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Earl Gillom Jr.

Earl Gillom Jr. 85, of Lafayette County, died on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, at Diversicare Nursing Facility in ...

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Elizabeth Ferguson Grubbs

Elizabeth Ferguson Grubbs, 68, of Thaxton, died on Dec. 8, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany.

Lifestyle

Life gets in the way of good reads

By Bonnie Brown Columnist   It’s a lovely morning, chilly, but sunny.  I have finished my morning chores ...

Lifestyle

A shotgun story from the high seas

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   I don’t know what other military branches call it, but whenever two ...

Opinion

Our View: Walk of Lights

Visit Oxford is the city’s department dedicated to attracting visitors to dine in our restaurants and stay in ...

Lifestyle

Timeless message in ‘Gift of the Magi’

By Steve Stricker Columnist “The Gift of the Magi,” first published in “The New York Sunday World” on ...

Lifestyle

Ready to take back complaints about hot weather

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I can’t tell you how often I complained about the screaming hot weather this ...

Columnists

It’s not charity, it’s community

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   There was a Thanksgiving meal at Toccopola Grocery last Thursday. Jeremy ...

Columnists

Over the river, through the woods, and a big bird

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   “Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go; ...

Columnists

Out of sorts when the students are away

By Steve Stricker Columnist Writing this Thanksgiving Day (pray we beat State tomorrow), slowly sipping a swell bourbon, ...

Lifestyle

Helping those in need more than good intentions

By  Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist November is typically a busy month for me. Every year our church is ...

Lifestyle

Taking nothing for granted, but giving thanks

By Steve Stricker Columnist Tomorrow is my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, because it is the least commercialized, pure, focused ...

Opinion

Amaze family, friends with cranberry facts

By Bonnie Brown Columnist With tomorrow’s Thanksgiving feast just hours away, I wanted to share some information about ...

Opinion

Without learning, there is very little life

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   The Life Long Learner program at the University of Mississippi (the ...

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Our View

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the blessings in our lives and to express gratitude for the ...

Columnists

Frozen in time waiting on results

By Steve Stricker Columnist No worries, I get it!  Reading my last few columns about my health stuff ...

Columns

Don’t forget thanks for the little blessings

By Les Ferguson, Jr., Columnist Back in the day, you could get your Mississippi driver’s license at the ...

Columnists

No strangers at supper on Veterans Day

By Harold Brummett Star Denmark Route Everyone last week was talking about the election results. Some people are ...

Columnists

Enjoy traditions, remember to give thanks

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Our approaching American holiday, Thanksgiving, is all about food, family, football, and traditions. Not ...

History

Happy Birthday, Marine Corps

By Gene Hays MSgt, USMC (Ret)   On Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, the U.S. Marine Corps celebrated its ...

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Our view

Oxford embraced the holiday season a little early this year, as the downtown square now looks like a ...

Columnists

Opinions are everywhere, even on car bumpers

By Steve Stricker Columnist   This has been a weird spring, summer, fall and expectations of winter are ...

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