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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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Space to create at the Powerhouse

The warming weather brings a rush of events in Lafayette County. Every sport seems to be in season. ...

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Isom broke barriers at UM

Last month was Black History Month. This month is “Women’s History Month” and in honor of women, I ...

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Reconstruction Days – Part 1

In keeping with a Black History Month theme, I want to give you some historical information on an ...

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The time thief has struck me again

Someone is stealing my time. I had a whole stockpile of time and I’m starting to notice somebody ...

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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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Finding my Spanish ancestry

My father, Juan Jose Arrechea, was born July 29, 1884, in Narbarte, Spain-Province of Navarre. He lived to ...

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‘The Slave Narratives’ are a source for local African-American history

SENSE OF PLACE Over the years, since I started writing this column, I have referred to a book ...

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Ole Miss recruits first black player

As football season began in the fall of 1970, a Jackson Clarion Ledger columnist speculated when and if ...

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Back Roads to the Wild West, part 2

When I started writing about our September western trip, I fully intended to share the journey in one ...

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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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The digging of Hilgard Cut

With 2016 Black History Month beginning on Monday, I thought I would write about something many citizens and ...

Lifestyle

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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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” ...

Columnists

Grafting techniques 101

During the colder months of the year what is a gardener to do? How about giving grafting a ...

Columnists

Teaching English in Caracas

I taught fourth grade at Escuela Campo Alegre for three years from 1974-1977. It is an international school that ...

Lifestyle

The first invasion of Oxford by Union forces

The first time the Yankees came to Oxford during the Civil War was in early December 1862. As ...

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Couple sparks movement to help others

Oxford resident Curtis Knight, 59, and his partner, Terry Lytal, 61, had an idea. They wanted to do ...

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Gingerbread Village grows in popularity

When the Gertrude Ford Performing Arts Center held the first Gingerbread Village in 2010, there were four houses ...

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Unique Christmas ornaments feature Oxford and Ole Miss

It won’t be long until Santa comes, and many Oxford residents have already begun trimming their tree. For ...

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Reflections on a school visit around the world

The conflict between radical Islam and the West has been fought for centuries in the Balkans. Everywhere you ...

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