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Potter lives minimalist life in Lafayette County

By Joanie Sanders Jackson native Yerger André, 51, is many things: a husband, a father, a craftsman, a ...

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Preserving the blues

By Reid Posey There are many different ways to answer the question of how Greg Johnson got to ...

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Garrison loves blues

By Reid Posey The week that local slide guitarist Wendy Jean Garrison first moved to Mississippi in 1987, ...

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Seniors cast fishing pole

Oxford Health and Rehab celebrated National Nursing Home Week this past week, holding several events for its residents, ...

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New art on the trail

New sculpture art has been added along the three locations that make up the Yokna Sculpture Trail. Seven ...

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‘Larry the Barber’ not ready to hang up his scissors

Folks have been coming to Larry’s Barber Shop on Jefferson Avenue to get a haircut for nearly 14 ...

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Students compete in inaugural art competition

A year’s worth of Chick-fil-A went to the first-place winners at the inaugural Oxford Kiwanis Club’s Double Decker ...

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Former cop finds new talent after accident

Seven years ago, Kevin Orr’s life changed forever after a devastating motorcycle wreck left him with fractured vertebrates ...

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University Museum gets national recognition

The Oxford community has received a reminder of the gem it has in the University Museum. Best College ...

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Oxford residents plant thousands of bulbs yearly

Each season has its own way to announce its arrival in Oxford. Summer comes in with blazing sunshine. ...

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Jean Shaw uses travel to gain quilt ideas

While some naysayers may believe quilting to be one of the least exciting hobbies, one retired schoolteacher could ...

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Retired professor TJ Ray finds several passions in life

TJ Ray is a man with many skills and talents and certainly enjoys life and the world around ...

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YAC seeks student artwork

Young up-and-coming local artists are encouraged to submit original works for the annual Student Exhibition sponsored by the ...

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Nothing can keep Roberts from chasing her goals

Cass Roberts can dress up and play a Disney character for a child’s tea party or haul an ...

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Paolillo enjoys graphic, arts scene in Oxford

A good number of people are walking billboards for Marya Paolillo’s work and don’t even realize it. Paolillo, ...

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Oxford artist makes metal his trade

Jonathan Smith is one of very few blacksmiths in America these days. The 38-year-old Union County native has ...

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Leathersmith focusing on unique designs

One day in the early 1970s, Ed Tropp and his wife Sylvia sat down and thought not about ...

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Gay Graeber: From teaching to drawing

It all started with the words Machu Picchu. Jack Stubbs discussed the historic and beautiful site in Peru ...

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FEELING WHIMZY

Children enjoyed creating their own self-portraits using the theme “Peace, Love and Picasso” during a painting class at ...

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University Museum to host unique exhibit

In conjunction with the sixth annual Oxford Fiber Arts Festival set for Jan. 28-30, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry will ...

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Folk and pop art are influences for Jason Heavner

It’s rare people call Jason Heavner by his first name … it’s usually J-MAN or “that Faulkner guy” ...

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Square Books Jr. hosts reading, singing

It’s Wednesday morning, and a crowd of tiny people and their parents are gathered inside Square Books Jr. ...

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