Jeremy Weldon, Author at The Oxford Eagle

News

Cooper Pratt inks $1.35M signing bonus with Brewers organization

Cooper Pratt of Oxford ended all speculation of his baseball future Friday afternoon when he signed a contract to play for the Milwaukee Brewers organization. ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Friday, July 21, 2023 3:49 pm

Lafayette County

Mayor begins push for more roundabouts

Oxford is known for many things – home of literary giants, the state’s flagship university and its beloved Grove, thriving business and research efforts, a ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Saturday, April 1, 2023 9:57 am

Columns

Shepherds can’t use the hot glue gun

I always wanted to be a Wise Man. I think about this every Christmas season when the plays and programs begin, and it’s my duty ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Sunday, December 11, 2022 2:00 pm

Panola County Sheriff's Office

Body found on Ole Miss beach identified

By Jeremy Weldon, Special to The Eagle A body found Friday afternoon at Lower Sardis Lake has been identified and sent for an autopsy, according ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Tuesday, September 13, 2022 5:29 pm

Sports

Oxford’s Pratt has big game for BYU

Oxford native Ozzie Pratt got his first collegiate baseball start last Saturday as the BYU Cougars beat Arizona State 19-3 to complete a weekend sweep ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Tuesday, March 1, 2022 4:26 pm

Crime

Former owner of Cheepo Deepo sentenced for cyberstalking, skirts sex offender register

Former owner of Cheepo Deepo, James Tate “Jim” Scott, III, was sentenced in Circuit Court last Tuesday, Feb. 23, after reaching an agreement with the ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Tuesday, March 1, 2022 1:47 pm

Crime

Panola County authorities search for armed perpetrators caught on home security cameras

A Panola County family was stunned to see home security camera footage of three armed men walking around their home located on McClyde Rd., northwest ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Friday, October 22, 2021 2:01 pm

Crime

Rap group connected to 2020 Panola murders detained in Batesville

Officers from both the Panola County Sheriff’s Office and the Batesville Police Department assisted multiple state agencies in a roadblock to stop several vehicles being ... Read more