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News

Status for “full Grove experience” during 2021 football season still uncertain

The University of Mississippi announced last month they would return to a full in-person experience for the 2021 Fall Semester, but that may not include ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Friday, March 19, 2021 1:42 pm

Lafayette County

ONE YEAR LATER: COVID-19 in Lafayette County

Everyday life was normal in Oxford on March 18, 2020, but that all changed the following day. Lafayette County reported its first case of the ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Friday, March 19, 2021 1:19 pm

Crime

Two suspects in custody following shooting at The Archive apartments

The Oxford Police Department is still investigating a shooting that took place at The Archive apartment complex on Thursday. At approximately 2:09 p.m. on March ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Friday, March 19, 2021 9:07 am

Buffen opts out of NIT, Shuler’s status uncertain for Ole Miss

A depleted Ole Miss roster took a couple more hits days away from its first round game in the National Invitational Tournament. On Wednesday, Ole ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 3:59 pm

News

City of Oxford hires Animal Shelter Services to evaluate previous shelter operations

The City of Oxford is bringing in an independent organization to evaluate their animal shelter and its previous operations. During their regular meeting on Tuesday, ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 11:54 am

No. 4 Ole Miss hosts Auburn to open SEC play this weekend

The first month of the baseball season is complete, and now the stretch of the season that truly matters for No. 4 Ole Miss begins ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 8:00 am

News

Severe weather forecast for Lafayette County on Wednesday

A month after experiencing extreme winter storms, Lafayette County is expecting another round of severe weather on Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Memphis moved ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 5:57 pm

Crime

Water Valley man arrested for forged checks

A Water Valley man is facing felony charges after forging checks. On Dec. 29, 2020, the Oxford Police Department took a report from a victim ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:48 pm

Crime

Pontotoc woman arrested after art theft

An undercover operation by the Oxford Police Department resulted in a woman facing felony charges for attempting to sell stolen artwork. On March 12, investigators ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:46 pm

Ole Miss women to play Samford in first round of WNIT

The season is not over for the Ole Miss women’s basketball team. Despite not making the field of 64 for this year’s NCAA Women’s Basketball ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 11:20 am

Education

Oxford High School juniors top Mississippi ACT composite scores

Juniors at Oxford High School and Lafayette High School paced Mississippi with some of the highest ACT scores, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 11:14 am

Ole Miss baseball cancels Wednesday game at Louisiana Tech due to COVID-19

The Ole Miss baseball team’s first true road trip of the season has been cut in half. On Monday, the program announced their game at ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Monday, March 15, 2021 4:59 pm

COLUMN: Join the madness and win prizes with the EAGLE Bracket Challenge

The madness of March is upon us, and after a year without filling out brackets, it is nice to again have the slight feeling of ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Monday, March 15, 2021 4:12 pm

Ole Miss not selected for NCAA Tournament, named a COVID-19 replacement

The Ole Miss men’s basketball team was not selected in the Field of 68 for this year’s NCAA Tournament, but they could still need their ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Sunday, March 14, 2021 6:01 pm

Graham’s walk-off home run gives No. 4 Ole Miss eighth straight win

For a second weekend in a row the Ole Miss baseball team walked it off. Kevin Graham sent a two-run home run into the right ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Saturday, March 13, 2021 5:40 pm

Lafayette Sports

Oxford rallies to defeat Lafayette in second game of crosstown series

For the first five innings, Oxford was struggling at the plate and being kept off-balance but then something clicked in the sixth inning. The Chargers ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Saturday, March 13, 2021 10:26 am

Crime

Oxford man arrested on domestic violence charge

On March 11, officers with the Oxford Police Department arrested Jack Roy, 19 of Oxford, for Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault. Roy was given a $15,000 ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Friday, March 12, 2021 4:48 pm

Crime

Oxford man charged with possession of 20 counts of child pornography

An Oxford man is facing felony child pornography charges following an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. On March 11, investigators with ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Friday, March 12, 2021 4:43 pm

Ole Miss baseball to retire Don Kessinger’s jersey number

Don Kessinger is a legend among Ole Miss baseball lore, and this spring, he will be immortalized as one of the program’s greats. The school ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Friday, March 12, 2021 12:24 pm

Four More Years: Ole Miss extends Yolett McPhee-McCuin’s contract

On the heels of the Ole Miss women’s basketball team’s best season under head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, Ole Miss announced the third-year coach will be ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Friday, March 12, 2021 10:01 am

Joiner, White push Ole Miss to quarterfinals in SEC Tournament

The first step in getting back to the NCAA Tournament was taken by the Ole Miss men’s basketball team in Nashville on Thursday. Knowing a ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Thursday, March 11, 2021 11:20 pm

News

University of Mississippi to administer COVID-19 vaccines on campus through next week

The University of Mississippi will be offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments on its campus for a select number of days through next week. In an alert ... Read more

by Jake Thompson, Thursday, March 11, 2021 11:02 am

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