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Columns

COLUMN: Could state be learning to read?

By Charlie Mitchell University of Mississippi A well-worn adage in education circles is that children must learn to read ... Read more

DEVELOPING NEWS

Shooting may be linked to love triangle

CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, forcing ... Read more

Opinion

Be an informed candidate

With elections coming up in November for two Lafayette County Board of Supervisor seats, it’s important for candidates ... Read more

Obituaries

Charles Vaughn

Charles Vaughn, 87, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, at Oxford Health and Rehab. Funeral services are incomplete with ... Read more

Obituaries

William Douglas McQueen

William Douglas “Doug” McQueen, 70, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at his home in Oxford. A celebration of ... Read more

Obituaries

Billy Ross Brown Jr.

Billy Ross Brown, Jr., 81, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Visitation ... Read more

Obituaries

James H. Johnson

James H. Johnson, 69, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at his residence in Oxford. Funeral services will be ... Read more

Obituaries

Linda Hutchings Norwood

Linda Hutchings Norwood, 60, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, at her home in Water Valley. Funeral services will ... Read more

Obituaries

Gladys Ramona Odio Baglioni

Gladys Ramona Odio Baglioni, 95, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Funeral ... Read more

Crime

Delta State shooting victim identified

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, an ... Read more

Opinion

Political debate planned

The Oxford EAGLE along with Supertalk 93.7 will host a political debate at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 ... Read more

Obituaries

Robert Bynum Albritton II

OXFORD — Robert Bynum Albritton II, 78, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at his home in Oxford. A ... Read more

Opinion

Enrollment numbers are pleasing

The number of college graduates in Mississippi has long lagged behind national averages, but increased enrollment at the ... Read more

Obituaries

Willie Mae Mosby

XENIA, OHIO — Willie Mae Mosby, 88, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Green Oaks Nursing Home in ... Read more

Northwest CC

Rangers roll past NEMCC, stay unbeaten

Gardner Minshew threw four touchdowns passes, Justin Crawford accounted for four scores, and No. 10 Northwest Mississippi Community ... Read more

Columns

COLUMN: Sound advice has been given

By T.J. Ray Special to the EAGLE A former congressman, Ron Paul, has ads on most of the ... Read more

Ole Miss Sees Notable Enrollment Surge and Improved Retention Rates

News

Ole Miss boasts largest enrollment in state

University of Mississippi and Oxford Eagle The end of each summer in Oxford is marked with an incredible ... Read more

Opinion

Give back on 9/11 in thanks

Tomorrow marks 14 years since the deadly attacks on American soil, but what arose has bonded our nation ... Read more

News

Water Valley man pleads guilty to child exploitation, receives prison sentence

Billy Wayne Cobb, 44, of Water Valley, is going to prison for child exploitation, announced Attorney General Jim ... Read more

Columnists

Sofa Show opens on Sept. 19

Art is a reflection of our society, and any art that is popular gives us a view into ... Read more

Letters to the Editor

‘Ole Miss’ is a derogatory term

Jack Mayfield holds an esteemed reputation as Oxford’s resident historian, and for good reason. His regular column “A ... Read more

Obituaries

Gladys Baglioni

OXFORD — Gladys Baglioni, 95, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Funeral ... Read more