Lifestyle
Weekend kicks off “FinsUp Fanfare” at Lafayette County Arena
By Davis Coen Saturday morning begins SEC Football. We all have missed it, but what goes along with football in the South is tailgating. Arguably ...
Staff Report, Author at The Oxford Eagle
Lafayette County
Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi Recognized for High-Value Healthcare
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi is among six Baptist Memorial hospitals that have been recognized by Premier Inc. for providing High-Value Healthcare. This award, presented by ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 8:20 pm
Lifestyle
Art from The Heart: Kids Thank Front Line Workers
With front-line workers continuing to go above and beyond the call of duty amid the coronavirus pandemic, The Oxford Eagle is calling children in our ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 10:21 am
Oxford Town
Spine Center Baptist and Semmes-Murphey Brain & Spine Network
In 2015, Baptist Memorial Health Care and Semmes Murphey Clinic partnered to form the Brain & Spine Network, bringing together two of the region’s most ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 1:47 pm
News
“Labor of Love” rally held by veterans and business owners in support of relocating the statue
Three Lafayette County veterans and a prominent local business owner voiced strong support for relocating the Confederate statue from the center of the city and ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 11:40 am
tailgating
Remembering My First Grove Experience At Ole Miss
By Steve Stricker | Guest Columnist After a huge Coronavirus “alteration” to our Ole Miss 2020 football schedule, ten SEC games only, on August 20, ...
by Staff Report, Monday, September 7, 2020 12:15 pm
Labor Day
Labor Day—Summer’s Final Fling
By Bonnie Brown | Guest Columnist Each year the first Monday of September is designated as Labor Day. It’s a day to honor the American ...
by Staff Report, Monday, September 7, 2020 11:59 am
John Currence
Chef John Currence releases a tailgating cookbook
By Davis Coen Beloved local Chef John Currence released his third book last week, a cookbook titled “Tailgreat: How to Crush It at Tailgating,” in ...
by Staff Report, Monday, September 7, 2020 11:57 am
Columnists
Reflecting on Ole Miss’s 2020 Baseball Season That Was Upended By COVID-19
By Steve Stricker | Guest Columnist Missing “normalcy,” i.e., life before March 18 and masks, I reflected on Ole Miss Baseball – 2019 and amazing not to be busted 2020 season…. June 26, 2019, Vanderbilt Baseball Commodores (59-12) coached by ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, August 29, 2020 5:03 pm
Columnists
Finding Family in Oxford and the University of Mississippi
Bonnie Brown | Guest Columnist Hello! I’m Bonnie Brown. I was born in Ohio, actually southern Ohio—and really just across the river from Kentucky. So, ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, August 29, 2020 4:54 pm
Lifestyle
Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport to open this weekend
Gulfport – Fifteen years after Katrina, the Mississippi Aquarium will open Aug. 29 in downtown Gulfport as a project to revitalize the area. “There are ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, August 29, 2020 9:00 am
News
Mississippi holds Second Amendment tax holiday this weekend
The Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday in Mississippi is this weekend, Aug. 28-30. During this time, sales tax is not collected on the sale of ...
by Staff Report, Friday, August 28, 2020 7:00 am
Ole Miss
Weekly Poll Question: Football Attendance This Season
Let us know what you think. Poll ends Sept. 1st. Answers are published in Wednesday’s Oxford Eagle.
by Staff Report, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 5:30 pm
Business
Malco to reopen Theater at Oxford Commons next month
Malco Theaters is reopening their Oxford Commons Cinema Grill location on Sept. 3rd after a six month closure. The theatre last had their doors open ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 11:45 am
NO GCS
The Blake remains one of Oxford’s safest havens for seniors
Sponsored by The Blake at Oxford As safety in assisted living facilities continue to be an enormous concern during the coronavirus pandemic, The Blake at ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, August 22, 2020 10:35 am
Obituaries
Nadine Oswalt Franklin
Nadine Oswalt Franklin, 89, died Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at The Pinnacle in Greenville, Miss. The funeral service will be held Saturday, August 1, 2020, ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 1:36 pm
Education
Back to School savings this coming weekend – MS Sales Tax Holiday
Back to School Sales savings this coming weekend – Mississippi’s Sales Tax Holiday Mississippians have some sales tax relief this coming weekend, as the state ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 3:28 pm
Lifestyle
Oxford author Michael Farris Smith takes on prequel to The Great Gatsby
Considered one of the greatest novels ever written, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” has been duly celebrated since its first publication nearly a hundred ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, July 25, 2020 8:00 am
NO GCS
Impact of missing Doctor Appointments due to fear of COVID-19
Sponsored by Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi COVID-19 has impacted the lives of citizens around the United States and has changed how we live ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 23, 2020 3:22 pm
Obituaries
James Edward Parks, Jr.
James Edward Parks, Jr., 85, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family at his home in Oxford on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, July 23, 2020 12:18 pm
Business
First Commercial Bank Adds Two New Members to the Oxford Team
JACKSON – First Commercial Bank’s Alan Walters, President & Chief Executive Officer and Curtis J. Gabardi, President and CEO – In Wait, today jointly announced ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 6:20 pm
NO GCS
Blanton Hunter Parham
Blanton Hunter Parham, 79, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2020, at his home in Oxford surrounded by family. A graveside service was held ...