Published on September 5th, 2018 | by TLV News
Set in modern day Oxford, Mississippi, on the Ole Miss campus, bestselling author Lisa Patton’s Rush is a story about women—from both ends of the social ladder—discovering their voices, courage, and empowerment. When Lilith Whitmore, the well-heeled House ... Read More →
Published on September 5th, 2018 | by TLV News
Event will take place at Off Square Books at 1 pm Friday, September 7. Based on little-known true events, this astonishing account from Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist Jack Ford vividly recreates a treacherous journey toward freedom, a ... Read More →
Published on September 5th, 2018 | by TLV News
Beck, for Rebecca, Dorey-Stein, a Wesleyan grad in her mid-20s, unemployed and living in D.C., is going nowhere fast. In 2012 she answers a Craigslist ad for a stenographer by sending her resume. She gets a call for an ... Read More →
Published on September 5th, 2018 | by TLV News
Southside Gallery will host and artists’ reception featuring Jerrod Partridge‘s A Eudaimonic Search and Jonathan Kent Adam‘s Myth of The Beast. The reception will take place Thursday, September 6 from 5–8 pm. J E R R O D P ... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2018 | by TLV News
Intellectual Life Giving Photographs by Whitney White Study of Light and Nature The study of process being used OPENING Saturday, September 8, 2018 6–9 pm Runs September 8–November 13, 2018 Gallery in the GREEN ROOM 200 ... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2018 | by Newt Rayburn
Notice that certain commission members will be included in the meeting via teleconference, subject to City of Oxford Code of Ordinances Section 2-82. Agenda item attachments and meeting minutes are available for download here. Call to ... Read More →
Published on August 29th, 2018 | by TLV News
The Mountain Goats, “those preeminent legends of lo-fi,” will be live at The Lyric Oxford on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, with opener Al Riggs. Their newest release is Goths... Read More →
Published on August 29th, 2018 | by Nature Humphries
Building upon the success of 2017’s inaugural MEMPHO Music Festival, this year’s two-day event will again bring together some of today’s top performers with classic Memphis greats at the spectacular 4,500-acre Shelby Farms Park. Taking place ... Read More →
Published on August 28th, 2018 | by Nature Humphries
Cue up Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife.” The students are back in town. Whether you’re an incoming freshman or a perennial senior, good advice can always make a difference—if you use it. I have conducted several ... Read More →
Published on August 28th, 2018 | by Newt Rayburn
On August 25, 2018, at approximately 1:13 AM, an officer with the Oxford Police Department conducted a traffic stop for careless driving on South Lamar Blvd. The driver, Martin Simmons (27 of Oxford, Mississippi), was suspected ... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2018 | by Nature Humphries
Grove season is just around the corner, and there are plenty of little details to worry about when planning your tailgate. Whether you’re a host or a guest, food is a highlight of any fan’s game ... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2018 | by TLV News
On August 20, 2018, officers with the Oxford Police Department responded to 2 separate auto burglaries within the city limits. Investigators with OPD located the suspect vehicle around noon and a traffic stop was conducted near ... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2018 | by Nature Humphries
From critically acclaimed author David Joy comes a remarkable novel about the cover-up of an accidental death, and the dark consequences that reverberate through the lives of four people who will never be the same again. When Darl Moody ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2018 | by TLV News
Snackbar, part of James Beard Award Winner and author, Chef John Currence’s City Grocery Restaurant Group, is proud to announce a SOUL supper to celebrate the release of Chef Todd Richards’ new cookbook, Soul: A Chef’s Culinary Evolution in ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2018 | by TLV News
In celebration of the vital importance of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, which prohibits, among other things, “the making of any law abridging the freedom of speech” or “infringing upon the freedom of the press,” ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2018 | by TLV News
Today, the ACLU of Mississippi sent a letter to the Oxford Board of Aldermen in opposition to a proposed ordinance that would require certain businesses to maintain complex surveillance systems and place restrictions on event venues. The below ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2018 | by TLV News
Celebration Includes Gospel Music-themes Events and Programs Throughout September GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi will celebrate Gospel Music Heritage Month with events and programs open to the public throughout the entire month of September. Known informally as part of the “Bible ... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2018 | by Newt Rayburn
Notice that certain commission members will be included in the meeting via teleconference, subject to City of Oxford Code of Ordinances Section 2-82. Agenda item attachments and meeting minutes are available for download here. Call to ... Read More →
Published on August 20th, 2018 | by TLV News
On August 14, 2018, at approximately 10:53 PM, the Oxford Police Department and Oxford Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire at building 26 of The Links Apartments. The Oxford Fire Department worked quickly to ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2018 | by Nature Humphries
A drone strike in in the Golan Heights kills an Iranian Quds Force general. In retaliation, terror cells are sent to the U.S. When a member of a terror cell dies in an auto accident, FBI agent Frank ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2018 | by Nature Humphries
The third novel from “one of the most exhilarating historical novelists in the country” (Washington Post), set in New Orleans, the Mississippi coast, Cuba, and Nicaragua in the early decades of the twentieth century, The New Inheritors is ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2018 | by Nature Humphries
Rice Moore is just beginning to think his troubles are behind him. He’s found a job protecting a remote forest preserve in Virginian Appalachia where his main responsibilities include tracking wildlife and refurbishing cabins. It’s hard work, and totally solitary—perfect ... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2018 | by TLV News
“Don’t put out the man’s FIRE!” 2nd Annual RL BOYCE PICNIC and BLUES CELEBRATION August 16-17, 2018 Como, MS Como, Mississippi Bluesman RL Boyce was first recorded in 1971. Playing percussion on his 15th birthday with ... Read More →
Published on August 14th, 2018 | by TLV News
Music fans, sit up and listen to this! The End Of All Music announced today that they will be collaborating with Fat Possum Records to bring some exclusive goods to the store. Here’s what EOAM had ... Read More →
Published on August 14th, 2018 | by TLV News
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Sponsored by Landshark Delivery Local Entertainment Skinny: (Scroll all the way down for entertainment across North Mississippi) Moe’s BBQ: Free Trivia Night (7 pm–till) Old Armory Pavilion: Oxford Community Market (3–6:30 pm, free) ... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2018 | by TLV News
The Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow (LOFT) cordially invites you to the Night for Nonprofits to be held at 6 pm at the Powerhouse on August 16, 2018. The evening will showcase the good works of our nonprofit ... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2018 | by Newt Rayburn
Monday, August 13, 2018 Sponsored by Landshark Delivery Local Entertainment Skinny: (Scroll all the way down for entertainment in Tupelo and Clarksdale, Mississippi) Blind Pig: Trivia Night (8:30 pm; $5 to play) Oxford Commons Cinema: Studio ... Read More →
Published on August 10th, 2018 | by TLV News
On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, investigators with the Oxford Police Department took a credit card fraud report. During the investigation it was determined that Hannah Russell (23 of Oxford, Mississippi) used the victim’s credit card information ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2018 | by Nature Humphries
Local artist event will be at The Powerhouse at 5:30 pm as part of The Fringe Festival Join us at the Powerhouse for the launch of Glennray Tutor‘s debut art album Portals as a part of the Oxford ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2018 | by Nature Humphries
For the past half-decade, for one weekend in August, Oxford becomes a little artsy playground (well, more so than usual) when the Art-er Limits Fringe Festival goes down. On August 9–12, mini events such as the ... Read More →
