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Oguhebe turns personal experience into business
University of Mississippi student Lovetta Oguhebe is using her past to have a positive impact on campus now — through makeup. The 23-year-old Oguhebe, who ...
Lyndy Berryhill, Author at The Oxford Eagle
Lifestyle
Jean Shaw uses travel to gain quilt ideas
While some naysayers may believe quilting to be one of the least exciting hobbies, one retired schoolteacher could beg to differ. World traveler Jean Shaw, ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Sunday, March 13, 2016 6:00 am
Education
LHS students headed to space camp
Lafayette High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC will be traveling to Space Camp with 31 students this spring break. Students will spend three days, from ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Sunday, March 13, 2016 6:00 am
Lafayette County
LHS students want graduation change
A group of students from the Class of 2016 is asking the Lafayette School District to reconsider a graduation policy. Many students in extracurricular academic ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Tuesday, March 8, 2016 12:00 pm
Education
Gamma Beta Phi gets national chapter distinction
Two members of the honor society Gamma Beta Phi were elected to national positions as the University of Mississippi chapter hosted its first national convention ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Sunday, March 6, 2016 6:00 am
Education
Haynes enjoys volunteering her time with local students
April Haynes has spent every Tuesday since August helping students improve their reading skills. “You can do it,” Haynes encourages them whenever students struggle with ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Friday, March 4, 2016 12:00 pm
Education
Honors class deals with real life
Discussing issues from Beyoncé at the Super Bowl to Battle of Algiers, the Class Covering Conflict and Different Cultures asks students the hard questions. The ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Thursday, March 3, 2016 12:00 pm
Education
Oxford Schools benefits from McCafe for a Cause
McCafe for a Cause has given more than $10,000 in less than a year of operation to local charities and education efforts. The local McDonald’s ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Tuesday, March 1, 2016 12:00 pm
Columns
Don’t give up on ‘problem child’
Writing about education is wonderful job, because I get to interview students who are ambitious academically. I have been inspired many times by the determination ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Tuesday, March 1, 2016 12:00 pm
Education
LES teachers obtain national certification
Lafayette Elementary School has two new nationally certified teachers. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certified second-grade teacher Sandy Brown and first-grade teacher Leslie ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Sunday, February 28, 2016 6:00 am
News
Freedmen Town changing with time but still home to longtime residents
Freedmen Town has changed a lot since the 1860s, when it was an all-black neighborhood and the center of Oxford’s black culture. Even though the ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Sunday, February 28, 2016 6:00 am
Education
Lafayette County students learn cursive handwriting
Students in the Lafayette County School District will learn more cursive writing skills this year. The new College and Career-Readiness Standards for English Language ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:00 pm
News
Oxford School District recovering from computer hack
While some progress has been made, the Oxford School District has a bit more to go before fully recovering from a ransomware computer attack earlier ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Tuesday, February 23, 2016 12:00 pm
Education
LES students enjoy ladybug project
It all started when a ladybug landed on a student’s hair bow. It was then a Lafayette teacher reconsidered her rule against no classroom pets. ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Monday, February 22, 2016 12:00 pm
Education
Della Davidson robotics team advances to state
Della Davidson Elementary School students will advance to a state robotics tournament. “The Flame Throwers,” along with robot Flamebot, will travel to Vicksburg on March ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Sunday, February 21, 2016 6:00 am
Education
Lafayette County robotics team headed to state
Four robotics teams will continue to the state tournament after competing in the North Mississippi First Tech Challenge Qualifier all day Saturday. Lafayette Upper Elementary ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Tuesday, February 16, 2016 12:00 pm
Education
Speaker encourages students at Ole Miss
The University of Mississippi hosted a Mississippi-born and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author on campus this week. Before his international success as a writer, Clifton Taulbert grew ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Sunday, February 14, 2016 6:00 am
News
American Legion helps veterans enjoy Valentine’s Day weekend
The American Legion post of Oxford delivered Valentine’s Day cards to veterans Saturday morning. About a dozen American Legion members separated into groups and delivered ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Sunday, February 14, 2016 6:00 am
Education
MDE promotes parent involvement
Kindergarten through third-grade students who struggle with reading may be held back in school if they do not pass a literacy test this spring. Statewide ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Friday, February 12, 2016 12:00 pm
Education
Byars’ term on school board set to run out
The city of Oxford will appoint a new school board member this March. After eight years on the Oxford School District School Board, Board President ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Thursday, February 11, 2016 12:00 pm
News
OSD moves past Sunday cyberattack
School instruction will have to be adjusted due to a ransomeware cyberhack into the Oxford School District server. The hack began on Sunday morning and ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Tuesday, February 9, 2016 12:00 pm
Education
LES students celebrate Chinese New Year with parade at school
The Chinese New Year kicks off today, and Lafayette Elementary School kindergarteners are ready for it. Around 30 students from Amy Atchley’s class celebrated on ...
by Lyndy Berryhill, Monday, February 8, 2016 12:00 pm
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