Oxford’s Favorite: The Townies 2024 Results

We polled, you voted. Here are this year’s results!

New Year, new Townies!

It’s one our favorite traditions. We get to show off the wonderful talent and goods that Oxford has to offer. There are definitely a few unexpected changes and upsets, but as always, our readers are full of surprises!

We are so happy to share with you the 2024 Townies that make our Oxford and North Mississippi community so special. Congratulations to all the winners, placers, and mentions. We love you all!

RESTAURANT

1. Saint Leo
2. Ajax Diner
3. SoLa
4. Volta
5. Bouré
6. OPA!
7. Kings Steak House
8. City Grocery
9. McEwen’s
10. Jinsei

BAR

1. City Grocery
2. Funkys
3. The Library
4. Saint Leo
5. Circle & Square Brewing
6. Bar Muse
7. Moe’s Penny Bar
8. Tango’s
9. Kings Steak House
10. Proud Larry’s

PIZZA

1. Funkys
2. Saint Leo
3. Lost Pizza
4. Fergndans
5. Pizzashop
6. Pizza Den
7. Fox’s Pizza
8. Marco’s
9. Square Pizza
10. Proud Larry’s

FINE DINING

1. Saint Leo
2. City Grocery
3. SoLa
4. McEwen’s
5. Oxford Grillehouse
6. Snackbar
7. Kings Steak House
8. Lenora’s
9. GRIT
10. Bouré

PATIO/DECK

1. OPA!
2. City Grocery
3. Bouré
4. Volta
5. Funkys
6. Proud Larry’s
7. Saint Leo
8. Circle & Square Brewing
9. Lamar Yard
10. The Coop at the Graduate

BURGER

1. Handy Andy
2. Oxford Burger Company
3. Phillips Grocery
4. Proud Larry’s
5. Bim Bam Burgers & Wings
6. Good Day Café, Circle & Square Brewing
7. Mug Shots
8. The Blind Pig
9. City Grocery

MEXICAN FOOD

1. El Agave
2. El Charro
3. La Perla
4. Uno Mas
5. Mundo Latino/The Taco Shop
6. Casa Mexicana
7. El Colibri
8. Los Parrilleros
9. Costa Mexican Grill
10. El Mariachi

BUSINESS

1. Square Books
2. End of All Music
3. Circle & Square Brewing
4. Saint Leo
5. Anubis Improv
6. OPA!
7. Fetcht Delivery
8. Blue Willow
9. Hybrid Relief Dispensary
10. Neilson’s

ASIAN FOOD

1. Toyo
2. Jinsei
3. Rice & Spice
   HM: Kabuki, Noodle Bowl, Zaap, China Royal, H20, Chow King, Aloha Thai

BAKERY

1. Bottletree
2. Bremma’s
3. JustCakeIt!
   HM: R & R Cookies, Smallcakes, Community Donuts, Heartbreak Coffee, Ollie’s Donuts, Nothing Bundt Cakes

BARTENDER

1. Aaron Hamilton (McEwen’s)
2. Elliott Willard (City Grocery)
3. Corey Sondak (Tango’s)
   HM: Daniel Hansen (City Grocery), Dalton Landrum (Saint Leo), Adam Matthews (King’s), Peyton Attaway (Funkys), Andy Douglas (Sola), Joe Stinchcomb (Bar Muse), Paul Radigan (The Library), Dylan Farris (Circle & Square), “Coonie” John Spreafico (City Grocery), Deklan Powers (Malco), Ty Sullivan (Funkys), Will Griffith (Proud Larry’s)

BBQ

1. Moe’s
2. B’s BBQ
3. Handy Andy
   HM: Lamar Yard, Blind Pig, J&J BBQ (Jasmine & JarQuis Adams)

BEER SELECTION

1. The Growler
2. Circle & Square Brewing
3. The Blind Pig
   HM: Larson’s Cash Saver, Back Nine, Saint Leo, Proud Larry’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Funkys, Library

BREAKFAST

1. Big Bad Breakfast
2. Beacon
3. First Watch
   HM: Waffle House, Bottletree Bakery, Saint Leo, Sleepy Cactus, Community Donuts

BRUNCH

1. SoLa
2. Saint Leo
3. Rafters
   HM: Big Bad Breakfast, McEwen’s, First Watch, GRIT, Tallahatchie Gourmet, Back Nine, City Grocery

