Trinkets, knickknacks make house a home
Corrine Lynch has collected figurines for more than 30 years and displays many of them on the outside of her home. (June 2, 2014, Page 1) Share this Oxford Eagle story.
View ArticleOut with the old, in with the new, old-style
Water Valley resident Amanda Dickey was renovating a 1912 house when the Oxford EAGLE stopped to visit with her when this week’s Dart landed on her road. Dickey is the proud owner of two Cocker...
View ArticleKids learn ecological lessons at summer camp
Addy Shiroma, 38, learned a lesson about water while working as a teacher in Oknawa, Japan. “It’s an island, and the reserves are limited there,” she said. “If the reserves get low enough, the whole...
View ArticleIt’s never to late to learn the game of tennis
Ashley Freeman began playing tennis when she was 2 on the courts across from her home. “My dad was a high school coach,” she said. “It’s something that he and I would spend quality time doing.” She...
View ArticleThe Dart – Oxford man, 81, has owned pet turtle since Kennedy administration
In an ever-changing world where few things are permanent and long-lasting, it’s hard to imagine owning anything for 51 years. Most marriage don’t even last that long. But Oxford resident Tony Harris,...
View ArticleOrsburn recalls growing up in Lafayette County
We met Donna Orsburn at the door of her mobile home on County Road 403, the quiet road in Lafayette County where The Dart landed. She invited us inside and told us a little about her life as she folded...
View ArticleThe Cluck Cluck Farm
It sounds like the name of a 1975 Jack Nicholson film, but it’s not the Cuckoo’s Nest – it’s The Cluck Cluck Farm. Drive down County Road 403 in Lafayette County where The Dart landed, and you’ll see...
View ArticleAfter weeks of searching, lost dog returned to its foster parent
If you drive down County Road 225 where The Dart landed this week, you’ll pass a sign at the corner of a property offering a $1,000 reward for the safe return of a dog named Izzy. (August 11, 2014,...
View ArticleLees share home with pups, hummingbirds
Drive by Don and Debra Lee’s well-manicured lawn on County Road 202 in Lafayette County, and you may spot one of their four pups or one of the many hummingbirds flitting like fairies around bird...
View ArticleMinnie Cooper devotes life to little ones
Last week, Minnie Cooper greeted a trio of children who had just gotten off the school bus. One by one, the children recounted a scuffle that had just taken place before the bus driver dropped them off...
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