Arts

Inaugural ‘Casey Jones Blues Fest’ slated for March 23

On Saturday, March 23, the Water Valley Main Street Association will hold its first Casey Jones Blues Festival.   ...

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New Oxonians named Pantry’s ‘Volunteers of the Year’

José and Carmen Martin were named the 2023 Volunteers of the Year by the Oxford Pantry recently. The ...

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Dallas completes advanced fire course

Firefighter Carsen Dallas of the Oxford Fire Department graduated Class 207 from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) ...

Lifestyle

OHS junior named North MS Youth of the Year

Boys & Girls Club  is ‘second home’ for Thigpen Alicia Thigpen has been a part of the LOU ...

Lifestyle

Leap Year gives extra day in 2024

Every four years most of the world gets an extra day to do whatever it is they do ...

Lifestyle

Conference Center revenue $850K in ‘23

The Oxford Conference Center had a good year in 2023 and 2024 is looking bright as well. On ...

News

Nash is finalist for National Coach of the Year

Awards banquet set for June 26 in Bismarck, N.D. The National High School Athletic Coaches Association announced last ...

Lifestyle

Cedar Oaks is a treasure, with the bees gone

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Several years ago my daughter Patti and I went to a Marty ...

Lifestyle

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield I know that posting three wallet-sized shots isn’t eye-catching. But their stories are one and ...

Lifestyle

Theatrical collaboration: Arts Council, Princeton James set to thrill with Murder Mystery Brunch

From YAC In a fusion of artistic excellence and community celebration, the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and the Princeton ...

Lifestyle

Scholarship endowment honors Ole Miss alumnus

Fund honoring Daniel Clyde Hughes Jr. will help business students, Eagle Scouts By Tina H. Hahn UM Communications ...

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Making History!

By M. Ben Williams Oxford’s own Charles Reagan Wilson, UM professor emeritus of history and Southern studies, received ...

Lifestyle

County youth recognized at annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions

This year, 1,225 4-H and FFA members across Mississippi participated in the Dixie National Junior Round-Up Livestock Shows, ...

News

Oxford, Fulton natives are the two guardsmen who died in helicopter crash

By Lt. Col. Deidre D. Smith and Daniel Szarek Mississippi National Guard The two soldiers who died Feb. ...

Arts

Three Willie Morris winners lauded for ‘sense of place’

By Lucy Gaines UM Communications Three writers who incorporate universal themes of art, landscape and family in their ...

Lifestyle

Paragon Bank’s event shows how to spend wisely

The Oxford Paragon Bank location sponsored its first Reality Fair at The Oxford Boys & Girls Club. Each ...

Lifestyle

State’s mayors unite in annual regional food drive

Extra Table has launched the North Mississippi March of the Mayors, a regional food drive sponsored by Atmos.  ...

News

OHS tennis beats Grenada in home match

By Bruce Newman Contributor Oxford defeated Grenada 6-1 in a home tennis match Monday. The Chargers’ Kaitlyn Urbanek ...

News

Grisham Fellows find UM family during visit

Laurel, Newton high school students meet faculty, staff, students; explore options for college By Edwin Smith University of ...

News

Saxophonist Kirk Whalum set to perform at Gertrude Ford Center on Tuesday

Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum is coming to the University of Mississippi next week as part of Black History ...

Lifestyle

Some things can’t be explained, or can they?

By Steve Stricker Columnist Lent, March 2022, ongoing restoration by a team of 50 scientists of the Church ...

Lifestyle

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield In 1980 Hollywood came to call on Oxford once again for the filming of a ...

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