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The Chancellor’s House Boasts First Commercial Steinway and Sons Spirio Grand Piano in North America 2017-02-02-Spirio

The Chancellor’s House Boasts First Commercial Steinway and Sons Spirio Grand Piano in North America

Joseph Humphries February 2, 2017

Photograph and article by Joe Humphries The Chancellor’s House is nearing its opening and rolling out some luxury...

Locals Rally to Save Mississippi Arts Commission SaveMAC-Powerhouse-ScottBarretta

Locals Rally to Save Mississippi Arts Commission

TLV News January 30, 2017

article by Luke Fisher photograph by Scott Barretta The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council sponsored a public meeting Sunday,...

Celebrate the State: Mississippi Bicentennial Events Announced MS_bicentennial_transparent

Celebrate the State: Mississippi Bicentennial Events Announced

TLV News January 24, 2017

To support local celebrations honoring Mississippi’s bicentennial, the Mississippi Humanities Council is partnering with the Mississippi Development...

Study Reveals Best State for Lovers is Mississippi Actually 2017-01-16-MSforLovers

Study Reveals Best State for Lovers is Mississippi Actually

TLV News January 17, 2017

Is Virginia really for lovers? Other states may have something to say about that. In the first...

Mayor Pat Patterson Decides Not to Run for Re-Election City-officials-120815-mayor-patterson

Mayor Pat Patterson Decides Not to Run for Re-Election

TLV News December 20, 2016

Mayor Pat Patterson has decided to not run again in the next election. The decision was reported...

GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi Launches Internship Program 2016-07-19-Grammy Internship

GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi Launches Internship Program

TLV News July 20, 2016

CLEVELAND, MS (July 19, 2016)–Nearing completion of seven interns over the past three years, GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi‘s...

Oxford, Mississippi Subject of Downtown Growth Case Study by Troy, Alabama Oxford1

Oxford, Mississippi Subject of Downtown Growth Case Study by Troy, Alabama

Brittain Thompson June 29, 2016

Troy, Alabama is looking to develop its own town square. Before they dove into the process, several...

Ole Miss and YAC Summer Camps Offering Writing, Science, and Arts Programs 2016-06-23-summer camp

Ole Miss and YAC Summer Camps Offering Writing, Science, and Arts Programs

Brittain Thompson June 25, 2016

Summer camps are a staple of any childhood. They’re a kid’s favorite vacation. For a few weeks...

Two Found Dead in Oxford, Mississippi crime-scene

Two Found Dead in Oxford, Mississippi

TLV News June 20, 2016

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation are involved in a case where...

GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi Presents Pride & Joy: The Texas Blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan SRV_GRAMMYFEAT

GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi Presents Pride & Joy: The Texas Blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan

TLV News May 18, 2016

Exhibit Features Rare Artifacts from the Personal Collection of the Vaughan Family CLEVELAND, Miss.– On June 30,...

Ole Miss Student Arrested at Foxfire Ranch, Punched by Security Guard 2016-04-21-cantu

Ole Miss Student Arrested at Foxfire Ranch, Punched by Security Guard

Brittain Thompson April 21, 2016

Anthony Cantu was arrested April 18 at Foxfire Ranch and charged with felony simple assault of a...

The Local Voice Celebrates Ten years of Crunching Deadlines and Spreading Ink Issue 1_FEAT

The Local Voice Celebrates Ten years of Crunching Deadlines and Spreading Ink

Brittain Thompson April 14, 2016

The Local Voice was born on April 18, 2006. For the past decade, Publisher Newt Rayburn and...

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Oxford Police Department to Participate in Distracted Driving Awareness

TLV News April 7, 2016

Oxford, Miss. (OPD) – Throughout the month of April, law enforcement personnel will be cracking down on motorists...

Oxford Representative Jay Hughes Files Emergency Restraining Order on Mississippi House Speaker Philip A. Gunn 2016-03-23-HughesVSGunn

Oxford Representative Jay Hughes Files Emergency Restraining Order on Mississippi House Speaker Philip A. Gunn

TLV News March 23, 2016

Freshman Representative Jay Hughes (District 12) filed for an emergency restraining order today in Hinds County Circuit...

Holli’s Sweet Tooth to Remain Open in New Location hollis

Holli’s Sweet Tooth to Remain Open in New Location

Shelby Rayburn March 23, 2016

Good news from the Oxford Square today as Holli Ratcliffe, owner of local favorite candy store Holli’s...

1972 Chevy Blazer Stolen Off the Oxford, Mississippi Square Recovered in Memphis R Mongeon

1972 Chevy Blazer Stolen Off the Oxford, Mississippi Square Recovered in Memphis

TLV News March 21, 2016

On Thursday, March 17, 2016, Investigators of the Oxford, Mississippi Police Department charged Ronald Mongeon, Jr (41)...

Three Rivers Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is Saturday, April 16, 2016 HazerdousWasteGraphic

Three Rivers Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is Saturday, April 16, 2016

TLV News March 15, 2016

Three Rivers Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday, April 16, 2016 8 am – 3:00 pm Armory...

New Video Emerges of Suspect Who Stole 1972 Powder Blue Chevy Blazer from the Oxford Square 2016-03-11-Desler'sBlazer-SecurityFootage

New Video Emerges of Suspect Who Stole 1972 Powder Blue Chevy Blazer from the Oxford Square

TLV News March 14, 2016

Oxford, Miss (TLV) – New surveillance video has emerged of the suspect who stole John Desler‘s 1972...

Have You Seen This Vintage Powder Blue Convertible Chevy Blazer? It Was Stolen off the Oxford, Mississippi Square March 11 JohnDesler'sBlazer

Have You Seen This Vintage Powder Blue Convertible Chevy Blazer? It Was Stolen off the Oxford, Mississippi Square March 11

TLV News March 12, 2016

Well somebody is in big trouble! Last night, Friday, March 11, 2016 at approximately 11:33 pm, some...

7th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl is Saturday, March 19 at 3 pm 2016-02-29-pubcrawl

7th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl is Saturday, March 19 at 3 pm

Brittain Thompson March 10, 2016

St. Patrick’s Day is less than a month away, which means the annual St. Paddy’s Day Pub...

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…