Lafayette County

Lafayette County begins budget planning at Chancery Building

Lafayette County Supervisors began the fiscal year budget process with their first meeting Wednesday at the Chancery Building.…

Business

Oxford’s Robyn Tannehill runs first meeting as mayor

Mayor Robyn Tannehill officiated her first Oxford Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday after being sworn in as Oxford’s…

Events

Oxford celebrates Fourth of July events

Sam Wilson’s visit to his grandparents’ home in Oxford for the Fourth of July was made a little…

Lafayette County

CHAMPIONS honors incredible year for local high school sports in Oxford and Lafayette County

What a year it was. Never before has Lafayette and Oxford dominated in competition in Mississippi like the…

Events

Oxford-Lafayette County to have fun-filled Fourth of July

The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce and Family Crisis Services is ensuring that there will be plenty for…

Crime

Lafayette County’s Christopher Paten formally charged with murder

A Lafayette County man has been indicted for the murder of a 31-year-old father of five during an…

News

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi’s new state-of-the-art facility heads toward the finish line

With less than five months before the doors to the new $300 million Baptist Memorial-North Mississippi hospital are…

Lafayette County

Caution advised with fireworks; illegal in Oxford city limits

By Colin Sullivan news@oxfordeagle.com Summer is in full swing, and America’s largest celebration is quickly approaching. The Fourth…

News

New mayor, aldermen take oaths of office

Standing in front of City Hall on Thursday, Mayor Robyn Tannehill and the Oxford Board of Aldermen, took…

Business

Oxford’s Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi on track for opening in the fall

One of the biggest moments in the history of Oxford and Lafayette County will occur late this fall…

News

Magnificent memory means money for Oxford native Alex Mullen

Most people can’t remember what they had for breakfast never mind the order of 52 playing cards in…

Lafayette County

‘Clustering’ once again a topic of county planning

The term “clustering” continues to be a common theme at the Lafayette County Planning Commission and the definition…

Columns

When fear keeps you from moving on with your life

Depending on who you ask, I’m either the most fearless or most terrified person on the planet. And…

Events

Front porch conference returns to Oxford; will be held at the Mill at Plein Air

For the second consecutive year, the Conference on the Front Porch will be returning to the Mill at…

News

New Oxonian and restaurant manager Will Jordan cleans up Sardis Lake

One of the first things Will Jordan fell in love with when he moved to Oxford about a…

News

Anne Elizabeth Buys crowned Miss Mississippi

VICKSBURG — The new Miss Mississippi says she and her family have helped raise money to help provide…

Events

Lafayette-Oxford’s Fourth of July parade set to roll on Independence Day

With the Fourth of July happening next week, the Lafayette-Oxford community is bringing back its annual parade to…

News

Annual Faulkner Conference to explore ‘Faulkner and Money’

By Edwin Smith University of Mississippi “Faulkner and Money: The Economies of Yoknapatawpha and Beyond” is the theme…

Lafayette County

Tropical Depression Cindy blows into Lafayette County

Storms associated with Tropical Depression Cindy downed four trees in Lafayette County Friday morning. Two of the trees…

News

Ole Miss student Charley Ann Nix, who faced bullying, to compete for Miss Mississippi

By Darby Johnson Oxford Stories A University of Mississippi junior from Batesville dreams of becoming Miss Mississippi while…

Education

Keri Jo Finnie new principal at Bramlett Elementary School

By Kelly Graeber Oxford School District Public Relations New Bramlett Elementary School Principal Keri Jo Finnie, the former…

News

Court: Mississippi can enforce LGBT religious objections law

By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press JACKSON — A federal appeals court said Thursday that Mississippi can enforce a…