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YAC Offers Unique Opportunities For Kids Through Art Camps

This summer, the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (YAC) is offering some art camps for kids of all ages at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center.  Through...

Local Book Talk Event and New Community Development Show Love for Oxford’s Child Nutrition Summer Meal Program

Oxford School District OSD Child Nutrition Program receives supportive boost from Splinter Creek and local author, culinary guru.  Every weekday during the summer months, the...

Mayor-Elect Tannehill To Be Inaugurated Thursday Morning

Mayor-Elect Robyn Tannehill announced plans for the Inauguration Ceremony of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to be held on Thursday, June 29, 2017...

32 Years Of Success Culminates With Induction To NHSACA Hall Of Fame For Mississippi's Ben Jones

For 32 years Ben Jones’ name was synonymous with winning in Mississippi high school football. With stops at seven high schools and a junior...

Oxford Stories: IMC Professor Mark Burson Teaches Students To Find Their Passions

Mark Burson began teaching at the University of Mississippi on Jan. 27, 2016, but not before spending 43 years in California. “My only regret is...

John Cofield's Oxford & Ole Miss: "Blind Jim Ivy"

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI Another shot Granddad took of Mr. James "Blind Jim" Ivy. UM Archives doesn't have these hard copies or digitals I've found, but I...

Chicken-On-A-Stick – A Beloved Oxford Classic

Move over Mr. Bill (Faulkner), Oxford’s literary fame around the world may be pushed aside by Chicken-On-A-Stick. The late-night delicacy of the Chevron Service Station...

Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society’s Pet Of The Week: Meet Russ

If a dog could be a pole vaulter, it would be Russ. Russ is a one-year-old energetic and happy dog who loves to jump...

Ole Miss Musings: Interior Designer Katheryn King Coleman Still Making A Difference on Campus

Katheryn King Coleman, former Chi O at Ole Miss, has found her niche in life, that being a sensational interior designer. Having gotten the...

Mitchell: Neighbors ‘Up North’ Take A Different Approach

The Mississippi Legislature reduced funding for community colleges, causing an upsurge in the cost of attendance. Lawmakers in Tennessee made community colleges tuition-free, likely...