History

Visit to beaches of D-Day recalled

By Gene Hays USMC Msgt. (Ret)   The overall objective of D-Day was to liberate Normandy and all ...

News

July 4th Family Parade returning this year

The American Legion, in collaboration with the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, has announced the revival of the July 4th ...

News

Community invited to annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday

Local veteran associations in Oxford are inviting the community to a Memorial Day celebration on Monday. The event ...

News

Memorialization gathering focuses on bringing communities together

Community groups and individuals interested in memorialization and remembrance efforts are invited to attend the free conference, Memorialization ...

History

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield The bell rang and we all spilled happily into the sunshine on the walk in ...

News

Old Two Stick building to be demolished

The Oxford Courthouse Square Historic Preservation Commission approved a request Monday from First Presbyterian Church to demolish a ...

Lifestyle

This year’s Double Decker broke attendance records

People came from across the country – representing 35 states and totaling 50,300 attendees for Saturday alone – ...

Lifestyle

Seafood Queen: Sola chef first woman to win state seafood competition

Chef Erika Lipe, owner of Sola Oxford, was named the winner of the Mississippi Seafood Cookoff in Gulfport ...

History

1788 book set math course for Americans

By Gene Hays MSgt. USMC (Ret) By 1785 Americans were ready for new math. In 1773, the sixth ...

Lifestyle

Nominations extended for ‘Citizen of the Year’ award

Hurry – you only have until Wednesday, May 8, to let county officials know who you think was ...

Lifestyle

Room for one more classic car in driveway

By Steve Stricker Columnist Henry Ford did not invent the automobile, didn’t build his first car until 1896, ...

Lifestyle

If you grow too fast, the moment won’t last

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route The Oxford Chamber of Commerce sent out an interesting email. “33 million ...

Lifestyle

Cofield’s Corner: One of Oxford’s finest moments

By John Cofield Most small towns mark their worth and validate their greatness by remembering and telling the ...

Arts

Another successful Double Decker in the books

Mayor says best ever; OPD reports moderate arrests The 27th annual Double Decker Arts Festival has won many ...

Lifestyle

Beautiful, Beautiful Butterfly

News

Mississippi observes Confederate Memorial Day as official state holiday

Mississippi is one of four states still observing Confederate Memorial Day as an official state holiday. It is celebrated ...

Lifestyle

‘Manhunt’ and who was the real Mary Simms?

By Gene Hays Msgt. USMS (Ret) Although Apple TV+’s Manhunt centers on the search for President Abraham Lincoln’s ...

News

After ‘Wayfair,’ sales tax across state lines remains confusing

By Sid Salter Columnist Back in 2018, the Supreme Court changed the way remote sales tax was assessed ...

Lifestyle

Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield In its current life, the building off the Square on Jackson now holds Funky’s. But ...

Lifestyle

Why the turtle crosses the road

Turtles start to cross roadways this time of year for nesting By Hunter Cloud The (Brookhaven) Daily Leader ...

Lifestyle

Coast trip reminds of DAV significance

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route I traveled to the Disabled American Veterans convention held in Gulfport last ...

Lifestyle

After this weekend, Swayze is a friend of mine

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist A long time ago, the only Swayze I knew went by the name ...

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