The Oxford Eagle

11/02/2024

Behind record-setting days for both quarterback Jaxson Dart and receiver Jordan Watkins, the No. 18 Ole Miss football team reversed its fortunes in Fayetteville, dominating SEC rival Arkansas, 63-31.

By Ole Miss Sports Behind record-setting days for both quarterback Jaxson Dart and receiver Jordan Watkins, the No. 18 Ole Miss football team reversed its fortunes in Fayetteville, dominating SEC rival Arkansas, 63-31. Ole Miss (7-2, 3-2) entered the game just 2-13 all-time in Fayetteville but led A...

11/02/2024

The Oxford Chargers lodged their first shutout of the season against 7A district foe Lewisburg 43-0 in Friday night action.

By Myra Bean The Oxford Chargers lodged their first shutout of the season against 7A district foe Lewisburg 43-0 in Friday night action. With this win, the Chargers are the number 1 team in 1-7A and will host the 2-7A number four seed on Friday, Nov. 15. The Chargers (5-4 overall, 4-0 district) will...

11/02/2024

The Lafayette Commodores had a tough night on the road, falling to New Hope 42-7 on Friday.

The Lafayette Commodores had a tough night on the road, falling to New Hope 42-7 on Friday. Lafayette moved to 0-9 and 0-4 in region. New Hope came out strong, scoring on their first drive to go up 6-0, though a fumbled extra-point attempt kept them from adding on. Email newsletter signup Sign up fo...

11/01/2024

Before the games tonight, time to vote for Athlete of the Week - Fall Week 10.

Congratulations to Last Week's Athlete of the Week, Kamar Houston, Oxford Football.

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11/01/2024

Oxford High School sophomore Sophia Doyle is finding her rhythm with a little help from local blues musician Wendy Jean Garrison.

Oxford High School sophomore Sophia Doyle is finding her rhythm with a little help from local blues musician Wendy Jean Garrison. Thanks to a folk arts apprenticeship grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission, Doyle and Garrison are spending a year together, bringing traditional Mississippi slide g...

11/01/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces that beginning May 1, new fee rates will go into effect for selected campgrounds at Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid and Grenada Lakes.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces that beginning May 1, new fee rates will go into effect for selected campgrounds at Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid and Grenada Lakes. On May 1, rates for all Class A campgrounds with full hookups (water, sewer, electric) will increase from $24 to $30 per night. Th...

11/01/2024

Donate old flags so they can be retired properly.

If your American flag has become old, faded, tattered, or otherwise in need of retirement, there are now places for you to donate them so they will be retired properly. The David Reese Chapter of the National Daughters of the American Revolution will hold their annual flag retirement ceremony in coo...

10/31/2024

https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2024/10/30/lafayette-county-property-transfers-9/

Compiled by Davis Coen Property transfers between Oct. 21-25, 2024, as recorded with the Lafayette County Chancery Clerk: Glenda Moore to Berryhill Properties, LLC, Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 8 South, Range 4 West. Pamela Faye Mooneyham, and John and Mary Jane Turner, to David Alan Sm...

10/31/2024

A detective from the Oxford Police Department responded to a gas station on Highway 7 South on Oct. 26 to help patrol officers who were already on a call for stolen property that was pinging in the area. The detective was able to locate the stolen property along with the suspect. Joshua Boyd Logan,....

10/31/2024

https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2024/10/30/tech-gains-problems-since-that-first-radio/

By Bonnie Brown Columnist We have been experiencing a lot of new technology in our lives recently. It’s hard to fathom all that is available to us in our everyday lives. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter Technology first came to me in the form of a transistor radio at ...

10/31/2024

Congrats!

Northwest Mississippi Community College sophomore soccer player, Allie Greer of Oxford, was crowned homecoming queen by Northwest President Dr. Michael Heindl on Thursday, Oct. 24 at their homecoming game against Holmes Community College. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newslette...