CAJUN FOOD

1. Bouré
2. Oby’s
3. Walk-On’s
   HM: Ajax, LandShark, City Grocery, Rafters, Tallahatchie Gourmet, SoLa

CATFISH

1. Taylor Grocery
2. Ajax
3. Oby’s
   HM: Kings Steak House, Moe’s, City Grocery, Larson’s Cash Saver, LandShark Seafood & Catfish

CATERING

1. Taylor Grocery Catering
2. A & N Catering
3. My Michelle’s
   HM: Party Waiting to Happen, Tallahatchie Gourmet, Elizabeth Heiskell, Little Easy Catering, Saint Leo, OPA!, Moe’s

CRAWFISH

1. LandShark
2. Crawdad Hole
3. Crawdaddy’s
   HM: Rebel Boilers, Southern Crawfish

CHICKEN / WINGS

1. Southern Coop
2. Moe’s
3. Ole Coop
   HM: Jinsei, Wingstop, City Grocery, Buffalo Wild Wings, Guthrie’s Chicken, Abner’s, Back Nine

COCKTAILS

1. Bar Muse
2. Saint Leo
3. City Grocery
   HM: SoLa, Kings Steak House, OPA!, Snackbar, The Coop at Graduate, The Sipp, McEwen’s, Jinsei

COFFEE

1. Heartbreak Coffee
2. Common Ground
3. Cafecitos
   HM: Shadrachs, High Point Coffee, Circle & Square Brewing, Starbucks, Saint Leo

DESSERT

1. Oxford Creamery
2. YaYa’s
3. Saint Leo
   HM: Crumbl Cookies, Insomnia Cookies, Snackbar, SoLa, City Grocery, JustCakeIt!, McEwen’s

COOK/CHEF

1. Erika Lipe (SoLa)
2. Eric Tait (City Grocery)
3. Vishwesh Bhatt (Snackbar)
   HM: J.D. Davis (City Grocery), Dan Latham (Saint Leo), John Currence (City Grocery Restaurant Group), John Stokes (Tarasque), Chris Madkins (Back Nine), Joel Miller (Kingswood), Rusty Anderson (BBB)

DELIVERY

1. Fetcht Delivery
2. DoorDash
3. Take a Break
   HM: Uber Eats, Jimmy John’s

DOOR MAN/SECURITY

1. Maurice Pomerlee (Penny Bar)
2. Frankie Shughart (City Grocery)
3. Andre Thompson (Rooster’s)
   HM: Matt Frankle (Funkys), Sammy Kim (Library)

FOOD TRUCK

1. El Colibri
2. Cafecitos
3. Hotbox Hibachi
   HM: Landshark, Soul2Soul, Taylor Grocery, Wiggly’s, G&G Fries

FRIES

1. Saint Leo
2. Proud Larry’s
3. McDonald’s
   HM: Blind Pig, City Grocery, Snackbar, Handy Andy, Oby’s, OPA!, Quack’s

HAPPY HOUR

1. Uno Mas
2. Saint Leo
3. City Grocery
   HM: Volta, The Library, Funkys, Snackbar, Bouré, OPA!, Sonic

MARGARITA

1. Uno Mas
2. Volta
3. El Agave
   HM: El Charro, Kings Steak House, Saint Leo, La Perla, OPA!, SoLa, Casa Mexicana

LATE NIGHT FOOD

1. 4 Corners Chevron (Chicken-on-a-Stick)
2. Uno Mas
3. Cookout
   HM: Square Pizza, Taco Bell, Quack’s, Uncle Jamie’s Hot Dog Stand, OPA!

SOUL FOOD

1. Ajax Diner
2. Larson’s Cash Saver
3. Little Easy Catering
   HM: Mama Jo’s, B’s BBQ, Tallahatchie Gourmet

PASTA

1. Tarasque Cucina
2. Saint Leo
3. Amore
   HM: SoLa, Proud Larrys, Lenora’s, Venice Kitchen, OPA

SALAD

1. Newk’s
2. Saint Leo
3. Oby’s
   HM: Volta, Proud Larry’s, The Blind Pig, OPA!, Bouré, Circle & Square Brewing, City Grocery

SANDWICH

1. The Bind Pig
2. Newk’s
3. Good Day Café
   HM: Saint Leo, Circle & Square Brewing, Jimmy John’s, Oby’s, Pizza Den, Ajax, Panino Veloce

