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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 1984 science fiction thriller “The Terminator” established James Cameron as a director, made Arnold Schwarzenegger bankable in Hollywood as a leading man, cost $6.4 million to make and grossed ...

I received word from Ms. Revelyn Coleman that John Jarrett had transitioned last week. Mr. John Jarrett was one of those people whom I considered a friend. There may be mistakes in my recollections ...

Oxford interior decorator was arrested recently for embezzlement, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office. On Aug. 3, investigators were contacted by an individual who reported that they ...

I have just recently passed a milestone birthday and was reminded of a birthday back some 15 years ago when my sweet husband surprised me with a dinner at the former OU Club, which included our sons, ...

Springfield Family Life Center, the nonprofit arm of Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in Abbeville, received nearly $6,000 in grants during a recent Night for Nonprofits event. The center ...

Every teacher knows the challenge. A lesson begins, a phone buzzes, and within seconds a classroom full of students is distracted. Learning stops while attention shifts to a screen. In the 2025 ...

Water Valley officials are facing a budget dispute over how to address an anticipated shortfall, with a proposed 35% reduction in the Police Department’s budget drawing particular attention ahead of ...