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As kids, we roamed through the Sardis backwaters not giving it the proper respect deserved. As adults,...
In 1892, Jim Ivy was part of the construction crew building a bridge over the Tallahatchie River...
This time it’s the smells of old Oxford that draw me, as they drew my dad and...
Up until the early 1960s, private hospitals met the local needs. Oxford Hospital and Bramlett Hospital were...
The wagons rolled in, and mules, tractors, and trucks came and went. The lent lazily floated by and...
There was once a time when the grammar school boys raced to The Oxford Eagle to buy papers...
While it may be seen as just another fast-food restaurant, it was more than that for Oxford...
He was bigger than life for the kids of Oxford. Johnny Vaught was the king and Archie...
No, it was not The Gin, or The Warehouse, it was Ireland’s! Seemingly straight out of a...
Many Oxford children remember the sights and smells of the Lafayette County Co-Op. Seed, feed, and multi-colored chickens...
On The Square, Fall 1961, photograph © Martin J. Dain Collection
Phillip Bryant‘s unique law office at the corner of 9th Street and Jefferson gave the steep grade its...
The character of the first order, a dear friend to all that knew him, a worker to...
I think it was the fourth of July, and Oxford gathered in big numbers at Avent Park for...
There were drills and meetings for the guardsman for sure. But add to that the memories of...
“The late-night viewings of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ were epic! Audience participation was phenomenal! Flying toast, rice, water,...
Classic Americana as Oxford Boy Scout Troop 144 marches Old Glory around The Square. Photograph © Deborah...
In 1961, William Faulkner had been writer-in-residence at the University of Virginia for several years when on...
“Through my years of public life, I have travelled the world over many times. But no matter...