2015 Local Favorites Awards Winners – “The Townies”

Award season is here yet again, and it’s one of The Local Voice staff’s favorite times. We’ve tallied the votes and gathered photos of this year’s Local Favorites Winners, a.k.a. “The Townies.”
It seems like every year we get some sort of surprise and this year was no different. After winning “Favorite New Local Band” last year, The Whiskey Barrels also won “Favorite Local Band” this year, and the band’s members swept away many of the other categories in “Arts & Entertainment.” Look for a feature on these local musicians in TLV #220, which will be out in early January.
Also, this was the first year we offered the option of using an online survey platform to send us your answers, in addition to the physical newspaper ballots. We were very pleased with our voter turnout this year! If you don’t like the results…well, did YOU vote? Every vote counts, so try again next year! Maybe your favorite business or person will get bragging rights.

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LOCAL RESTAURANTS

Favorite Asian Food

Rice & Spice
Kabuki
Jinsei

HM: Noodle Bowl, Toyo, H2O, Pick Thai, China Royal

Favorite Bakery

Bottletree Bakery
Honey Bee Bakery
Lusa Pastry Cafe

HM: Kelli’s Cakes & Confections, Sweet T’s, Panera

Favorite Barbecue

Rib Cage
Handy Andy
B’s

HM: Rebel Barn, Lamar Lounge, Ember’s

Favorite Breakfast

Big Bad Breakfast
Beacon
Bottletree Bakery

HM: Huddle House, Ember’s, Lusa, Honey Bee Bakery, Oxford Canteen, Chick-fil-A, IHOP

Favorite Buffet

China Royal
Chow King
Mama Jo’s

HM: Maharaja, Larson’s Cash Saver, My Michelle’s

Favorite Burger

Lamar Lounge
Handy Andy
Ajax Diner

HM: Proud Larry’s, Phillip’s Grocery, Boure, Bim Bam Burgers, Frank & Marlee’s, Beacon, Blind Pig, Snackbar

Favorite Coffee

High Point
Cups
Starbucks

HM: Bottletree Bakery, Big Bad Breakfast, Chaney’s Pharmacy, McDonald’s

Favorite Crawfish

Dixie Crawfish
Crawdad Hole
Funkys

HM: Boure, P-Reaux, Delta Steak Co., Ajax Diner

Favorite Dessert

Snackbar
Holli’s Sweet Tooth
City Grocery

HM: Boure, Ajax Diner, YaYa’s, Kelli’s Cakes & Confections, Delta Steak Co., Lenora’s, Chili’s, Volta, Lamar Lounge, Oby’s, Sonic

Favorite Fries

Lamar Lounge
Proud Larry’s
Snackbar

HM: Ajax Diner, McDonald’s, Volta, Oby’s, Boure, Abner’s, Phillip’s Grocery, Handy Andy, Bim Bam Burgers, Frank & Marlee’s

Favorite Other Ethnic Food

Maharaja Indian Cuisine
Volta Taverna
Rice & Spice

HM: Petra, Pick Thai, Toyo, Kabuki, Noodle Bowl, Tapas Bar, The Taco Shop

Favorite Italian Food

Tre Amici
Old Venice
Lenora’s

HM: Proud Larry’s, Pizza Den, 6 ‘N Tubbs

Favorite Mexican Food

Tequila’s
El Mundo Taqueria (“The Taco Shop”)
El Milagro Taqueria

HM: Papito’s, Casa Mexicana, South Depot, El Mariachi, Tienda el Carreton

Favorite Pasta

Old Venice Pizza Co.
Proud Larry’s
Tre Amici

HM: Boure, Delta Steak Co., Lenora’s

Favorite Pizza:

Soulshine Pizza Factory
Funkys
Square Pizza

HM: 6 ‘n Tubbs, Proud Larry’s, Old Venice, Papa John’s, Pizza Den, Pizza Hut, Tribecca Allie, Volta, Newk’s, Little Caesar’s

