Category: Columns
Reinventing Willie
By: Jim Dees Reinventing Willie Oxford is known as a retirement destination but it’s also a place for those of any age to rebound from a crisis, tie up messy loose ends or reinvent yourself. Perhaps no one practiced this art...
Read MoreSing one for Son
By Jim Dees This time of year is blues season with music festivals and outdoor concerts popping up like wild onions. The blues are a good teacher and that includes the late James “Son” Thomas of Leland. In the 1980s, Son would...
Read MoreWhen Oxford Freezes
Like most Southern towns, Oxford has a strange and curious history with snow and ice.
Read MoreThe Redneck Riviera
I viewed the country life as one of self-sufficiency, masculinity, freedom, calm. Knowledge that provided understanding of how to live off the land, use a knife to skin an animal, cultivate and grow a garden, build something out of nothing.
Read MoreAvent Park’s Fourth of July
Jul 19, 2017 | Around Town, Columns, Features | 0
Like any good community tradition forced to change with the times, Oxford’s Fourth of July celebration will always be synonymous with the city’s Avent Park.
Read MoreDo Ole Miss grads love Oxford more than others love their college towns?
Jun 9, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Columns, Features | 0
Joe Rogers weighs in on Ole Miss graduates and their abiding affection for Oxford, Mississippi.
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