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Ferguson: Compassion

Compassionate presence offers comfort when words fail, reminding us that sometimes the greatest gift is sitting with someone in pain.
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This Oxford Icon Was a Blacksmith With a Heart Forged in Gold

Marion Randolph Hall owned and operated his blacksmith shop on Tyler Avenue in Oxford from just before World War I until the 1970s. About this...

6 Ways Winter Affects Your Health

Winter does more than just raise your heating bill and chill your bones. It can have an effect on both your physical and mental...

Old Ethridge Home on South Lamar Leaves Lasting Impression

The home above is perhaps most commonly known as the Old Ethridge Home. Judge Ethridge owned the home before selling it in the early 1950. According...

Examples of Two Organizations with Positive, Caring Cultures

In today's world it is important to work in as positive a culture as possible. Several weeks ago I was at Goshen High School...

So You Think You're Smart Oxford, Ole Miss — Answer These Brain Twisters

Editor's note: We need a little help on this one. We encourage you ingenious readers to make a comment with the correct answer to...

North End Project Brings Awareness to Off-Square Shopping

It’s a proven fact there is strength in numbers. And that’s what is going on with Oxford’s “North End” project, a mutual joining of...

Perspective from a Wounded Warrior's Mother

Editor's Note: This is a followup to a story about the CJ Stewart Foundation that we posted on Jan. 20, 2014. Click Here to...

I Won the Lottery! Now What?

Well, it was $25 from a scratch off ticket I bought when I was recently in Georgia, but it’s something! When that Megamillions jackpot was...

St. Peter's Cemetery Is Resting Place of Greats

Bluebirds still swoop through the old cedars, and deer and silver fox roam the ancient boxwoods. Quiet, except for the owls calling in the...

Hollywood Feed Taking Small-Store Feel to National Level

An executive who cut his teeth in corporate America grows disillusioned with big-box stores and buys a local mom-and-pop with the goal of growing...
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