Favorite Salad

Newk’s
Volta Taverna
Proud Larry’s

HM: Boure, Ajax, Oby’s, Blind Pig, City Grocery, Old Venice, Zaxby’s

Favorite Sandwich

Blind Pig Pub & Deli
Newk’s
Oxford Canteen

HM: Ajax, McAllister’s, Mink’s on the Park, Oby’s, Panini, Pizza Den, Jimmy John’s, Lenny’s, Bottletree Bakery, Boure, Firehouse Subs, Rebel Barn, Subway

Favorite Seafood/Catfish

Taylor Grocery (45%)
Ajax Diner (13%)
Snackbar (9%)

HM: Oby’s, Fins, Delta Steak Co., Boure

Favorite Smoothie

Smoothie King
Living Foods
High Point

Favorite Soul Food

Ajax Diner
Mama Jo’s Country Cookin’
Gus’ Fried Chicken

HM: Larson’s Cash Saver, Taylor Grocery, Foxfire Ranch

Favorite Sushi

Jinsei
Toyo
Kabuki

HM: Noodle Bowl

Favorite Steak

Oxford Grillehouse
Delta Steak Co.
Boure

HM: City Grocery, Ajax, Sizzler, Snackbar, Lenora’s, McEwen’s, Ravine, Oxford Steak Co.

Favorite Vegetarian

Ajax Diner
Rice & Spice
Volta Taverna

HM: Living Foods, Maharaja, Ravine, Oxford Canteen, Jinsei, Petra

Favorite Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings
Frank & Marlee’s
Coop Deville

HM: Wing Stop, Hot Wangs, Levee, Library

Favorite Local Restaurant

Ajax Diner
Volta Taverna
Snackbar

HM: Boure, Proud Larry’s, Delta Steak Co., Ravine, Rib Cage, City Grocery, Blind Pig, Lamar Lounge, The Wine Bar, Frank & Marlee’s, Funkys, Jinsei, Rice & Spice, South Depot, Lenora’s, Oxford Grillehouse, Oxford Canteen

Favorite Cook/Chef

John Currence (City Grocery Restaurant Group)
Vishwesh Bhatt (Snackbar)
Erika Lipe (Queenissippi Catering, The Wine Bar)

HM: Clint Boutwell (Oxford Grillehouse), Allen Sanders (Delta Steak Co.), Joel Miller (Ravine), John Myrick (Proud Larry’s), Corbin Evans (Oxford Canteen)

Favorite Catering

Queenissippi Catering
Taylor Grocery
The Main Event (City Grocery Restaurant Group)

HM: My Michelle’s, Panini/Oxford Catering, Newk’s, Rib Cage, Party Waiting to Happen, Delta Steak Co., Living Foods, Nation’s Best, Volta, Little Easy, South Depot, Abner’s

Favorite Fine Dining

Snackbar
City Grocery
Ravine

HM: Boure, Oxford Grillehouse, Lenora’s, Delta Steak Co., McEwen’s, The Wine Bar

Favorite Server

Bruce Butler (Proud Larry’s)
Evan Carteledge (Soulshine)
TIE: Catherine Babb (Frank & Marlee’s), Megan Kingery Patton (Ajax)

HM: Graham Harrell (Delta Steak Co.), Katherine Montague (Ajax), Kaleigh McAllister (Volta), Sally Frederic (Ajax), JoLynn Wells (Snackbar), Kate Cleveland (Ajax), Keith Sanders (Rib Cage), Robin Hess (Proud Larry’s), Terry Moon (City Grocery), Tracy McCracken (Rib Cage)

Favorite Wine List

The Wine Bar
Snackbar
City Grocery

HM: Ravine, Boure, Burgundy Room, Jinsei, Lenora’s

Favorite Barista

Vera Pa (High Point)
Morgan Pennington (High Point)
Adam Saunders (High Point)

