Religion

Life is hard but beautiful still

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I am not a fan of October 10th. For most folks, it is ...

Lifestyle

Enjoy the night sounds while they last

By Bonnie Brown Columnist As cooler weather presents itself to us in the form of cooler temperatures and ...

History

Cofield’s Corner: Favorite townies remembered

My brother, Glenn Cofield, stated many times that what makes Oxford the special place it is can be ...

Lifestyle

The hierarchy of the T-shirt closet

By Steve Stricker Columnist Ah, Fall and my wardrobe choices have more than doubled! Reviving my column from ...

Lifestyle

Memories of Katrina rekindled by Helene

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist It was Sunday, August 28, 2005, in Gulfport. Like most every Sunday, I ...

Columnists

Litter is causing wrecks and killing animals

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Welcome to Oxford, Mississippi! Our little community is an idyllic place to live and ...

Lifestyle

Working fall chores and avoiding cat cooties

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   With September well on its way to being over there were ...

Lifestyle

There will never be another Mary Lou and Snooky

By Steve Stricker Columnist   Oh my Lord and great God, Jesus, friend Holy Spirit, give me the ...

Lifestyle

Corvette dreaming as the years pass by

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist The first manual-shift car I drove was a 1960s-model Chevrolet Corvette. I was ...

Lifestyle

Blowing blooms with a British accent

By Bonnie Brown Columnist You all may recall that we have a lovely Crepe Myrtle near our front ...

Lifestyle

Paradigm shift is working so far

By Steve Stricker Columnist Leaving my driveway on any given day and entering that conduit to St. John’s ...

Lifestyle

Good neighbors make great neighborhoods

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I often notice that although we are all “neighbors” we are often not very ...

Lifestyle

Judging a book by its cover is a life mistake

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist In 1860, the English author Mary Ann Evans, using the pen name Georg ...

Lifestyle

Autumn is a time of reflection

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Fall seems to be the unofficial season of re-set. You know, like when you ...

Lifestyle

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield Larry Brown was one in a million. He struggled to graduate from Lafayette High due ...

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 ...

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