SERVER

1. Malik Richardson (Saint Leo)
2. Terry Moon (City Grocery)
3. Caroline Kasem (McEwen’s)
   HM: Dylan Kerr (Bouré), Anna Tomlinson (Funkys), Gabby Dollarhide (SoLa), Georgia Hogue (City Grocery), Kelsie Seigle (Circle & Square)

STEAK

1. Oxford Grillehouse
2. Kings Steak House
3. Saint Leo
   HM: Lenora’s, Sizzler Steakhouse, City Grocery, McEwen’s, Como Steak House, Bouré, Ajax

SUSHI

1. Jinsei Sushi
2. Toyo
3. Kabuki Sushi Bar & Hibachi
   HM: Kroger, Noodle Bowl, Chow King

VEGETARIAN

1. Living Foods
2. Ajax
3. Saint Leo
   HM: Byrd House Café, Noodle Bowl, Sleepy Cactus, Volta, Zaap, South Depot Taco Shop

ANTIQUES

1. The Depot
2. Sugar Magnolia
3. Mustard Seed
   HM: Bea’s Antiques

AUTO DEALERSHIP

1. Cannon Motors
2. Allen Samuels
3. Belk Ford
   HM: Oxford Toyota, America’s Car-Mart

AUTO SERVICE

1. Deal’s Auto Repair
2. Oxford Tire Inc.
3. Gateway
   HM: Kenny Warren’s Auto Repair, Brannon Auto & Glass Repair, Southland Body & Paint Shop

BOSS

1. Emily & Joie Blount (Saint Leo)
2. Adam Matthews (King’s)
3. Erika Lipe (SoLa)
   HM: John Allgood (Moe’s), Brooke Krizbai (Volta), Lee Harris (Funkys)

BOUTIQUE

1. Neilson’s
2. Hinton & Hinton
3. I Just Have To Have It
   HM: Lulu’s, Landry’s, Style Assembly, Marshall’s, Frock, Cicada, Jane, Miss Behavin

CANNABIS DISPENSARY

1. Hybrid Relief
2. Star Buds
3. Magnolia

FARM/FARMER

1. Billy Ray Brown (Brown Family Dairy)
2. Native Son Farm
3. Doug Davis (Yokna Bottoms Farm)
   HM: Farmstead Florals, Bost Farms, Charlie & Monica Dawson (Canebrake Farm)

GROCERY STORE

1. Larson’s Cash Saver
2. Kroger
3. Chicory Market

GYM

1. Planet Fitness
2. Snap Fitness
3. YMCA
   HM: Hotworx, South Campus Recreation Center, Rebel Body Fitness, Orange Theory, Burn Boot Camp

LIQUOR SHOP

1. High Cotton
2. Campus Wines
3. Social Wine & Whiskey
   HM: Magnolia Liquors, Star Package, Kaimie Package Store

MARKET

1. Oxford Community Market
2. Midtown Farmer’s Market
3. Punk Flea Market

MUSIC SHOP OR SCHOOL

1. End of All Music
2. Roxford University
3. Oxford House of Music
   HM: Rebel Music, Ron’s Music Center

NONPROFIT

1. Yoknapatawpha Arts Council
2. Oxford Community Market
3. CASA of North Miss.
   HM: The Pantry, United Way of Oxford-Lafayette County

PHARMACY

1. Chaney’s
2. Oxford Rx
3. G&M Pharmacy
   HM: Walgreens, Kroger

RADIO STATION

1. WOXD Bullseye 95.5
2. 94.7 The Buzz
3. WUMS 92.1 Rebel Radio
   HM: WTNM 93.7 Supertalk, WOXF 105.1

SALON

1. The Studio
2. Nolan Taylor Salon
3. La Rousse Salon & Spa
   HM: Luxe Styling Studio, La Mystique Beauty Salon

STYLIST

1. Katelyn Berrey (Nolan Taylor)
2. Grace Brewer (SG Beauty Bar)
3. Margaret Boatright Hood (Nolan Taylor)
   HM: Debbie Roland (DMR Salon & Extension Bar), Marie Moore (Alice & Company)

SMOKE/VAPE SHOP

1. Slackers Supply
2. Spring Street Cigars
3. Vapor Maven
   HM: Cloud 9, Smoke Studio

NEW BUSINESS

1. Circle & Square Brewing
2. Quack’s
3. Back Nine
   HM: Anubis Improv, Crumbl Cookies, Kingswood Restaurant & Bar, 94.7 The Buzz

