When Prince Stole Emergency Airplane Equipment in Jackson, MS
April 21st, 2016 | by Brittain Thompson
While on tour opening for Rick James in March of 1980, Dr. Fink suggested that prince have a megaphone as
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Handmade Poetry book by William Faulkner Valued at upwards of $100,000
February 9th, 2016 | by Brittain Thompson
Watch Oxford, Miss. (TLV)—Recently on Antique Road Show, a handmade poetry book by William Faulkner popped up. The owner received
The 5th Annual Wrecking Ball: October 3rd in Holly Springs
September 30th, 2015 | by TLV News
Students and faculty brought their dreams to the corner of Chulahoma and Boundary where they entered the young town’s
Rafters Checks Into Historical Real Estate on the Square
July 21st, 2015 | by Alex Thiel
Oxford loves its history. It’s also enjoying a high level of expansion and growth. Occasionally, in a town so compact,
Enigma Jazz Project Reunites Live at Proud Larry’s July 2nd
June 29th, 2015 | by TLV News
The mid-1990s was a special time to be a lover of live music in Oxford. It was the heyday of
Behind the Big House Tour – Holly Springs, Mississippi, April 8–12
April 7th, 2015 | by TLV News
Plan a journey through Holly Springs slaves’ quarters in the fourth annual Behind the Big House Tour. Group and school
The Great Magnolia Vagabond – No. 3
March 29th, 2015 | by Rafael Alvarez
Is Memphis the westernmost city in Tennessee? Or, with all respect to the suburb of Southaven, is Bluff City the
Eudora the Great and Humble Pt. 2
March 15th, 2015 | by Rafael Alvarez
While preparing last issue’s column on Eudora Welty (Local Voice #223), I cast a wide net for anecdotes about the
“Why I Live at the P.O.”: Eudora Welty Classic Accepted For Publication 74 Years Ago This Month
February 26th, 2015 | by Rafael Alvarez
Today we honor Eudora Alice Welty (1909–2001), the sheltered girl from Jackson who grew into one of the nation’s finest
The Great Magnolia Vagabond – No. 2
February 16th, 2015 | by Rafael Alvarez
About a year ago, late February 2014, I was driving north through Mississippi from New Orleans to visit artist friends Pati D’Mico and Bill Warren in
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