We had moved to Woodson Ridge just a few short months before our second son was born. It was in May and the weather was warming up. I was feeling very pregnant so Tom was feeling the pressure of ...

The Oxford Police Department investigated a threat made against Oxford Middle School overnight and found no current threat to the school, students, or staff. According to OPD, school resource officers ...

Morgan Freeman is lending his unmistakable voice to a story that began in the Mississippi Delta, but the soundtrack this time includes the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues ...

Enrollment in the Oxford School District is showing a slight increase for the 2026-27 school year, reversing a previous downward trend. As of Aug. 18, the district had 4,615 students enrolled, ...

The Oxford Eagle announces the return of Jake Thompson to its staff. After spending nearly five years with the Ole Miss Spirit, Thompson returns to the Oxford Eagle where he spent over a decade ...

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The 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress results show Mississippi fourth graders lead the nation for gains over time, ranking No. 1 for score improvements in reading and math since 2013.

Lucky Tucker moves limbs from a tree damage from an ice storm in Oxford, Miss. on Sunday, January 25, 2026. A mixture of freezing rain and sleet has knocked out power to many and felled trees ...

Randall Swaney claims that getting into the restaurant business eight years ago was a happy “accident” when he decided to build the popular Marshall Steakhouse in Holly Springs. However, his plan to ...

One of the things I enjoy about gardening is discovering plants that prove flowers are not the only way to fill a landscape with color. Whenever someone tells me they need more color in their summer ...

A groundbreaking ceremony for a new First Security Bank was held recently. The new branch will be located at 79 Ed Perry Boulevard off Sisk Avenue. Justin Ramsey is the Oxford branch president and ...

With school starting and the influx of new students to the state university at Oxford, I thought this would be a good time to give a little historical information on how we got the name “Ole Miss.” ...