You have to be ‘old’ Oxford –– from the 70′s and 80′s, and probably a drinker –– to have any clue at all as to what...
For the bicycle-riding kids of Oxford who grew up in the northeast slice of town, Avent Park can’t help but hold a few Summer’s worth of memories....
The large crowd at The Lyric Theater in Oxford that awaited the arrival of William Faulkner for the world premiere of Intruder in the Dust was...
This portrait of William Faulkner is based on a photograph by my grandfather J.R. Cofield. Five oil paintings were done from the photograph. One hangs at...
If Oxford was Mayberry RFD, then Park’s Barber Shop would be Floyd’s. And under every little Lafayette County kid’s first hair cut is a mind in...
Isom Place, located at 1003 Jefferson Avenue, is one of Oxford’s oldest and most historic homes. Although some say the greek-revival Southern mansion was built by...
The African-American-owned B & B Cafe was tucked away in an alley just off the northwest corner of the Square. The picture below, taken in 1962,...
In 1947 William Faulkner wrote a letter to The Oxford Eagle arguing for preservation of the Lafayette County Courthouse. Faulkner hoped this Oxford landmark would...
An Ole Miss Family Deep roots matter at Ole Miss and you can’t go back any farther in Ole Miss football history than when you are...
I’ll pack the car and leave from wherever I’m living and head back to Oxford, Mississippi, where the old Park Drive house I was raised in...