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Opinion

Our View

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the blessings in our lives and to express gratitude for the people, experiences, and opportunities that bring us ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, November 27, 2024 9:06 am

Opinion

Our view

Oxford embraced the holiday season a little early this year, as the downtown square now looks like a Christmas wonderland. Our main roads are adorned ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, November 13, 2024 3:25 pm

Lafayette County School Board

Oxford, Lafayette school districts deserve more recognition

As the 2018 year closes, there’s one outstanding thing we, as a community, need to commend. Both school districts in Oxford, the Oxford School District ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, December 19, 2018 5:44 pm

Opinion

Avoiding apathy between elections

In a Nov. 5 report from Politico, an estimated 36 million people cast their ballots ahead of Election Day. That number is certainly stunning when ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:57 am

Opinion

South Oxford Center a mark of area’s growth

The University of Mississippi announced yesterday that the South Oxford Center – what was formerly the Baptist Hospital campus before the new facility opened in ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:37 pm

Opinion

Let’s talk about Urban Meyer

Another football season, another football scandal. Whatever could have, and should have, been done by Ohio State University and its head football coach Urban Meyer ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Sunday, August 26, 2018 6:26 pm

Opinion

A mascot all Rebels can love

Ole Miss mascots have been providing drama, water cooler conversation and news stories for 15 years now. You would be hard pressed to find an ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Sunday, August 12, 2018 11:46 am

Opinion

Newsprint tariff a threat to local news outlets

As President Trump’s trade war is waged with various other countries, Americans are beginning to feel the crunch. In Lafayette County, several construction projects, such ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Friday, July 13, 2018 11:24 am

Opinion

Keeping America great isn’t just about politics

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:00 am

Opinion

A passion for storytelling

“There are no 40 hour weeks, no big paydays — just a passion for telling stories from our community. We keep doing more with less. ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Saturday, June 30, 2018 3:27 pm

Opinion

Compromise needed in gun control discussion

It happened again. Another school shooting. In the aftermath, Americans again ask: Can this be stopped? If so, how? It always becomes a political issue, ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Saturday, May 19, 2018 1:58 pm

Opinion

Where would we be without our mothers?

We would be nothing without our mothers. That’s both a literal and figurative statement, of course, since they bring us into the world and nurture ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Saturday, May 12, 2018 7:50 pm

Opinion

Another successful year in the books for Ole Miss

Graduation weekend at Ole Miss has arrived. It’s one of our favorite weekends of the year when years of hard work by students, faculty, staff ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Friday, May 11, 2018 11:54 am

Opinion

Hughes has the right idea

Oxonian Jay Hughes’ announcement that he will run for Lieutenant Governor is no surprise. Hughes has been an up-and-comer in the Mississippi political arena for ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Thursday, May 3, 2018 11:01 am

Opinion

More rain on the horizon

That was some kind of Sunday rain. It began in the morning and didn’t stop until it canceled Oxford’s first-ever professional golf tournament, took a ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, April 23, 2018 12:23 pm

Opinion

The Double Decker Arts Festival is almost here

It’s Double Decker time. Oxford’s signature music and arts festival returns this coming week, with the annual end-of-April bash arriving Saturday on the Square. It ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Sunday, April 22, 2018 5:11 am

Opinion

Rebels return to Swayze for big SEC baseball series

It’s been three weeks since the No. 7 Ole Miss baseball team has been home for an SEC series. It’s also been three weeks since ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Friday, April 20, 2018 10:28 am

Opinion

Congratulations to Whitney Drewrey

Congratulations to Mississippi Teacher of the Year Whitney Drewrey of Lafayette Upper Elementary School. She’s the community’s first state-wide teacher of the year winner and ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 10:14 am

Opinion

Taxes a small price to pay

Tax day 2018 is almost here, the deadline when all tax returns should be filed and taxes owed to the government paid. And while some ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, April 16, 2018 10:39 am

Opinion

Web.com tour an exciting event for Oxford

Oxford has long been known as a mecca for amateur sports, home to Division 1 Ole Miss, which competes collegiately in the Southeastern Conference. But ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Sunday, April 15, 2018 5:30 am

Opinion

Some stories stay with you

We, like you, read some stories in The EAGLE that we can’t stop thinking about because they are so touching or we know how much ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 12:38 pm

Opinion

Replay reviews a bad move for baseball

Southeastern Conference baseball is a compelling sport to watch, what with the drama and hyper-competition between the best teams in America. But the SEC is ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, April 2, 2018 11:22 am

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