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Oxford comedy scene grows as local comics build community, take aim at Lane Kiffin

Oxford’s comedy scene is growing as local comedians build community, expand live shows and prepare for a Lane Kiffin roast.
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‘The Nutcracker’ Takes Center Stage at Ford Center

Last performance of the year showcases professional dance company in the classic holiday ballet OXFORD, Miss. – Dance Alive National Ballet, a professional dance company from...

John Hailman’s From Midnight to Guntown: A Preacher in a Volvo

As a federal prosecutor in Mississippi for over thirty years, John Hailman worked with federal agents, lawyers, judges, and criminals of every stripe. In From Midnight to...

Mississippi Transplant Gets “Merry Christmas” Lesson From Bama Scrooge

I was fifth in my line at the supermarket. I never use the self-checkout because I prefer to discuss my concerns with a real...

These Oxford 10s Reach the Pinnacle of Class, Hard Work, Compassion

Welcome to the first installment of our series, The 10s of Oxford. A previous article we published under this headline proved controversial in its...

The Walking Man

At 340 pounds, Trency Bynum decided to lose weight. So he walked it off. Thirteen miles a day. CHARLESTON, Miss. — Three miles in...

The Delta 101

By Julia Reed Last spring I went off on a book tour that took me everywhere from Knoxville to Vermont and I found myself having...

HUE Oxford: Way Better Than Watching Paint Dry

Have an end table in need of a facelift? What about that ottoman? Or the old kitchen chair? HUE Oxford has just what you’re...

The Oxford, Mississippi Dictionary: Creep in the Jeep

Needed nomenclature for a growing community. Editor’s Note: This is an installment in a series of blogs on new Oxfordisms. When I traverse Oxford’s highways, byways, sidewalks, and...

Gimme Some Holiday Fun

Children and Family Day at the Memphis Cotton Museum Don’t wait for snow! Plan a family outing to the Gimme Some Holiday Fun: Children and Family...

UM Today: Winter Weather Advisory

NWS has Lafayette County under a Winter Weather Advisory. Monitoring of the storm continues. Follow www.olemiss.edu/emergency for updates. The National Weather Service issued a Winter...
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