Alyssa Schnugg, Author at The Oxford Eagle

Elections

Absentee voting starts Monday; sample ballots available

Absentee voting for the upcoming general election begins on Monday. Sample ballots are available online via the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office and in person ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, September 20, 2024 2:15 pm

News

Hosemann breaks bread with Rotary Club of Oxford, talks 2024 Legislative highlights

Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann addressed various key legislative issues during a recent Rotary Club of Oxford lunch meeting where he was the guest speaker. ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, September 19, 2024 2:16 pm

News

Work on Highway 7/University interchange to start soon

Fingers crossed, work on the future improvements to the Highway 7 and University Avenue interchange will begin soon. Road work signs showed up along the ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, September 19, 2024 1:20 pm

News

Aldermen approve design agreements for North Lamar improvements, roundabout

The Oxford Board of Aldermen took the first steps in making improvements on North Lamar as new developments continued to pop up in the once-quiet ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, September 19, 2024 11:43 am

News

Aldermen OK new wood fence along Oxford Memorial Cemetery

The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved spending $32K for an 807-foot fence to provide more privacy for visitors at Oxford Memorial Cemetery during the board’s ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, September 18, 2024 1:43 pm

News

Transfer of Punkin Water to Oxford complete

The Oxford Board of Aldermen signed a resolution Tuesday to accept the transfer of Punkin Water Association, officially making former PWA customers, new customers of ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, September 18, 2024 12:08 pm

Events

Oxford, Lafayette remain A school districts

Oxford and Lafayette County school districts both received A grades from the Mississippi Department of Education’s accountability grades program. The rankings, released on Tuesday, are ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 1:05 pm

Lafayette County

City, county board approve 2025 budgets

The Oxford Board of Aldermen and the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors each approved their 2024-2025 budgets on Thursday. With no increase in the millage ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, September 13, 2024 4:50 pm

Lifestyle

Faith Planters organization aims to empower youth

Two and a half years ago, Steve and Doreen Millon returned to Oxford with a mission: to give back to the community they now call ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, September 13, 2024 12:02 pm

Lafayette County

Crews working on clearing land for West Oxford Loop project

Work continues on the second phase of the West Oxford Loop extended project. Most of the clearing has been completed for the 3-mile road that ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, September 12, 2024 2:48 pm

Crime

Escaped inmate caught in Lafayette County

An escaped inmate from Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility was caught in Lafayette County Wednesday evening. According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, after a ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, September 11, 2024 9:19 pm

Lafayette County

NEMEPA, Oxford utility customers will see increase in bills

Lafayette County and Oxford residents can expect their electric bills to rise starting Oct. 1, due to a rate increase approved by the Tennessee Valley ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, September 11, 2024 11:30 am

Lafayette County

Hurricane Francine expected to bring heavy rain, high winds Thursday

Hurricane Francine is expected to make landfall in Louisiana later today as a Category 2 storm. As the storm makes its way up the state, ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Wednesday, September 11, 2024 9:46 am

Arts

Mighty Roots Music Festival this weekend in Stovall

One of this summer’s breakout bands across the nation, flipturn, is playing an east coast show and then a west coast show with one stop ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 11:30 am

Business

Site plan approved for new grocery store in north Oxford

The Oxford Planning Commission has given the green light for a new 35,000-square-foot grocery store, Sullivan’s Marketplace, to be constructed in the Colonnade Crossing development ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 10:05 am

Crime

UM Vice Chancellor indicted on animal cruelty charges

Updated at 3:46 p.m. with attorney statement The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Mississippi has been indicted on felony charges of ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, September 9, 2024 3:09 pm

Lafayette County

Sheriff East discusses growth challenges, progress in Lafayette County

Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East recently shed light on the rapid growth and evolving demands facing the sheriff’s office as the county continues to expand ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, September 9, 2024 12:00 pm

Lafayette County

Qualification period ends for local elections

The qualifying period for local elections ended on Friday. The races that will be on the ballot in November are for two seats on the ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Monday, September 9, 2024 12:00 pm

Crime

OPD arrests Tupelo man for stolen gun, paraphernalia

A Tupelo man was arrested in Oxford for allegedly having a stolen gun. According to the Oxford Police Department, on Aug. 21, OPD was conducting ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, September 6, 2024 12:58 pm

News

Visit Oxford offices to move to City Hall after renovations

Visit Oxford, now located in the historic building on East Jackson Avenue, will soon move its offices to City Hall, which will also include a ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, September 6, 2024 11:34 am

Lafayette County

County addresses need for trash bill hike

County officials recently explained why an $8 rate increase for trash collection was necessary to keep the Solid Waste Department operating efficiently. Starting Oct. 1, ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Friday, September 6, 2024 9:00 am

News

Oxford presents 2024-2025 budget; no tax hike proposed

According to city officials, Oxford’s millage rate for the upcoming fiscal year will not increase. The Oxford Board of Aldermen held a second reading and ... Read more

by Alyssa Schnugg, Thursday, September 5, 2024 12:51 pm

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