HM: Charlie Dingus (High Point), Mary Sullivan (High Point), Presley Wright, Grace Ayer (High Point), John Pratt, Lauren (Bottletree), Mary Sunshine, Zach Grossenbacher (Cups)

Favorite Busser/Dishwasher

Freddie Foster (Proud Larry’s)
Keelan Stokes (Delta Steak Co.)
Michael Carter (Bottletree)

HM: Michael Smith (Volta), Georgia (Old Venice)

LOCAL BARS

Favorite Local Bar

The Library Sports Bar
Blind Pig Pub & Deli
City Grocery

HM: Rib Cage, Proud Larry’s, Funkys, Boure, Lamar Lounge, Burgundy Room, Ajax, Snackbar, Frank & Marlee’s, Rooster’s, Volta, Oxford Growler, Round Table, Delta Steak Co., The Wine Bar

Favorite Doorman

Jacova Jenkins (The Library)
Carl Sample (Blind Pig)
Andre Thompson (Rooster’s)

HM: Frankie “Four Fingers” Shughart, Austin Notenbom, James Gobert

Favorite Bartender

Taylor Cruse (Rib Cage)
Carter Wilkes (Proud Larry’s)
Drew Clowney (City Grocery)

HM: Phil Landers (Ajax), Chip Moore (Proud Larry’s), Aubrey Bugg (Funkys), David Lewis (Proud Larry’s), Jacob Ludlum (Library), Jordan Watson, Sam Craig (Funkys), Harrison Doyle Martin (Frank & Marlee’s)

Favorite Happy Hour

Proud Larry’s
Volta Taverna
Blind Pig Pub & Deli

HM: Funkys, Snackbar, City Grocery, Burgundy Room, Delta Steak Co., Boure, Rib Cage, Frank & Marlee’s, Ajax, Levee, Rooster’s, South Depot

Favorite Karaoke

Rooster’s Blues House
El Milagro Taqueria
Frank & Marlee’s

Favorite Margarita

Volta Taverna (48%)
South Depot (10%)
Tequilas (7%)

HM: El Milagro, Papito’s, Proud Larry’s, Ajax, Boure, Chili’s

Favorite Patio/Deck

Volta Taverna
Boure
City Grocery

HM: Proud Larry’s, Library, Soulshine, Frank & Marlee’s, Burgundy Room, Round Table, Lamar Lounge, Delta Steak Co., Rooster’s

Favorite Beer Selection

Blind Pig Pub & Deli (30%)
Oxford Growler (27%)
Proud Larry’s (6%)

HM: Library, Soulshine, Lamar Lounge, Delta Steak Co., Funkys, Joe’s Craft Beer

Favorite Place to Shoot Pool

Blind Pig Pub & Deli
The Library Sports Bar
Frank & Marlee’s

HM: Rooster’s, Levee, Round Table

Favorite Pool Shark

Vernon Alger
Ernest Carothers
Deg Ronilo

HM: Lee Harris, Lee Eric Alford, Luke Stammerjohn, Marina Para, Quinn Chandler

Favorite Trivia Night

Blind Pig Pub & Deli
Frank & Marlee’s
Proud Larry’s

HM: Buffalo Wild Wings, Cups

Favorite Shot

Fireball
Tequila
Jameson

HM: Whiskey, Bourbon, Shorty

LOCAL BUSINESSES

Favorite Antique Store

Mustard Seed Antique Emporium
The Depot Antique Mall
Sugar Magnolia Antique Mall

HM: Tin Pan Alley, Bea’s Antiques

Favorite Beer Store

Joe’s Craft Beer
Bikini Beer
Oxford Growler

HM: Kroger, Larson’s Cash Saver, Habits, Brittany Store, Oxford Spot

Favorite Boutique/Gift Shop

Oxford Floral
Mimosa Flowers, Gifts & Gourmet
The Lily Pad Gifts & Accessories

HM: Olive Juice, Lulu’s, Chaney’s Pharmacy, Local Color, Sorella Boutique & Interiors, Bette’s Flowers, Katherine Beck, Sugar Magnolia

