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 ...

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 ...

All my life, I’ve found it hard to resist a good bargain. So, the pandemic a few years ago briefly curtailed my excellent purchasing decisions. I was always out in the stores, shopping for the latest ...

Panola Playhouse’s production of A Time to Kill, based on the acclaimed novel by John Grisham, opened this past weekend to sell-out performances, receiving an enthusiastic response from audiences. The ...

Last season was one of a bounce-back for Lafayette following a historically bad season in 2024. The Commodores finished at 6-6 and returned to the Class 5A playoffs last November. The momentum looks ...

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 ...

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, ...

Monday, August 24, birthday of my dad, Paul B. Stricker, who died suddenly of a heart attack when we were both way too young; summer after high school graduation, weeks from my freshman year in ...

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 ...