Garden Club breaks ground for kitchen garden
Jack Lamar Mayfield was a speaker at Thursday’s ground-breaking ceremony for a new ‘kitchen garden’ outside the historic L.Q.C. Lamar House. (March 2, 2012, Page 2B)
Proud to be an Oxford ‘rookie’
New Generations columnist Vicki Landsay is also fairly new to Oxford but has come to love it and call it home. Read her thoughts on being an Oxford rookie in today’s Oxford Living. (March 2, 2012, Page 1B)
Local artists turn old chairs into works of art
The Best Seat in the House art show and auction features 22 chairs donated to the arts council and refurbished by local artists. The art show will be held on March 5-27 at the Powerhouse. Several of the chairs are located around the Square. Can you find them? (March 2, 2012, Page 1B)
Some local landowners worked to improve the lives of slaves
Columnist and historian Jack Lamar Mayfield tells us about slave owners who tried to better the lives of their slaves — by teaching them to read and write or offering them jobs after the war ended. (February 24, 2012, Page 3B)
Don’t forget to read this
Returning Generations columnist Jim McCauley has something important to share with his readers — but he can’t seem to remember what it was. Read his views on getting older and trying to keep everything inside his head in today’s Oxford Living. (February 24, 2012, Page 1B)
Learning the basics of sewing
The Mississippi State University Extension Service of Lafayette County offers several classes and programs throughout the year including a recent sewing class that taught first-time sewers the basics of sewing through creating their own potholders and pillows. (February 24, 2012, Page 1B)
Mom shares wisdom through stories
Generations columnist Susan Boehm shares memories about her mother’s subtle wisdom. (February 17, 2012, Page 1B)
Online network connects women in real life
Oxford Moms and Tots allows stay-at-home moms to find friendship for both them and their small charges. (February 17, 2012, Page 1B)
Planning ahead makes landscaping easier
Registered landscape architect Matthew R. Copp gives readers some tips on how to pre-plan their landscape projects to make things easier. (February 17, 2012, Page 3B)
Enzweiler to speak about Civil War book
Author Stephen Enzweiler will speak Feb. 23 at “Books ‘n’ Lunch” at the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library on his new book, “Oxford in the Civil War: Battle for a Vanquished Land.” (February 17, 2012, Page 3B)
