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Woodlawn park preparing to open with November ribbon-cutting

  After several years, the first phase of a new park in the Woodlawn neighborhood is almost complete…

Lifestyle

Wellness in addiction treatment

By Lucy Schultze For the Oxford Eagle EDITOR’S NOTE: Tori Ossenheimer is on the cover of the “Good…

News

Theatre Oxford Ten Minute Play Festival begins tonight

Theatre Oxford will present the Ten Minute Play Festival this weekend at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center.  The…

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Surging Oxford hosts Center Hill for Senior Night

Oxford is in the driver’s seat, not for the No. 1 seed in Region 1-5A, but for the…

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Preparing for another year of Operation Christmas Child

  For some at Anchor Baptist Church in Water Valley, Christmas is always on their minds. Not because…

Elections

Campaign signs are welcome, if they’re in the right location

  With the presidential election around the corner, campaign signs have already popped up on lawns around Oxford…

Education

‘Scream Scenes’ pays homage to horror flicks

  Just in time for the Halloween season, Oxford High School will be presenting “Scream Scenes,” an original…

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NAACP: Noose put around neck of black student in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — White students at a south Mississippi high school put a noose around the neck…

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Double Decker opens up official artwork selection to local artists

  Though the Double Decker Arts Festival isn’t until April, planning has already begun for the two-day event…

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Sky-high hospice discharge rates point to fraud

By Larrison Campbell Mississippi Today More Medicare beneficiaries leave hospice care alive in Mississippi than in any other…

Business

Currence revamps Lamar Lounge

  Having pit-smoked, whole hog barbecue to serve up to customers seemed like a home-run to restaurateur and…

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Langley remembered 10 years after tragic death

Ten years after the death of University of Mississippi police officer Robert Michael Langley, fellow UM police officers…

Lafayette County

Front Porch Conference focuses on community and neighbors

The Conference on the Front Porch, a new event held at The Mill at Plein Air, kicked off…

Education

4 of 5 Oxford schools earn an A rating

Oxford School District and staff reports Four out of five Oxford schools received an A rating from the…

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Halloween events kick off this weekend

Halloween may officially be on Oct. 31, but some local organizations are getting the jump on the holiday…

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Man hopes to encourage others to put down their phones and talk

Sitting on a bench outside of the Lafayette County Courthouse Monday, Chris Andrews was resting a bit while…

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Oxford schools get A grade, Lafayette B in latest rating: Complete Mississippi schools report card

Staff and Wire Report The Mississippi Department of Education released 2015-16 ratings on an A to F scale…

Lafayette Sports

Michael Fair, Lafayette go for region title against former team

  The math is simple for Lafayette. Win on Friday night and the Commodores will become the Region…

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Oxford considers jump-starting new zoning districts

When property owners wanted to develop large areas of land, like Grand Oaks, they filed a Planned Use…

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William Winter receives national civil rights Freedom Award

By Zachery Owen Smith Mississippi Today Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter will receive the Freedom Award. The National…

Education

Concerned parents seek answers from Oxford School Board

The Oxford School District Board of Trustees held a hearing session last night for concerned parents who wished…

Business

Lamar Lounge closed for renovations

Barbecue establishment Lamar Lounge, on 1309 N. Lamar Blvd, recently closed for renovations and an overhaul of their…