It was sad news of Dolly Parton’s passing. Dolly Parton’s Appalachian background from hardscrabble Appalachia fit well with Mississippians. She was someone I wanted to meet. There was a kinship of ...

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 ...

Automotive parts manufacturer Solero Technologies is expanding its operations in Water Valley, according to the Mississippi Business Journal. The project represents a corporate investment of more than ...

Lafayette student William Dees does 42 pushups after the Commodores took a 42-0 lead over Wooddale, in Oxford, Miss. on Friday, August 28, 2026. Lafayette won 58-0. (©Bruce Newman) (Bruce Newman) 2/2 ...

The Gatlin Brothers are Grammy award-winners who have dazzled audiences for the past seven decades and on Sept. 8, they will dazzle an Oxford audience. The show will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, ...

Oxford businesses and organizations joined fans around the world in remembering country music legend Dolly Parton, who died Aug. 25 at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer. The Lyric Oxford honored ...

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, ...

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 ...

Property transfers between Aug. 17-21, 2026, as recorded with the Lafayette County Chancery Clerk: McCaslin Dodgen to LJ Properties, LLC, Parcel I: A fraction of Lot 80, being a fraction of the ...

Lucky Tucker moves limbs from a tree damage from an ice storm in Oxford, Miss. on Sunday, January 25, 2026. A mixture of freezing rain and sleet has knocked out power to many and felled trees ...

Update 8/15/17: A new center for alcohol and drug wellness education is being launched at Ole Miss. We need your help in making it a reality. You can read more about the William Magee Center for ...

With school starting and the influx of new students to the state university at Oxford, I thought this would be a good time to give a little historical information on how we got the name “Ole Miss.” ...