10/31/2024

https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2024/10/30/dedication-highlight-of-good-ole-this-year/

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route The Good Ole Boys and Gals get-together was Oct. 2. The crowd was smaller than I remember from the past, but still a good size. There was the Secretary of State, Secretary of Agriculture, Northern District Highway Commissioner, Lieutenant Governor, Governor, Sta...

10/31/2024

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Unit received a report on Oct. 25 from Lafayette County Child Protective Services regarding a child who tested positive for narcotics. The child’s mother, Amanda Nicole Roberts, 39, of Morgan County, Alabama, was arrested and charged with one...

10/31/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/10/31/mississippis-longest-serving-mayor-announces-cancer-diagnosis/

Mississippi's longest-serving mayor has announced that she has been undergoing treatment for cancer.

10/31/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/10/31/one-person-killed-in-pickup-truck-wreck-with-side-by-side-on-mississippi-highway/

One person was killed when a pick-up truck collided with a side-by-side UTV on a Mississippi highway Tuesday night.

10/30/2024

A wreck claimed the life of one person Tuesday night.

A wreck claimed the life of one person Tuesday night. At 6:09 p.m. on Tuesday, the Oxford Police Department officers responded to a two-vehicle wreck in the southbound lane of Highway 7, just before the Highway 30 bridge. The collision involved a 2015 Ram 2500 pickup and a side-by-side UTV. Email ne...

10/30/2024

The honor of serving central to Veteran’s Day

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist Most Americans have their eyes and ears focused on the fifth of November. The election is winding down, and no matter who wins, I expect we’ll endure a season or two of shenanigans and chaos. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter But rather t...

10/30/2024

Cofield's Corner

By John Cofield This photograph covers many Oxford bases. Standing on the left are father and son, “Shine” and Ed Morgan. Shine was a town father for years, a statewide political figure, owner of his appliance store where Southside Gallery is today, and a first-class orator. When he left us in 1...

10/30/2024

By Steve Stricker Columnist Tomorrow is Halloween. As a huge introvert and “surfeit” of other stuff – I hate Halloween! Lights out. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter This past week, ongoing health crap and major computer issues brought back from the dead after hour...

10/30/2024

Scam Scam Scam

Scammers are using Facebook messenger to send messages to people using an Event Master page. They are asking people to pay using CashApp for available spots at the Oxford Conference Center for an Indoor yard sale event in 2025. Please do not send them any money or information and contact the Lafayette County Sheriff Dept.

10/30/2024

This Sunday!

10/30/2024

Red Window Communications was awarded the Bronze award at the 2024 Summit Creative Award competition, recognizing the agency’s creativity and innovation.

Red Window Communications was awarded the Bronze award at the 2024 Summit Creative Award competition, recognizing the agency’s creativity and innovation. Competing against 3,700 entries from 27 countries, Red Window stood out for its work with The Academy of Marketing Science (AMS), exemplifying e...

10/30/2024

Leadership Lafayette applications now being accepted

The Oxford-Lafayette Chamber of Commerce has officially opened applications for the 2025 Leadership Lafayette class, inviting community members with a passion for leadership and local impact to apply. The program, a cornerstone in cultivating leaders across Lafayette County, offers participants a un...

10/30/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/10/30/nfl-player-from-mississippi-mourns-loss-of-1-year-old-daughter-who-was-source-of-light-filled-with-joy/

Mississippi native and NFL player Charvarius Ward is mourning the loss of his 1-year-old daughter, Amani Joy. Ward, who grew up in McComb, shared the heartbreaking news in a social media post on Tuesday, revealing that his daughter, who had Down syndrome, passed away unexpectedly on Monday.

10/30/2024

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/10/30/mississippi-man-charged-with-attempted-murder-in-florida-after-reportedly-firing-a-gun-while-intoxicated/

A Mississippi man faces attempted murder charges in Florida after he reportedly fired a gun at two individuals while being intoxicated.