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Our View: “Twas the Night Before Christmas in Oxford

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the Square, Not a creature was stirring; no bustle, no ...

Lifestyle

Blowing blooms with a British accent

By Bonnie Brown Columnist You all may recall that we have a lovely Crepe Myrtle near our front ...

History

Civil rights pioneer McLemore shares Freedom Summer truth

By Sid Salter Columnist Think about a powerful public speaker with the clarity and power of a Barack ...

Lifestyle

One citizen, one vote, one day is sufficient

  By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   Recently there have been hearings in Jackson and a couple ...

Columnists

Let’s hope we (and students) are ready for fall semester

By Bonnie Brown Columnist If you’ve been out and about recently, you likely have taken note of the ...

Opinion

Biden’s choice was like that of Wilson in 1920

By Sid Salter Columnist The easy political comparison to President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 ...

Columns

Trump shooting points to off the rails politics

By Sid Salter Columnist If we are the American people we are supposed to be, we are this ...

Obituaries

Boomers face healthcare crisis of personnel shortages

By Sid Salter Columnist Last year and likely next year as well, the Mississippi Legislature was focused on ...

Opinion

Watching sports includes review of uniforms

By Bonnie Brown Columnist   As Tom is getting the itch for football season, he’s been watching a ...

Opinion

Major education legislation advanced during the 2024 session

By Delbert Hosemann  MS Lieutenant Governor    Our students and schools are excelling in Mississippi. We are one ...

Religion

Make sure Santa knows your sizes

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist The countdown to Christmas is in full swing, and I’m an enormous fan. ...

Newsletter News

Christmas Eve Star of ‘69 forever remembered

By Steve Stricker Columnist   True story – exactly as I experienced it that night…. It was Christmas ...

Holidays are rarely perfect days

Columns

Holidays are rarely perfect days

By Bonnie Brown Columnist “Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day, I’ve got a wonderful ...

Columns

Investing in relationships

By Jan Penton Miller Columnist My favorite eldest son stopped by for coffee and breakfast this morning. He ...

News

Grannie Time

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist The world knew her as Lillie Louise Williams Ferguson. Or Bob Ferguson’s wife. ...

Columns

Wisdom from the garden

By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist My garden center runs have been frequent and exciting for this gardener’s heart. Anne, ...

Columns

Pickering, Scalia and the unicorns of bipartisanship

By Sid Salter Columnist STARKVILLE – A fascinating facet of last week’s dedication of the papers of federal ...

Columns

The Creative Economy and Rural Communities

By Wayne Andrews Columnist The creative economy is a rapidly growing sector of the economy that includes a ...

Columns

Planting now for tomato ritual later

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route The weather has warmed and cooled and warmed and gotten cold and ...

Columns

Blessings abound even on a Monday

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist Mondays are not often highly regarded in our society. We’ve all heard the ...

Columns

Resilience on display all across our state

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Last week’s storms certainly demonstrated to us all how quickly everything can change in ...

Columns

Oxford infrastructure projects presented in D.C.

By Robyn Tannehill Guest Columnist It was an honor to represent our community in Washington, DC this week. ...

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