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Bridging The Blues: Arkansas, Memphis, Mississippi…Twelve Days Of Blues in the Place They Were Born

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Bridging The Blues: Arkansas, Memphis, Mississippi…Twelve Days Of Blues in the Place They Were Born

TLV News September 18, 2012

  Bridging The Blues: Arkansas • Memphis • Mississippi (Part 1 of 2) Article by Scott Barretta •...

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208 South Lamar Celebrates 125th Anniversary of Oxford, Mississippi’s Oldest Restaurant Location

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208 South Lamar Celebrates 125th Anniversary of Oxford, Mississippi’s Oldest Restaurant Location

TLV News August 16, 2012

208 South Lamar Celebrates 125th Anniversary 208 South Lamar Restaurant is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the...

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Happy 175th Birthday, Oxford! Summer Fest is Saturday, June 30th

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Happy 175th Birthday, Oxford! Summer Fest is Saturday, June 30th

TLV News June 29, 2012

Oxford, Mississippi is 175 years old this year, and the Oxford Downtown Council is celebrating by hosting...

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Celebrate “Juneteenth” on June 19! (by Rebecca Long)

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Celebrate “Juneteenth” on June 19! (by Rebecca Long)

TLV News June 18, 2012

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862. It contained these words:...

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Shiloh’s Grand Illumination, April 7, 2012 Photographs by Newt Rayburn

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Shiloh’s Grand Illumination, April 7, 2012 Photographs by Newt Rayburn

Newt Rayburn April 9, 2012

Shiloh’s Grand Illumination, April 7, 2012 Photographs by Newt Rayburn Shiloh, Tennessee (TLV) – In commemoration of...

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“143rd Mississippi Blues Trail Marker Unveiled On The Oxford Square Honoring Local Musicians” by Scott Barretta

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“143rd Mississippi Blues Trail Marker Unveiled On The Oxford Square Honoring Local Musicians” by Scott Barretta

TLV News October 21, 2011

by Scott Barretta (writer/researcher – Mississippi Blues Trail) photos courtesy of Bill Perry, Jr. OXFORD, MISS. (TLV)...

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Sorry, We’re Open: The Hoka Theatre documentary by Joe York

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Sorry, We’re Open: The Hoka Theatre documentary by Joe York

TLV News February 1, 2009

If you’ve been looking for the Hoka Theatre documentary by Joe York, here it is in all...

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“Remembering the Battle of Oxford, Mississippi” by Colonel John Cole (Retired)

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“Remembering the Battle of Oxford, Mississippi” by Colonel John Cole (Retired)

TLV News September 20, 2007

“The night of September 30, 1962 James Meredith integrated the University of Mississippi, backed by 300 federal...

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