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Juneteenth event grew from small block party to community celebration

The Juneteenth celebration started in Oxford more than 15 years ago when residents living on and near Martin ...

June 10, 2024

News

First resident physicians complete training at Baptist Memorial Hospital

The 12 founding resident physicians of the first medical residency at Baptist Memorial Hospital– North Mississippi will complete ...

June 10, 2024

News

Lafayette Post 55 falls to Pontotoc in Junior Legion game

By Adam Brown  Sports writer  The Lafayette Post 55 fell to the Pontotoc Red Sox on Saturday 12-1 on the ...

June 9, 2024

News

Handicapped spaces on Oxford Square to be metered

At the recommendation of the Mayor’s Disability Commission, all handicapped parking spaces in the downtown area will be ...

June 7, 2024

Lifestyle

Tula Opry show this Saturday

Grab the family and head over to Tula this Saturday for some toe-tapping music and a step back ...

June 7, 2024

News

Sanders named Executive Director of the Oxford Housing Authority

After 14 years of service at the Oxford Housing Authority, Teasha Sanders will soon be at the organization’s ...

June 7, 2024

News

Local bakeries celebrate National Donut Day

By Ian Sparks  Eagle intern This Friday, treat yourself to something sweet on National Donut Day. Bakeries and ...

June 6, 2024

News

McLarty retires from city water department after 26 years

Chad McLarty served as a Lafayette County supervisor for 12 years until the end of 2023, but that ...

June 6, 2024

Health

Elite Level Performance offers training to young athletes

By Ian Sparks   A new athletic training program has moved into Oxford.  John Nelson, founder of Elite ...

June 6, 2024

News

Man accused of killing Jay Lee in 2022 asks court to change location of his October trial

The man accused of killing Jimmy “Jay” Lee in 2022 is asking the court to move his trial ...

June 6, 2024

News

Restaurant Inspections

The Mississippi Department of Health conducted 48 food service inspections in Lafayette County between May. 1 and May ...

June 6, 2024

News

Finalists announced for annual CoBuilders Pitch Competition

Six finalists in the third annual Oxford CoBuilders Pitch Competition will vie for more than $10K to start ...

June 6, 2024

Lafayette County

Property transfers in Lafayette County

Compiled by Davis Coen Property transfers between May 28-31, 2024, as recorded with the Lafayette County Chancery Clerk: ...

June 6, 2024

News

July 4th Family Parade returning this year

The American Legion, in collaboration with the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, has announced the revival of the July 4th ...

June 5, 2024

News

Supervisors approve site plans for business, subdivisions

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approved several site plans – preliminary and final – during their regular ...

June 5, 2024

Lifestyle

Juneteenth events kick off Saturday with Linen on the Lawn

Oxford Juneteenth kicks off with the annual community picnic, Linen on the Lawn, featuring live music, food trucks, ...

June 4, 2024

Featured Photo

Sunday Music in the Grove

A large crowd gathered in the Grove on Sunday evening for the first of five 2024 Summer Sunset ...

June 4, 2024

News

Some Punkin Water customers could soon receive city water

If all goes well, some Punkin Water customers may soon have Oxford city water flowing through their pipes. ...

June 4, 2024

Arts

The secret life of Bobbie Gentry, pioneering artist behind ‘Ode to Billie Joe’

By Tara Murtha Rolling Stone Magazine/Aug. 21, 2017 How the singer-songwriter who knocked the Beatles out of the ...

June 3, 2024

News

Creating miracles through heartfelt philanthropy

Contributed The grandson of Irish-Catholic railroad workers, George Ready lives by the philosophy, “To be generous toward and ...

June 3, 2024

News

Local man charged with failing to register as sex offender

A Lafayette County man was arrested recently for failing to register as a sex offender. On May 30, ...

June 2, 2024

News

Sunday’s Good Sense: Peeling back the layers

June 2, 2024