Lifestyle

Special Christmas of ‘68 full of memories

By Gene Hays USMC (Ret) Christmas can be a depressing holiday if you are a man or woman,…

Lifestyle

Finding Christmas in family traditions

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!  Did you awake to find coal or candy?  Here’s…

Columnists

Babies become kings; one king became a baby

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I’ve come to realize I’m a junkie. It isn’t illicit drugs or alcohol…

Lifestyle

A Christmas chat with the cat

By Steve Stricker Columnist Christmas Day, today, 2024 – Merry Christmas, y’all. “Steve.” “What Jag (Jaguar)?” under my…

Garden/Outdoors

State’s overall ag value hits $9 billion

By Susan Collins-Smith Extension Service    Mississippi’s agriculture industry remains vibrant with an overall production value estimated at $9…

Lifestyle

Christmas Tithe good to consider

By T.J. Ray Columnist As strings of lights disappear from bushes and trees, our little world fades back…

Columnists

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield “I’ll be home for Christmas, you can plan on me…” I’ll pack the car, leave…

Garden/Outdoors

Oxford man recognized by MDWFP for being outstanding sportsman

Oxford resident Joey Buchanan was recognized Thursday with an Outstanding Mississippi Sportsman certificate at the Commission on Wildlife,…

News

Tupelo native named Double Decker Arts Festival official artist

Visit Oxford recently announced Sarah Buzzell as the official artist for the 2025 Double Decker Arts Festival, set…

History

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield Mrs. Nina Goolsby, the long-serving editor of The Oxford Eagle, wore many hats. She worked…

Columnists

Any rewards for people who hijack browsers?

By Bonnie Brown Columnist So, technology once again baffles me on a personal level.  My Google search engine…

Lifestyle

Road trip with the college boys

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   The invitation came by the way of Howard Bahr.  It was…

Columnists

Sharing words from Dad, laughing at memories

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   I love communicating through the written word. I have plenty to say.…

Columnists

Christmas blessings already found this year

Dear Father Christmas, it’s Steve, you know all the rest about me because you are AKA, Santa Claus,…

Lifestyle

Oxford writer publishes first novel

Allie Stuart “Al” Povall, the author of five nonfiction books, has written, and had published, his first novel,…

Arts

‘Unit 29’ features writings from 30 prisoners

VOX PRESS, recently released a collection of prison writings, “Unit 29: Writing from Parchman Prison,” a culmination of…

News

Digital Magic free film workshop offered to high school students

High school juniors and seniors interested in the art of storytelling and the power of film will have…

Lifestyle

Life gets in the way of good reads

By Bonnie Brown Columnist   It’s a lovely morning, chilly, but sunny.  I have finished my morning chores…

Lifestyle

A shotgun story from the high seas

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   I don’t know what other military branches call it, but whenever two…

Lifestyle

Timeless message in ‘Gift of the Magi’

By Steve Stricker Columnist “The Gift of the Magi,” first published in “The New York Sunday World” on…

History

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield This water-damaged print was found in the rubble of the 1986 Country Village Mall fire.…

News

Oxford Civic Chorus holds annual winter concert

Oxford Civic Chorus invites you to celebrate the joy with its annual winter concert, at 3 p.m. on…