Spring is in the air and The Local Voice #485 is out now!

Spring is in the air in Oxford & Ole Miss and The Local Voice #485 newspaper and digital edition is out now! Our new edition features local entertainment news, information, puzzles, and articles you need to live well, enjoy life, and have a great time this May!

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Blues Musician and Scholar to Deliver Annual Last Lecture

by Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Adam Gussow prepares to retire after 24 years in Southern studies

On his first day of teaching at the University of Mississippi in 2002, Adam Gussow showed up in Barnard Observatory right at the start of class time, sweating profusely in the August heat. His left arm was in a cast from a recent bicycle accident on Pea Ridge Road, and he was 1

flustered and in pain. READ MORE

Ole Miss Professor Preserves Mississippi's Black Church Legacy

Vanessa Charlot photographs the state's oldest religious centers for Black communities

Thursday, April 30 at 6pm @ The Powerhouse

"See You on the Other Side": Thacker Mountain Radio Hour Season Finale with Author Jay McInerney

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 3:00pm at David H. Nutt Auditorium

Oxford Civic Chorus Is Proud to Announce a Combined Concert with The Jackson Choral Society

The performance brings together more than one hundred singers between the two choirs, and featuring an accompanying orchestral chamber ensemble. Read More

Sunday, May 3, 2026 from 2–4 pm at Cedar Oaks Mansion

Cedar Oaks Annual Mayfest Set for Sunday, May 3

Cedar Oaks Guild is hosting a free Mayfest on the lawn of the historic Cedar Oaks Mansion, 601 Murray St., this Sunday, May 3, 2–4 pm in Oxford.

Wednesday, May 27 at 5:30pm @ Off Square Books

An Evening with Jesmyn Ward for "On Witness and Respair"

The collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay.

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Viral Article: 10,000+ views and counting!

Researchers Show How Simple Magnets Can Help Solve a Complex Problem

Magnetic fields assist in recovering valuable metals from waste. Read more

UM Law Course Connects Housing Issues to Oxford's Past and Present

Students, community members explore city's development and housing challenges through lecture and tour. Read more

Storytelling AI Could Help Identify Loneliness, Depression in Elders

Social isolation and loneliness produce serious impacts on mental and physical health, and older adults are likely to experience these conditions. Read more

Women's Council's Gift Funds Leadership Opportunities

Believing deeply in the power of leadership development, Ouida and Wayne Drinkwater have established a new endowment. Read more

NASA Funds Ole Miss Studies of Planet-Forming Space Dust

Astrochemist to study planet seeds, spectral fingerprints through new grants. Read more

First-Generation Student, Mississippian Named UM's 21st Truman Scholar

Aminata Ba to focus on civil, voting rights while earning law degree. Read more

City Grocery Restaurant Group is hiring! Fill out an application online to work at City Grocery, Snackbar, Bouré, or Big Bad Breakfast , or inquire at the restaurants

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Foxfire Ranch Launches "We Are the Promised Land"

A multimedia altar to Black Land Legacies in the Mississippi Hill Country Read more

Minor Earthquake Detected Friday Evening April 24, 2026 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake - Yalobusha County Read more

Nominations Open for Chamber Annual Awards, Including 54th Citizen of the Year Honor

The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its 2026 Annual Awards Read more

OHS Students Named Top Mississippi Finalists in Presidential 1776 Civics Competition

Oxford High School students Macon Harrell and Lily Kate Coughlin have been named in the top four Mississippi finalists in the inaugural Presidential 1776 Award for Civics Read more

Mississippi Highway Patrol, Lafayette County Sheriff's Office InvestigeCrash Involving County School Bus

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a Monday afternoon crash on Highway 334 involving a Lafayette County School District bus and a passenger vehicle that fled the scene. Read more

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Randy Weeks

The View Beyond The Balcony: "A Conversation at Double Decker with Joe Biden"

During Double Decker last Saturday, I was wandering from booth to booth when an old guy caught my eye. I was sure I’d seen the man somewhere, but I just couldn’t place him.
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Bronwynne Bailey

The Lafayette County Master Gardeners: "May Garden Calendar"

As warmer weather arrives, you may spend more time outside and working in your yard. Here are some tasks to check off this month. Read More

Dana Criswell

Dana Criswell: "When the Experts Disagree, Conviction Wins: A Bitcoin Investor’s Case for the Long Term"

There is a peculiar ritual that plays out every cycle in Bitcoin. Smart and well informed people make confident predictions about where the price is headed next, and then the market humbles nearly all of them. Read more

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LaForce Acquires Target Door & Supply, Inc., Entering Mississippi Market

Mississippi Songwriters Festival Returning To Cleveland

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) Bear Week

TLV 20th Anniversary Flashback #17:

This Week in Oxford, Mississippi Music History: The Very First Punk Rock Show
December 19, 1987

The show featured the local bands Dead Fish and Nightmare on Sesame Street and it was organized by the DIY fanzine collective, Assault With Intent to Free. Read more