MOST MISSED BUSINESS

1. Soulshine Pizza
2. Local Color
3. Saint Leo Lounge
   HM: As Seen on TV, The Hoka Theatre, Danver’s, The Levee, Abner’s, Dino’s Pizza, Lamar Lounge, Smitty’s

LOCAL BAND

1. Proud Hound
2. Wannu?
3. Joe Austin & The Tallahatchies
   HM: Southern Groove Redemption, Kudzu Kings, The Great Dying, Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band, Haggard Collins Band, The Soul Tones

NEW BAND

1. Pink Sheets
2. Uni
3. The Harrell Brothers
   HM: Ãœni, Highland Sunday, JR (The Poseys), PharmTruck

ACTOR

1. Maggie White
2. Morgan Freeman
3. Susan McPhail
   HM: Bill Perry, Jackie Joyner, Johnny McPhail, Matt Wymer

ART GALLERY

1. Southside Gallery
2. The Powerhouse
3. University Museum
   HM: Treehouse Gallery

VISUAL ARTIST

1. Ally Cunningham
2. Laura Shields
3. Lee Harper
   HM: Glennray Tutor, Bradley Gordon, Anne Scott Barrett, Jere Allen, Earl Dismuke, Adrienne Brown David

BASS PLAYER

1. Nathan Robbins
2. Kane Harrell
3. Slade Lewis
   HM: Jesse Martin, Greg Johnson, Patrick Mink

COMEDIAN

1. Logan Little
2. Conner King
3. Ayric Bradley
   HM: Lanair Baker, Kaye Bryant

DJ/EMCEE

1. DJ Pistol Whip Frances (Logan Little)
2. Jim Dees
3. Clay Hale
   HM: DJ Wade, DJ Maxx Victory, DJ Mario

TOWNIE

1. Logan Little
2. Adam Mathews
3. Randy Yates
   HM: Chico Harris, Chris from Rooster’s, Jason Plunk, Lanair Baker, John Cofield, Jake Fondren

DRUMMER

1. Ricky Burkhead
2. Justin Webb
3. Chris Mallory
   HM: Fred “Huggy Bear” Dunlap, Mike Namorato, Matt Cutlip

FILMMAKER

1. Bill Perry
2. Than Clayton
3. John Rash
   HM: Christina Huff, Antonio Tarrell, Logan Hudson, Thad Lee, Timothy Baker, Tyler Keith

KEYBOARDIST/PIANIST

1. Bill Perry
2. Damein Wash
3. Eric Carlton
   HM: Tate Moore, Robert Chaffe, Price Walden, Mark Yacovone

GUITARIST

1. Eric Deaton
2. Connor Alexander
3. Kody Harrell
   HM: Jason Cain, Haggard Collins, Will Griffith, Zachariah Tillotson, Tyler Keith, Clint Jordan, Andrew Bryant

HORN PLAYER

1. Casey Lipe
2. Jeff Callaway
3. Adam Davenport
   HM: Daniel Roebuck, Charles Washington

PHOTOGRAPHER

1. Bruce Newman
2. Paul Gandy
3. Joey Brent
   HM: Jim Hendrix, Gaetano Catelli, Chloe Cole

SONG OR ALBUM

1. “Free Man,” Proud Hound
2. Prodigal, Andrew Bryant
3. Evolution Of Fife & Drum Music, Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band
   HM: “Hometown Heartbreak,” Grace Gordon; “Times Have Changed,” Charlie Mars; “Your Love,” Proud Hound; Live at the Zebra Ranch Studio, The Harrell Brothers; Wobitty, Wobitty; “Down to the River,” Zechariah Lloyd; “Magnolia,” The Great Dying; Tight Spots, Moon Pie Curtis; “Feelin’ Right,” MADRIQ

SONGWRITER

1. Andrew Bryant
2. Zechariah Tillotson
3. Will Griffith
   HM: Connor Alexander, Kody Harrell, Grace Gordon, Damein Wash

SOUND ENGINEER

1. Jeffrey Reed/Taproot
2. Blake Gardner
3. Clay Jones
   HM: Winn McElroy, Dial Back Sound, Nate Robbins, Ricky Burkhead, Shelby Rayburn

