The Local Voice

10/31/2025

Oxford Police Will Increase Presence This Weekend to Ensure Fun

To ensure that everyone has a fun and safe time celebrating, Oxford Police will have an increased presence in and around the downtown Square area.

https://www.thelocalvoice.net/oxford/oxford-police-will-increase-presence-this-weekend-to-ensure-fun/

10/31/2025

*EAT IN OXFORD: Friday, October 31, 2025 Food and Drink Options + ROUNDABOUT OXFORD®: Entertainment in Oxford & Ole Miss

https://www.thelocalvoice.net/oxford/eat-in-oxford-friday-october-31-2025-food-and-drink-options-roundabout-oxford-entertainment-in-oxford-ole-miss/

10/30/2025

Local Views: Photo of the Week
"Intruder in the Dust Premiere at The Lyric Theatre"
by John Cofield

In 1949, William Faulkner walked from his home at Rowan Oak, up South 11th Street to the building that had once been his family’s stables, to the now Lyric Theatre, for the MGM world premiere of the motion picture made from his novel, "Intruder in the Dust".

See the photo and read more: https://www.thelocalvoice.net/oxford/john-cofields-photo-of-the-week-intruder-in-the-dust-premiere-at-the-lyric-theatre/

10/30/2025

EAT IN OXFORD: Thursday, October 30, 2025 Food and Drink Options + Entertainment in Oxford, Mississippi

https://www.thelocalvoice.net/oxford/eat-in-oxford-thursday-october-30-2025-food-and-drink-options-entertainment-in-oxford-mississippi/

10/30/2025

New Book Examines Age Old Question: Why Has Mississippi Produced More Acclaimed Literature Than Any Other Region in History?

Authors Josh Clark and Judy Long to discuss in Oxford November 3

https://www.thelocalvoice.net/oxford/new-book-examines-age-old-question-why-has-mississippi-produced-more-acclaimed-literature-than-any-other-region-in-history/

10/29/2025

Oxford Community Market is our community’s happy place and we need ALL Y’ALL to keep it going and GROWING!

The Oxford Community Market stands as a vibrant hub, cherished by many and serving as a fundamental part of our local food community. For over ten years, it has united us weekly, supporting our farmers and ensuring that fresh, farm-sourced food remains abundant and accessible to friends and neighbors in need. Now, we reach out to our community to help sustain OXCM’s valuable mission for many more years to come! Join us to support this beloved community institution on Nov. 30th at OXCM’s Hometown Hootenanny and let’s thrown down for our farmers market’s future!!!

10/29/2025

Lafayette County Master Gardeners: "Pomegranate" by Bronwynne Bailey

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) isn’t just a beautiful fruit — it’s a piece of living history. Native to the Middle East and South Asia, this hardy plant has traveled the world, thriving wherever sunshine and warmth abound.

https://www.thelocalvoice.net/oxford/lafayette-county-master-gardeners-pomegranate/

10/29/2025

10/29/2025

Oxford High School Senior Named a Coca-Cola Scholar Semifinalist

Oxford High School is delighted to announce that senior Jun Jang has been selected as a semifinalist in the 2026 Coca-Cola Scholars Program.

https://www.thelocalvoice.net/oxford/oxford-high-school-senior-named-a-coca-cola-scholar-semifinalist/

10/29/2025

EAT IN OXFORD: Wednesday, October 29, 2025: Food & Drink Options + ROUNDABOUT OXFORD®: Entertainment in Oxford & Ole Miss

https://www.thelocalvoice.net/oxford/?p=153056

10/29/2025

Study Links Faith to Black Americans' Mental Health Outcomes

Ole Miss research underscores importance of holistic mental health care

Church pews, gospel songs and prayer have offered comfort in Black communities for generations. But, even the strongest devotion to faith can also carry uncertainty, guilt or grief that weigh on the mind.

https://www.thelocalvoice.net/oxford/study-links-faith-to-black-americans-mental-health-outcomes/

10/28/2025

Developer Moves Proposed Lafayette County asphalt Plant, ‘for the sake of peace’ with Neighbors

The developer behind a controversial proposed asphalt plant announced on Tuesday he will seek to build it in the Lafayette County Industrial Park, not in the small community of Taylor as originally planned.

https://www.thelocalvoice.net/oxford/developer-moves-proposed-lafayette-county-asphalt-plant-for-the-sake-of-peace-with-neighbors/