, they make a statement heard loud and clear. In Oxford ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, March 26, 2018 10:39 am

News

On a mission to clean up Oxford

We often brag about the beauty of our community. At its interior, from the well-manicured entrances of Ole Miss to the sidewalks of the Oxford ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Sunday, March 25, 2018 5:30 am

Opinion

Where will Lafayette County be in ten years?

Lafayette County is still growing. That’s hardly a surprise. We see it anecdotally across the community from construction underway and traffic congestion in new places. ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Friday, March 23, 2018 10:22 am

Opinion

Jefferson Avenue changes a good move by City

Dropping off and picking up for school isn’t what it used to be. With more parents out of the line and into the walk-up-to-the-door-with-your-student mode ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:02 am

Opinion

Austin bombings hit home

Sometimes, you just have to wonder. In an age with more destructive mass shootings, now we have the emergence of what appears to be a ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 10:35 am

Opinion

Better system needed to heed warning signs

The latest news from last month’s Florida school massacre is yet another disturbing piece of a horrific saga. Some officials were so concerned about the ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, March 19, 2018 9:38 am

Opinion

Davis a good hire for the Rebels

For some fans, Kermit Davis may not be the most exciting hire possible as the new head coach of the Ole Miss men’s basketball team. ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Friday, March 16, 2018 10:11 am

Opinion

Unemployment numbers aren’t telling the whole story

The numbers tell a good news story: Mississippi’s jobless rate set a new all-time low in January. Mississippi’s jobless rate fell to 4.6 percent, the ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 9:41 am

Opinion

Highway 7 project stall is frustrating

Lafayette County Board of Supervisors President Jeff Busby spoke the so-called whole truth and nothing but the truth recently when addressing the Mississippi Department of ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 10:05 am

Opinion

Baseball giving Rebel fans something to cheer about

We watched the Ole Miss baseball team sweep another opponent this weekend. This time, Eastern Illinois was the victim, with the Rebels taking three games ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, March 12, 2018 10:53 am

Opinion

An alternate plan for Spring Break

Spring Break 2018 has arrived, meaning that Oxford, Lafayette County and Ole Miss students and educators will slow down this week and take a well-deserved ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Sunday, March 11, 2018 5:31 am

Opinion

Another example of the LOU’s generosity

The Lafayette County, Oxford and University community has a big heart, there’s no denying that. The latest example of gracious outpouring is a community response ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Friday, March 9, 2018 9:09 am

Opinion

Rebels will soon have a new basketball coach

Ole Miss will play the late game tonight in the SEC men’s basketball tournament, filling the last-place seed (14th) as a lost season comes to ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, March 7, 2018 10:25 am

Opinion

History cannot be erased, but it can be learned from

We can’t erase history. We can only better explain and hope to learn from it. That’s why the effort by Ole Miss to explain and ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, March 5, 2018 9:22 am

Opinion

Oxford loses another good man

A life well lived. That’s all we can ask for. The late Mike Overstreet not only got that, he helped deliver that to others. The ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Friday, March 2, 2018 9:10 am

Opinion

Sherman is one of Lafayette’s best

John Sherman worked the impossible but laudatory trifecta: He coached basketball successfully as a mentor and leader at Oxford, Lafayette and Water Valley. Think about ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, February 28, 2018 10:27 am

Opinion

Fire safety is still important

Fire deaths aren’t a regular occurrence in Oxford and Lafayette County, thank goodness. We are stunned and saddened any time a home catches fire and ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 10:39 am

Opinion

Mississippi has cheapest gas in the nation

Five years ago, it would have seemed risky to take a bet that gas prices in the United States would be considerably lower in 2018. ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, February 26, 2018 8:38 am

Opinion

Forward thinking Oxford Police Department key for safer community

We are often reminded how fortunate we are to have a strong police department in Oxford. From officers to Chief of Police Joey East, we ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Sunday, February 25, 2018 5:55 am

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