Columnists

The conundrum of leadership creates conflict

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist I recently heard an Ole Miss professor speak very briefly about leadership. That’s…

Lifestyle

Celebrating Christmas with the beloved Bessie

I celebrated Christmas just a few weeks ago. Well, not really. But when I climbed into my 2008…

History

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield There are three towns in Lafayette County — Oxford, Abbeville and Taylor. All three have…

Lifestyle

One citizen, one vote, one day is sufficient

  By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   Recently there have been hearings in Jackson and a couple…

Lifestyle

It’s a dog’s world that we get to enjoy

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   My family moved from Manassas, VA, to Lubbock, TX, in the summer…

Columnists

Let’s hope we (and students) are ready for fall semester

By Bonnie Brown Columnist If you’ve been out and about recently, you likely have taken note of the…

Columnists

The world is watching

By Jan Penton Miller Columnist The oppressive heat caused perspiration to run in rivulets across my face as…

Lifestyle

Lest we forget, the bridegroom cometh

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist Last Wednesday night, I skipped our church gathering – with permission. But I…

History

Keep an open mind about our wee town

By Steve Stricker Columnist Welcome back Ole Miss Students and a special welcome to new students; you have…

History

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield For a few years, we had the run of the place. The Square was a…

Lifestyle

Don’t be shy about conversing alone

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Several years ago, I admitted to my readers that I had begun the habit…

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Glorious weather a harbinger of coming fall

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist   This past Saturday felt like Fall in north Mississippi. Paris, to be…

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Whiskey and coffee each have their place

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Watching TV westerns the other day it dawned on me that the…

Lifestyle

Some seem unable to tell right from wrong

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I’m certainly no doctor, but I listen to the news reports and articles addressing…

History

Remembering 1980 hostage crisis

By Gene Hays MSgt, USMC (Ret) The leader of Iran’s royal family, named Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, was…

Lifestyle

Choose to not contribute to the chaos

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I am outraged, frustrated, furious, and fighting mad. As the old folks used…

History

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield If Oxford were Mayberry RFD, Park’s Barber Shop would be Floyd’s. The early bird got…

Lifestyle

Sunday’s Good Sense: Exposure therapy

Lifestyle

Wishing the best for teachers, students this year

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I’ve been thinking about teachers recently given that the school bells are ringing, summoning…

Columnists

Olympic sized disappointment and drag

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist During my formative years, my dad was a full-time student in Lubbock, TX,…

Columnists

Cofield’s Corner

The oil painting of Oxford’s only Nobel laureate hanging about the fireplace in the parlor at Rowan Oak…

News

Harmon’s Fish & Steaks holds benefit for Veterans Home residents

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Nobody asked them to do it. The idea was like spontaneous combustion,…