Newt Rayburn Newt Rayburn founded THE LOCAL VOICE in 2006. Previously, Newt was Editor of PROFANE EXISTENCE in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Art Director for Ole Miss' LIVING BLUES magazine. Newt won a National Magazine Award in 1999 for his SOUTHERN MUSIC ISSUE with THE OXFORD AMERICAN. A seventh-generation Lafayette County, Mississippian, Newt is perhaps best known as the leader of the Mississippi RocknRoll band THE COOTERS, but he also has the Country & Southern Rock group, HAWGWASH. Newt is a Photographer, Writer, and Civil War Enthusiast.
October 29th, 2020 | by Newt Rayburn
Statewide Ballot Measure 1: Medical Marijuana: “Should Mississippi allow qualified patients with debilitating medical conditions, as certified by Mississippi-licensed physicians,
October 22nd, 2020 | by Newt Rayburn
Today the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 958 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 8 deaths. Mississippi’s
July 3rd, 2020 | by Newt Rayburn
Meeting is at 5:00 pm in the City Hall Courtroom. Notice that certain commission members will be included in the meeting
May 1st, 2020 | by Newt Rayburn
The votes are in and the first winner of Yoknapatawpha Arts Council & The Local Voice‘s “Social Distancing Song Writing
April 27th, 2020 | by Newt Rayburn
This article is the tenth in a series of posts about musicians from Oxford, Mississippi who are continuing to play
April 25th, 2020 | by Newt Rayburn
Today Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 284 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 12 new deaths. Forty-seven
April 22nd, 2020 | by Newt Rayburn
Meeting is at 10:30 am in the City Hall Courtroom. Notice that certain commission members will be included in the meeting
April 20th, 2020 | by Newt Rayburn
This article is the ninth in a series of posts about musicians from Oxford, Mississippi who are continuing to play
April 17th, 2020 | by Newt Rayburn
This article is the eighth in a series of posts about musicians from Oxford, Mississippi who are continuing to play
April 16th, 2020 | by Newt Rayburn
Four and a half year old Alex Rayburn shows off her Tadpole Farm and tries to catch a tadpole. Watch
