Gardening on a shoe string
Master Gardener Ann O’Dell tells us some ways to start a garden on a tight budget. (April 6, 2012, Page 3B)
‘Gentlemen, we shall attack at daylight tomorrow’
Columnist and local historian Jack Lamar Mayfield tells us about one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War in today’s Oxford Living. (April 6, 2012, Page 3B)
Come show off quilts during Piecemakers’ anniversary
The Oxford Piecemakers’ anniversary celebration will be held at 1 p.m. April 14 in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church. Community members are invited to bring a quilt to share with the others during a “Show and Tell” portion of the celebration. (April 6, 2012, Page 2B)
Young thespians learn art of acting
Actor Rhes Low is helping youngsters and teens refine their acting skills during weekly classes at The Powerhouse. (April 6, 2012, Page 1B)
Lent, Easter and Thacker Mountain
Columnist Steve Stricker made it through Lent learning a few new things about his faith, is looking forward to Easter and hopes Thacker Mpuntain never changes. Read his thoughts on all three subjects in today’s Oxford Living. (April 6, 2012, Page 1B)
Oxford Passion Play this weekend
The Oxford Passion Play, in its second year at North Oxford Baptist Church, will have six show times this year to give everyone who wants to see the free show the ability to come and enjoy it. Admission is free but the church asks people to get tickets so they have an idea of how many seats are available. The show opened Thursday and continues today at 7 p.m., and 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 234-1101 or visit www.northoxfordchurch.com. (March 30, 2012, Page 3B)
Thomas W. Caskey – ‘The fighting parson’
Historian and columnist Jack Lamar Mayfield introduces us to the Rev. Thomas Caskey who headed up the war hospital held at the University of Mississippi during the Civil War. (March 30, 2012, Page 2B)
Preschoolers learn more than ABCs at Willie Price
Willie Price Nursery School on the campus of the University of Mississippi is using its new garden to teach preschoolers everything from words to numbers to nature. (March 30, 2012, Page 1B)
The Lirpa Loof enjoys bright, purple berries
Joanne Wilkinson tells about her time on the island of Borneo and its strange inhabitant, the Lirpa Loof in today’s Oxford Living. (March 30, 2012, Page 1B)
Campus, Oxford prepare to become war hospital
The Lyceum and other buildings on the University of Mississippi campus were used for hospital facilities during the Civil War. Jack Lamar Mayfield tells us how the university made room for the onslaught of wounded soldiers. (March 23, 2012, Page 2B)
