Be sure to vote in The Townies! The Local Favorites Awards Ballot is inside The Local Voice #167 newspaper. Fill out your ballot and drop it off at one of the Ballot Boxes located on the side of TLV newspaper racks at Proud Larry’s, Ajax, City Grocery, The Library, High Point Coffee, or mail your ballot to The Local Voice, P.O. Box 443, Oxford, Mississippi 38655. Or vote online by downloading The Local Voice #167 PDF, fill out the forms, and emailing it in to The Local Voice. Voting closes November 19, 2012 and winners will be announced at a later date.
Newt Rayburn was born & raised in Oxford, Mississippi. A seventh-generation Lafayette County, Mississippian, Newt Rayburn has been involved in the Ole Miss area for many years, in music, art, publishing, and business.
Newt won a National Magazine Award in 1999 for his SOUTHERN MUSIC ISSUE with THE OXFORD AMERICAN. Previously, Newt was Editor of PROFANE EXISTENCE in Minneapolis, and later, Art Director for Ole Miss' LIVING BLUES magazine. Newt's many publishing projects led to THE LOCAL VOICE™, which he founded in March of 2006, and ROUNDABOUT OXFORD®, which he founded in May of 2023.
Newt's alter ego—Neuter Cooter—lead the Mississippi band THE COOTERS® to Rocknoll Glory across the USA from 1993-2018. The Cooters music is on most major streaming services.
Newt is proud Father of nine-year old daughter Alex.