Favorite Convenience Store

Lindsey’s Chevron
Skymart
McPhail’s “Four Corners” Chevron

HM: James Food Center, Brittany Store, Double Quick, Oxford Spot, Ward’s Chevron (Old Taylor Rd.), Oxford Exxon, Walgreen’s

Favorite Chiropractor

Oxford Chiropractic
Henderson Chiropractic
Wade Chiropractic

HM: Hal Posey, Dr. G.R. Orndorff, Jr. DC

Favorite Florist

Oxford Floral
Bette’s Flowers
Mimosa Flowers, Gifts & Gourmet

HM: University Florist, The Twisted Twig

Favorite Furniture Store

Johnson’s Furniture
Green Door Company
Stash by the Weathervane

HM: Furniture World, Cheepo Deepo, Jones at Home, Sugar Magnolia, Unique Furnishings

Favorite Beauty Salon

La Rousse Salon & Spa
Stone Washed Salon
Avenue West Salon & Spa

HM: CVM Salon, The Parlor, Emma J Salon, The Nail Shop, La Mystique, Luxe Styling Studio, Amara Salon, Alice & Co., Hair Port

Favorite Grocery Store

Kroger
Larson’s Cash Saver
Farmers’ Market

HM: Wal-Mart, Living Foods

Favorite Gym

Snap Fitness
YMCA
Turner Center

HM: Southern Star Yoga Center, Anytime Fitness, Goose Creek Club

Favorite Local Farm

Yokna(patawpha) Bottoms Farm
Brown Family Dairy
Woodson Ridge Farm

HM: Bost Farms, Canebrake Farm

Favorite Liquor Store

Star Package Store
P.J.’s Wine & Liquor
Kiamie Package Store

HM: West Jackson Wine & Spirits, Magnolia Wine & Spirits, Poppa’s Wine & Spirits, C&M Package Store, Whiskey Still

Favorite Music Supply Store

Austin’s Music
Ron’s Music
Rebel Music

HM: The End Of All Music

Favorite Radio Station

WQLJ (93.7 FM)
Bullseye (95.5 FM)
Rebel Radio (92.1 FM)

HM: MPB/NPR/WMAV (90.3), 96X (105.1), SuperTalk Mississippi (105.5 and 97.3), Miss 98 (97.5), The Z (98.5)

Favorite Tattoo Parlor

Oxford Tattoo
Opus Land

Favorite Thrift Store

Goodwill
Salvation Army
TIE:Depot Antique Mall, Helping Hands Resale Shop

Favorite Taxi Service

Angel Taxi (29%)
Uber (23%)
Austin Taxi (17%)

HM: Rock Star Taxi, Rebel Taxi, Oxford Taxi

Favorite Local Business

Square Books
The End Of All Music
Ajax Diner

HM: Local Color, Blind Pig, Proud Larry’s, Funkys, Volta, Delta Steak Co., Neilson’s

Favorite Bygone Local Business

The Hoka
Two Stick
L&M’s Kitchen and Salumeria

HM: As Seen On TV, Austin’s Music, The Gin, Murff’s, Main Squeeze, Uncle Buck’s, Brass Monkey, Irie, Kalo’s Tavern

LOCAL ARTS & MUSIC

Favorite Visual Artist

Jere Allen
Bradley Gordon (Gordo)
J-Man (Jason Heavner)

HM: Keelan Stokes, Claire Whitehurst, Megan Kingery Patton, Michael Carter, Glennray Tutor, Robert Malone

Favorite Art Gallery

Southside Gallery
Powerhouse
Yalo Studio

HM: The Frame-Up, S&J Art Gallery

Favorite Local Actor

Johnny McPhail
Greg Earnest
Joey Lauren Adams

HM: Rhes Lowe, Jennifer Pierce Mathus

Favorite Bass Player

Kevin Hindman
Nathan Robbins
Newt “Cooter” Rayburn

HM: Dave Woolworth, Tommy Turan, Jesse Lipe

Favorite Bluesman

Eric Deaton
Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry
Zach Tillotson

