Lifestyle

Gardening is more than planting and reaping

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Gardening brings to mind my friend Phillip who moved away years ago. ...

Lifestyle

From Mississippi to Israel ’23: A line in the sand (Part 2)

By Cara Scott, Grove City College (Penn.) ’24 (Ed. note: Oxford native Scott, a freelance writer on a ...

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Be mindful of the sacrifices, celebrate the privileges

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer. You may now wear your white ...

Lifestyle

A day that we honor the fallen

By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist Memorial Day this year is on Monday the 29th. The unofficial beginning of summer ...

Lifestyle

Bell bottoms, suspenders, and Geritol

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I’ve noticed that bell bottoms seem to be making a bit of a ...

Holidays are rarely perfect days

Lifestyle

Savor each moment of graduation experience

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Since graduation has come and gone, our little town seems quieter without the students ...

Lifestyle

Congrats to the grads, now it’s time to work

By Steve Stricker Columnist The job search process is the hardest work anyone will ever do, especially students. ...

Lifestyle

Forever to be 20 years old

By Harold Brummett Columnist Gary Chris is a friend of Andy Pruitt. They were both short, about the ...

Lifestyle

Focus on gratitude, even when visiting vampires

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist I went to the doctor the other day. It was time for my ...

Lifestyle

Another summer of fun awaits

By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist It was a beautiful day after all the rain of late and a perfect ...

Lifestyle

To the Mississippi graduates of 2023

By Robert St. John Columnist “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild ...

Lifestyle

We have fewer mothers, love them more

By Wyatt Emmerich The Northside Sun One of the greatest blessings to us all is the love of ...

Lifestyle

The mouse that roared

By Gene Hays Columnist Steve Morris was from Saginaw, Michigan, and later his parents moved to Detroit. While ...

Lifestyle

Springtime fun with garden, foxes

By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist After a little trip to New Orleans over the weekend I can’t help but ...

Lifestyle

Gold Star Mothers have their own distinction

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Marine Corporal Michael Brandon Presley was wounded in Fallujah Iraq on the ...

Lifestyle

Missing PJ’s and Mother’s Day

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist On October 10, 2011, I became a widower, the father of a deceased ...

Lifestyle

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield Before Oxford went wet and cold, there was the infamous “beer run” to the county ...

Lifestyle

Chilled salads best option for warm weather dining

By Kara Kimbrough Retracting last week’s statement proclaiming spring is the perfect time to grill may be necessary. ...

Lifestyle

Content with new shutters and a big bruise

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist Growing up, I couldn’t wait for the latest Reader’s Digest to arrive. The ...

Lifestyle

How much are you carrying?

By Bryan Golden Guest Columnist You wouldn’t be able to lift a 55 gallon drum filled with water. ...

Lifestyle

A day for Kings and the Sport of Kings

By Steve Stricker Mississippi fully blooms in May and is the Month of Mary, my heavenly mother. May ...

Holidays are rarely perfect days

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Guests are nice, but so are quiet weekends

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Is it safe to say that Oxford has returned to “normal” after back-to-back weekends ...

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