Local History

TLV News September 18, 2012

Bridging The Blues: Arkansas • Memphis • Mississippi (Part 1 of 2) Article by Scott Barretta •...

TLV News August 16, 2012

208 South Lamar Celebrates 125th Anniversary 208 South Lamar Restaurant is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the...

TLV News June 29, 2012

Oxford, Mississippi is 175 years old this year, and the Oxford Downtown Council is celebrating by hosting...

Celebrate “Juneteenth” on June 19! (by Rebecca Long) HPIM0150_edited_000-contrasty

TLV News June 18, 2012

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862. It contained these words:...

Shiloh’s Grand Illumination, April 7, 2012 Photographs by Newt Rayburn Luminaries at Shiloh, April 7, 2012 Photograph by Newt Rayburn

Newt Rayburn April 9, 2012

Shiloh’s Grand Illumination, April 7, 2012 Photographs by Newt Rayburn Shiloh, Tennessee (TLV) – In commemoration of...

TLV News October 21, 2011

by Scott Barretta (writer/researcher – Mississippi Blues Trail) photos courtesy of Bill Perry, Jr. OXFORD, MISS. (TLV)...

TLV News February 1, 2009

If you’ve been looking for the Hoka Theatre documentary by Joe York, here it is in all...

TLV News September 20, 2007

“The night of September 30, 1962 James Meredith integrated the University of Mississippi, backed by 300 federal...

Randy Weeks on The View From The Balcony: “Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright.* Really?”November 22, 2024
Thanks for such a thoughtful response, Howard. One of the main things I'm still bumfuzzled over is how so many…
Howard Dodson on The View From The Balcony: “Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright.* Really?”November 22, 2024
Randy, I go back and forth with my reaction. I too was absolutely stunned @ how people could brush aside…
Randy Weeks on VOX Press to Publish “Unit 29: Writing from Parchman Prison” December 2024November 21, 2024
This is a great source of hope to the hopeless. Cudos to Louis for his courageous work!
New radio show heightens concerns of Republican influence at Mississippi Public Broadcasting - Mississippi Today on It’s Time for a Change in D.C. (by Russ Latino)October 31, 2024
[…] referendum that would have compelled lawmakers to fully fund public schools. He was also a public proxy for far-right…
John Thompson on Obituary: Bill Plunk (March 23, 1941 – October 9, 2024)October 29, 2024
RIP Bill . I enjoyed working for you way back in the early 90's .. You were a fair guy…