HM: Kenny Brown, Leo “Bud” Welch, Garry Burnside

Favorite Comedian

Bruce Butler
Karlous Miller
Carter Wilkes

Favorite Country Singer

Ken Edwards (Alan Johnson – The Mustache Band)
Nick Spiller (Hawgwash)
Austin Marshall (Dickey Do & The Don’ts)

HM: Betsy Chapman, Shane King

Favorite Dancer

Cameron Wilson (Cambino)
Lydia Siniard (Hinge Dance Co.)
Jennifer Mizenko (Ole Miss Theatre Professor of Movement & Dance)

HM: JoLynn Wells Perry, Lindsay Fine, Gabby Lott, Suanne Strider, Jody Bevill, John Grissom

Favorite DJ

DJ Mario
DJ Wade
Demetrios Brown (Hec4Sho)

HM: Jacova “King Kova” Jenkins, Jimmy “The Show” Harris, Dent May, David Swider

Favorite Drummer

Richard Zepeda (The Whiskey Barrels)
Zach Tillotson (Fadetoblaq, Swampfoot)
Mikey Namorato (“Judas Cooter” of The Cooters)

HM: Kenny Graeber, Ricky Burkhead, Ryan Rogers, Tim Burkhead, Beau Bourgois, Wallace Lester, Jace Hughes, Len Clark, Austin Wheeler, Joseph Reed, Shane Prewitt

Favorite Filmmaker

Joe York
Micah Ginn
Matthew Graves

HM: Melanie Lynn Addington, Daniel Lee Perea, Greg Earnest, Jordan Berger, Jordan Henry, Rhes Lowe, Ryan Riley

Favorite Guitarist

Collin Bowen
George McConnell
Nick Spiller

HM: Silas Reed IV, Jake Fussell, Jesse Pinion, Keith Sanders, Eric Deaton, Gentry Webb, Patrick McClary, Max Hipp, Jr., Tyler Keith, Will Freeman, Clint Jordan, Daniel Karlish, Daniel Lee Perea, Garry Burnside, Jeff Peeples, Jimbo Mathus, Morgan Pennington, Phil Baquie, Sean O’Hara, Tad Wilkes (Moon Pie Curtis), Tate Moore, Winn McElroy

Favorite Horn Player

Jeff Callaway
Charles Washington
Jean-Marie Lalande

HM: Adam Ray, Casey Lipe, Simone Bourgeois

Favorite Keyboardist/Pianist

Bill Perry, Jr.
Kyle Jones
Robert Chaffe

HM: Mark Yacavone, Eric Carlton

Favorite Live Show (past year)

The Whiskey Barrels
Mustache The Band
Drive-By Truckers

HM: Kudzu Kings, Jason Isbell/Cory Branan, Unknown Hinson, Water Liars

Favorite Music Venue

Proud Larry’s (56%)
The Lyric Oxford (27%)
Blind Pig Pub & Deli (4%)

HM: Ajax, Rooster’s

Favorite Stringed/Acoustic Musician

Zach Tillotson
Greg Johnson
Clint Jordan

HM: Jesse Pinion, Keith Sanders, Tad Wilkes (Moon Pie Curtis), Tate Moore

Favorite Photographer

Joshua McCoy (Ole Miss Pix)
Bruce Newman (Oxford Eagle)
Ann Marie Wyatt (Taylor Square Photography)

HM: Pablo Corona, Scott Burton, Mike Stanton, Newt Rayburn, Danny Klimitz, Karla Watson, Trish Brummett, Milly West

Favorite Producer

Andrew Ratcliffe (Tweed Recording)
Matt Chambley (Push Button Studio)
Winn McElroy (Black Wings Studio)