TATTOO ARTIST

1. Doug Hollis, Oxford Tattoo
2. Cody Rardin, Oxford Tattoo
3. Opus Land
   HM: I Love Tattoos

VOCALIST

1. Damein Wash
2. Sharde Thomas
3. Conner Alexander
   HM: Kody Harrell, Haggard Collins, Rosamond Posey, Effie Burt, Tate Moore, Grace Gordon, Charlie Mars

TEACHER/PROFESSOR

1. Damein Wash
2. James Thomas
3. Mindy Waldrop
   HM: Cynthia Joyce, Jason Derrick, Michael Worthy

MOST UNDERRATED MUSICIAN

1. Kane Harrell
2. Haggard Collins
3. Connor Alexander
   HM: Sharde Thomas, Clay Jones, Andrew Bryant, Jamie Todd, Daniel Hodges

ENTERTAINMENT VENUE

1. Proud Larry’s
2. Lyric
3. The Library
   HM: Ford Center, The Powerhouse, Voyager’s Rest

ATHLETE

1. Jaxson Dart
2. Quinshon Judkins
3. Peyton Attaway
   HM: DK Metcalf, JJ Pegues, Maddie Scott

ATTORNEY

1. Kevin W. Frye
2. Matt McKenzie
3. Taylor H. Webb
   HM: Swazye Alford, Dee Hobbs, Tony Farese, Jay Carmean, Rhea Tannehill, Mitchell Driskell

CELEBRITY SIGHTING

1. Morgan Freeman
2. Eli Manning
3. Dolly Parton
   HM: Chuck Liddell, DK Metcalf, Jim Belushi, Steve Azar

COACH

1. Lane Kiffin
2. Yolette McPhee-McCuin
3. Chris Beard
   HM: Mike Bianco, Morgan Winkel Wicker

COMMUNITY LEADER

1. Robyn Tannehill
2. Betsy Chapman
3. Wayne Andrews
   HM: Allen Kurr, Erin Smith, Jason Bailey, Jason Plunk, Keisha Howell, Bradley Roberson

HEALTHCARE PROVIDER

1. Kimberly Webb, Webb Family Medical
2. Rachel Sledge, Urgent Care Clinic
3. Shaun Helmhout, Family Medicine Group
   HM: Mona Castle, Oxford Medical Clinic; Kathryn Pastrell, Family Medicine Group

TAXI

1. Roy Watson
2. Uber
3. Lyft

REALTOR

1. Shea Turner Foxx
2. Brooke Worthy
3. Brian Flint
   HM: Mary Aquino, Dan Finan, Drew Stevens, Cherie Matthews, Paige Davis

WRITER

1. Beth Ann Fennelly
2. Neil White
3. Ace Atkins
   HM: Clay Hale, Jack Pendarvis, Lee Durkee, Wright Thompson, Michael Farris Smith, Randy Weeks, Mitchell Driskell

CHILDREN’S EVENT

1. Holly Jolly Holidays Ice Skating
2. Christmas Parade
3. Square Books Jr. Storytime

CHURCH

1. Pinelake Church
2. Oxford University United Methodist Church
3. Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church
   HM: The Branch, Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

1. Malco Commons
2. Premier Lanes
3. Double Decker Arts Festival
   HM: Ole Miss Baseball, Christmas Parade, Summer Sunset Series

LOCAL EVENT

1. Double Decker Arts Festival
2. North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic
3. Oxford Film Festival
   HM: The Armando Anubis Improv, Destination Oxford Car Show, Christmas parade, Ole Miss Football, Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium

MISSISSIPPI BRAND

1. Blue Delta Jeans
2. Cathead Vodka
3. Wonderbird Gin
   HM: Properly Tied, GenTeal Apparel, Fat Possum Records, Circle & Square Brewing

NEW ADDITION

1. Anubis Improv
2. Punk Flea Market
3. Medical cannabis

PLACE FOR A FIRST DATE

1. Snackbar
2. City Grocery
3. SoLa
   HM: Saint Leo, Volta, Circle & Square Brewing, Tarasque Cucina, the Square, OPA!, the Grove

PUBLIC ART

1. The Powerhouse
2. Yokna Sculpture Trail
3. Princess Hoka Mural

ROUNDABOUT

1. Highway 30/Molly Barr
2. Old Taylor Road
3. Courthouse Square