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Mississippi city says it will close businesses not following virus restrictions
Businesses in the city of Oxford that are not in compliance with the mask requirement, and other COVID-19 ordinances in the City’s recovery plan, could ...
Oxford Eagle Staff, Author at Magnolia State Live
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Ole Miss officials say they will be ‘Campus Ready’ when students return in August
Plans are in place for the University of Mississippi to welcome students back to campus in August for the start of the 2020-21 school year. ...
by Oxford Eagle Staff, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:33 am
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Mississippi town earns world record for mass watermelon eating
The City of Water Valley is officially the king of watermelons. Word recently came down from the Guinness World Records office that last year’s watermelon ...
by Oxford Eagle Staff, Friday, June 26, 2020 7:39 am
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Eli Manning’s Ole Miss jersey number to be retired
Eli Manning will be joining his father and Chucky Mullins in elite company this fall. Ole Miss announced on Monday that Manning will have his ...
by Oxford Eagle Staff, Monday, June 22, 2020 9:35 pm
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After virus outbreak tied to rush party, Ole Miss tells Greeks no more parties
The University of Mississippi Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life issued a statement this week to fraternities caught hosting off-campus parties, stating that any chapter ...
by Oxford Eagle Staff, Friday, June 19, 2020 7:41 am
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State investigates spike in recently reported coronavirus cases in Ole Miss students
The Mississippi State Department of Health is looking into a possible spike in COVID-19 cases in Lafayette County. This comes after Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill ...
by Oxford Eagle Staff, Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:22 am
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State to allow Ole Miss to move Confederate statue from prominent spot
The Confederate statue that stood in the shadow of the University of Mississippi Lyceum for the past 114 years will soon be moved. The Mississippi ...
by Oxford Eagle Staff, Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:13 am
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Mississippi mayor says county’s Confederate statue should be moved, state flag needs to change
The mayor of a Mississippi university town says a Confederate statue on county property needs to be relocated. Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill says although the ...
by Oxford Eagle Staff, Friday, June 12, 2020 10:31 am
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Family of murdered Mississippi native still looks for justice one year after his killing
Friday marked the one-year anniversary of the murder of Oxford native Glenn Cofield. Cofield was killed in the parking lot of Greater Lewis Street Missionary ...
by Oxford Eagle Staff, Monday, June 8, 2020 3:24 pm
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Mississippi county barricades Confederate statue after vandalism threat received
Lafayette County officials have barricaded the Confederate statue in front of the courthouse. The barricade came about when the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department received a ...