HM: Micah Ginn, Tim Burkhead

Favorite Recording Studio

Tweed Recording
Dial Back Sound
Sweet Tea Recording

HM: Push Button Studio, Black Wings Studio

Favorite Rapper

Demetrios Brown (Hec4Sho)
Charlie Dawson (Stork)
Krazy J (Da Hitmaker)

Favorite Record Label

Fat Possum Records
Hill Country Records
Big Legal Mess Records

Favorite Songwriter

Patrick McClary
Shannon McNally
Tyler Keith

HM: George McConnell, Jimbo Mathus, Tate Moore, Adrian Dickey, Tad Wilkes (Moon Pie Curtis)

Favorite Sound Man

Leigh Taylor (Proud Larry’s)
Jeffrey Reed (Taproot Audio Design)
Andrew Ratcliffe (Tweed Recording)

HM: Tim Burkhead (The Lyric), Josh Boyette (The Library/Proud Larry’s), Max McDonaldson (Ford Center), James Goss (Rooster’s)

Favorite Vocalist

Jody Bevill (The Whiskey Barrels)
Keith Sanders (The Gutter Daisies)
Tate Moore (solo, Kudzu Kings)

HM: Erika Lipe, Shannon McNally, Tyler Keith, Betsy Chapman, Damien Wash, Effie Burt, Jake Fussell, Morgan Pennington, Newt Rayburn

Favorite Song of the Year

“Bossman” (Hawgwash)
“Breathe” (Fadetoblaq)
“A Perfect Machine” (1 Last Chance)

HM: “Inside Your Head” (The Heard), “Ain’t Got That Money Yet” (Fadetoblaq), “A Song About Some Byrdz” (Light Beam Rider), “Bad Martyr” (Nervs), “Georgia Born, Delta Raised” (Gutter Daisies), “I Want Blood” (Water Liars), “Icarus” (The Red Thangs), “Smoke and Mirrors” (And The Echo), “Writing Spider” (Jimbo Mathus), “Your Mama and Them” (Moon Pie Curtis), “Yuppies Are Flowers” (Dead Gaze), “Dixie”

Favorite Record of the Year

“Rip This” (Bass Drum of Death)
“Wolves” (And The Echo)
“Water Liars” (Water Liars)

HM: “Mother Universe and All Her Children” (Bill Perry, Jr.), “Avalon” (Tate Moore), “Dark Night of the Soul” (Jimbo Mathus), “Talbot Adams” (Talbot Adams), “Cadillac Funk” (Cadillac Funk), “Oxford Sounds” (The Cooters and George McConnell), “Warm Blanket” (Dent May), “The Great American” (Holy Ghost Electric Show), “Brain Holiday” (Dead Gaze)

Favorite Music Video of the Year

“Inside Your Head” (The Heard)
Oxford Sounds (The Cooters and George McConnell)
“Born Too Late” (Dent May

HM: “(I’m Gonna) Black Out Tonight” (Unwed Teenage Mothers), “I Want Blood” (Water Liars), “Rattle My Faith” (The Wineskins), “Yuppies Are Flowers” (Dead Gaze), “Tennessee Walker Mare” (Jimbo Mathus)

Favorite Book of the Year

“Flying Shoes” (Lisa Howorth)
“In Our Own Words: Writing From Parchman Prison” (ed. Louis Bourgeois)
“The Tilted World” (Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin)

HM: “Forsaken” (Ace Atkins), ”Natchez Burning” (Greg Iles)

Favorite Local Film of the Year

“West of Elvis” (Louis Bourgeois)
“The Season” (Ole Miss Sports Productions, Micah Ginn, Assoc. A.D.)
“Killer Kudzu” (Dir. by Meaghin Burke, Produced by Oxford Film Fest)

HM: “Lifted” (Jordan Henry), “Mile High Pie” (Melanie Addington and Daniel Lee Perea), “The Skin You’re In” (Melanie Addington), “Oxford Sounds” (Marie Antoon), “Mother Universe and All Her Children” (Bill Perry, Jr.)

