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, ...

August 1, 2024

Columnists

Cofield’s Corner

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

July 31, 2024

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, ...

July 31, 2024

Columnists

Learning the dirty work of car repair

By Steve Stricker Columnist My projects stretch to infinity, finish one, another dozen log in. Tis the curse ...

July 31, 2024

Columnists

Making friends with the new machines

By Bonnie Brown Columnist For those of you who didn’t read a much earlier column about my washer ...

July 24, 2024

History

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield Contributor Most old-school Oxford folks and former Ole Miss students need no caption for this ...

July 24, 2024

Lifestyle

Book Review: ‘Bear,’ by Julia Phillips

Julia Phillips will be hosted at Off-Square Books at 5 p.m. on Thursday for a conversation about “Bear” ...

July 23, 2024

Columnists

Summer fades fast, enjoy the easy living

By Bonnie Brown Columnist “Summertime and the livin is easy.” This song was composed in 1933-34 by George ...

July 17, 2024

History

Cofield’s Corner

Born in Oxford, Georgia Isaiah spent 30 years cooking for Ole Miss Chancellors J. D. Williams and Porter ...

July 17, 2024

Lifestyle

Summer is for lying in grass, counting the stars

BY BONNIE BROWN Columnist What are your favorite summer-time memories? Perhaps it was a summer job, maybe as ...

July 10, 2024

Lifestyle

Many thanks for a wonderful, patriotic parade

By HAROLD BRUMMETT Denmark Star Route The Parade in Oxford on the 4th of July was wonderful. Wayne ...

July 10, 2024

Columnists

Good marriage advice helps you sleep better

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist I was the officiant at a wedding this past Saturday. Like most wedding ...

July 10, 2024

Lifestyle

One request led to two books for Lawrence Wells

By Allen Boyer Out of a strange quest, Lawrence Wells has fashioned a strong, uncommonly sensitive pair of ...

July 9, 2024

History

Cofield’s Corner

If I write longer than usual then the middle knuckle on my index finger hurts just a little. ...

July 3, 2024

Lifestyle

Sunday’s Good Sense: How CBT works

June 30, 2024

Lifestyle

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield The Alley is named for Mr. Herbert Wiley and his father-in-law Mr. Rob Boles, both ...

June 26, 2024

Lifestyle

Try harder approach has lost its power

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I am finding the aging process to be more challenging than I anticipated.  When ...

June 19, 2024

Lifestyle

Native plants, trees are more than backdrops

By Bonnie Brown Columnist The drive on Highway 6 to Lee County and Tupelo is not considered a ...

June 12, 2024

Lifestyle

A man’s work is never done

By Steve Stricker Columnist   Tomorrow, Thursday, June 6 is the 19th birthday of my grandson and namesake, ...

June 5, 2024

Lifestyle

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield   With the 1949 filming of Intruder in the Dust there were movie stars on ...

June 5, 2024

Columnists

Shady conversations on the porch at Brown’s

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route We stopped by Billy Ray Brown’s milk station (store) the other day ...

June 5, 2024

Columnists

Swimwear looks great on aging body

By Bonnie Brown Columnist   I’m no fashion expert, but through the years I have seen many changes ...

June 5, 2024