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 ...
The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Author at The Oxford Eagle
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, April 2, 2018 11:22 am
Opinion
Rain, rain go away
As if the Oxford area hasn’t had enough rain in 2018, here comes what could be our biggest deluge yet. Typically, it’s only the remnants ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, March 28, 2018 11:11 am
Opinion
Free things still come at a cost
We have long heard that adage that nothing in life is free. But maybe things change with the times? That’s undoubtedly what most people have ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, March 27, 2018 9:24 am
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