Favorite Local Band

The Whiskey Barrels
Mustache The Band
The Cooters

HM: Kudzu Kings, Bass Drum of Death, Fadetoblaq, George McConnell & The Nonchalants, Hawgwash, Water Liars, And The Echo, Silas Reed ‘N’ Da Books, Gutter Daisies, Rocket 88, Eric Deaton Trio, Tyler Keith, Unwed Teenage Mothers, Kill The Ego, The Red Thangs, Shooting Out The Lights, Tangles, The Yalobushwhackers

Favorite New Local Band

And The Echo
The Heard
Bella Machine

HM: Fevre Dream, Zediker Brothers, Gilded Creatures, Tangles, Edwina, 1 Last Chance, Captain Magma, Nervs, Phlegmatic, Riverside Voodoo

Favorite Bygone Local Band

Blue Mountain
Beanland
TIE: The Neckbones, Sanders Bohlke

HM: Kudzu Kings, One Mile South, Betsy & The Barnburners, Tequila Mockingbird, Colour Revolt, Light Beam Rider, Balance Trio, Kill The Ego, The P.F. Flyers, Swampfoot

Most Underrated Musician

Keith Sanders
Collin Bowen
Bill Perry, Jr.

HM: Pat McKeage, Zach Tillotson, Andrew Gordon (Gordo), Betsy Chapman, Dent May, Jake Fussell, Kevin Hindman, Newt Rayburn, Silas Reed, Tad Wilkes, Will Freeman

LOCAL PEOPLE

Favorite Athlete

Laquon Treadwell
Bo Wallace
Cody Prewitt

HM: D.T. Shackelford, Senquez Golson, Denzel Nkemdiche, Eli Manning, Robert Nkemdiche

Favorite Attorney

Kevin W. Frye
Jay Carmean
Dee Hobbs

HM: James B. Justice, Lucky Tucker, Ray Garrett, Josh Turner, Rhea Tannehill, Tom Freeland, Daniel Sparks, George Haymans, Hale Freeland, Hiram Eastland III, Jay Hughes, Luke Fisher, Swayze Alford

Favorite Boss/Business Owner

Randy Yates (Ajax Diner)
John Currence (City Grocery Restaurant Group)
Brooke Krizbai (Volta Taverna)

HM: Kevin W. Frye, Todd Lynch (Frank & Marlee’s), Buck Walden (Rib Cage), Lee Harris (Funkys), Mike Portera (Lenora’s), Scott Caradine (Proud Larry’s)

Favorite Clergy Member

Father Joe Tonos (St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church)
Rev. John Semmes (First Presbyterian Church)
Pat Ward (The Orchard)

HM: Ann Whitaker (St. Peter’s Episcopal Church), Warren Black (Oxford University United Methodist Church), Dave Waddell, Rev. Taylor Moore (St. Peter’s Episcopal Church), Bob Rambo, Joe Pegram, Robert Allen (First Baptist Church)

Favorite Coach

Hugh Freeze (77%)
Andy Kennedy (4%)
Mike Bianco (3%)

HM: Joe Sabatier, Coach Patton, Tim Murphrey, Dave Wommack, Johnny Hill

Favorite Newspaper Writer/Columnist

Nature Humphries (Local Voice)
Rebecca Long (Local Voice)
Newt Rayburn (Local Voice)

HM: Jesse Yancy (Local Voice), Carver Rayburn (Local Voice), Jim Dees (formerly Oxford Eagle), John Davis (Oxford Eagle), Suanne Strider, Alyssa Schnugg (Oxford Eagle), Neal McCreedy (RebelGrove.com)

Favorite Computer Nerd

Cameron Wilson (CambinoTech)
Kyle McGrevey (Express Computer Service)
Nathan Robbins

Favorite Doctor

Dr. David Coon (Urgent Care Clinic of Oxford)
Dr. Kecia Kirk (North Mississippi Family Med)
Dr. Shaun Helmhout (North Mississippi Family Med)

