John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Grundy’s and Smitty’s”
March 13th, 2023 | by John Cofield
Besides being a great restaurant with fine southern cooking and characters for owners through the years, Grundy’s, then Smitty’s, was the
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John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Miss Mae Helen Flowers at Kiamie’s”
March 8th, 2023 | by John Cofield
While Mr. Alex Kiamie, Sr. was the head behind his business, Miss Mae Helen Flowers was the heart and soul of
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “The Warehouse”
March 7th, 2023 | by John Cofield
It was just silent bragging to take out-of-town friends to dinner by parking on The Square and easing down to
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Live Music on The Square in 1979”
February 27th, 2023 | by John Cofield
Those never-to-be-forgotten Oxford 80s days were hosted by a cast of characters we’re not likely to ever see pass this
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Cedar Oaks”
February 22nd, 2023 | by John Cofield
It was a show-stopper the day Cedar Oaks “up and split.” To make way for the coming Downtowner Motel, in
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Avent’s Gin”
February 20th, 2023 | by John Cofield
The Avent family of Oxford has impacted the town’s history since the late 1830s. Large land owners and successful businesses are
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Parks Barber Shop and the Army Surplus”
February 13th, 2023 | by John Cofield
Today you’d be looking at Renasant Bank and Bouré restaurant. In 1961, the Army Surplus store was a draw for every wanna-be
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “The Fog Machine”
February 6th, 2023 | by John Cofield
All the kids in the Avent Park area and all around town went tearing into the street on our bikes
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “Oxford Motor Company, 1949”
February 1st, 2023 | by John Cofield
The high school band parades up Van Buren Avenue past Oxford Motor Company in this 1949 shot by J. R.
John Cofield’s Photo of the Week: “William Faulkner Riding-With-The-Hounds”
January 30th, 2023 | by John Cofield
In 1961, William Faulkner had been writer-in-residence at the University of Virginia for several years when on a trip back
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