Most local government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday this Thanksgiving holiday.

Garbage pickup scheduled for Thursday in the city will be picked up Wednesday by the Oxford Solid Waste Department as will Thursday and Friday’s rubbish routes. Friday’s garbage and recycling collection will not change. In Lafayette County, garbage pickup scheduled for Thursday will also be picked up Wednesday and Friday’s collection will not change.

All city, county and local federal offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. Banks and post offices will be closed Thursday. Check with individual bank branches about whether they are open Friday.

The Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library will be closed Thursday through Sunday.

Parking around the Square will be free on Thursday. OUT buses will not run on Thursday.

Need a place to eat on Thanksgiving? According to Visit Oxford, the following restaurants will be open Thursday:

• B’ Hickory Smoked BBQ
• El Charro
• Funky’s
• Kingswood
• Lenora’s
• Moe’s Original BBQ
• OPA
• The Velvet Ditch

Call for hours and availability.