HM: Jeff Dennis, Dr. Jean Gispen, Ford Dye, Dr. Philip Loria, Dan Shell, Dr. Bo Martin, Dr. Erik Richardson, Dr. Michael Dennis, Dr. Phillip A. Hooker, Dr. Ronald Blake Smith, Dr. Singletary, Dr. Will Dabbs, Glenn Hunt, Tom Fowlkes, William Henderson

KatyPerryOxford2014 — Favorite Celebrity Sighting: Katy Perry (pictured here on ESPN College GameDay on October 4, 2014)

Favorite Celebrity Sighting

Katy Perry
Morgan Freeman
Woody Harrelson

HM: Eli Manning, Tim Tebow, Dolly Parton, Joey Lauren Adams, Kirk Herbstreet, Zac Efron

Favorite Nurse

Morgan Walter
Merilyn Charlton
Meg Hayden

HM: Rachel Walker, Stephanie Stewart, Jason Melton, LaShonda Sisk, Leigh Spencer, Miranda Bennett, Misty Houston

Favorite Professor/Teacher

Sommer Sneed Husbands
Michael Dupper
Louis Bourgeois

HM: Mary Hayes, Alan Spurgeon, Dr. Elliot Hutchcraft, Ross Haenfler

Favorite Public Servant

Jay Hughes
Joey East
Robyn Tannehill

HM: Zerk Wilson, Baretta Mosley, Clarence Williams (Deputy Chief, Oxford Fire Department), Jordan Watson, Officer/Johnny Sossman, Rocky Kennedy

Favorite Taxi Driver

Phillip Howard (Austin Taxi)
Vernon Alger (Angel Taxi)
Austin Blake (Austin’s Taxi)

HM: Moon Dog, Brad Meyers, Darryl Coleman, Uber, Leslie Foust, Louis Brummett, Roy Watson, Shawn Snow

Favorite Townie

Ron Shapiro (Ronzo)
Chico Harris
Ashley Frye

HM: Ernest Carothers, Louis Bourgeois, Randy Yates, Greg Jones, Rodney Holley, Zach Tutor, Bubba Veazey, Carter Wilkes, Dent May, Jamo Gait, Joe Larson, Judge McClarty, Tim Ferguson, Trent Coleman, Tyler Bigham, Tyler Keith, Zerk Wilson

Favorite Veterinarian

Whitney Rayner (Crossroads Animal Hospital)
Dr. C. Lee Payne (Animal Clinic of Oxford)
Ware Sullivan (Animal Care Center)

HM: Hannah Heaton, April Garcia, Dr. Harry Fyke, Dr. Jennifer Stobbe, Dr. Kathy Kvam, Laura Wilson, Bottletree, Pampered Paws, Steve Redding

Favorite Local Writer

Ace Atkins
Tom Franklin
John Grisham

HM: Jack Pendarvis, Lee Durkee, Neil White, Lisa Howorth, Chris Offutt, Louis Bourgeois, Robert Khayat, Wright Thompson

OTHER LOCAL FAVORITES

SquareDDphoto — Favorite Local Event: Double Decker Festival

Favorite Local Event

Double Decker Festival
Ole Miss Football
Arter-Limits Fringe Festival

HM: Oxford Film Festival, Thacker Mountain Radio, Grove, ESPN Gameday, One Night Stand Art Show, Oxford Blues Festival, Oxford Craft Beer Festival, St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl

Favorite Tourist Attraction/Landmark

Rowan Oak
The Grove
The Square

HM: Faulkner’s grave, doorknob to the universe, Faulkner statue, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, LQC Lamar House, Ole Miss football/game day

Favorite Church

St. Peter’s Episcopal
The Orchard
Oxford-University Methodist Church

HM: First Presbyterian, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, First Baptist Oxford, College Hill Presbyterian, Community Church of Oxford, North Oxford Baptist Church, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, First Baptist Church of Abbeville, St. Andrew’s United Methodist

Favorite New Addition to Town