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Local Business:
All 2024 home games rank in top 10 crowds at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
Home football games at the University of Mississippi generated more than $325 million in economic impact during the 2024-25 season, according to new data from Visit Oxford.
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Local Events:
Roostas Belts Tees Off PGA Tour Season at Funkys with Watch Party February 1
Golf, leisure brand hosts PGA Tour Season Kickoff Party for public with drink specials, giveaways, and more
Roostas, an Oxford-based business and leading name in golf belts, is hosting a watch party for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to celebrate the beginning of the 2025 PGA Tour season. Complete with drink specials, giveaways, a putting competition and more, the event will also showcase the brand’s signature stretch belts and needlepoint designs alongside its new spring collection.
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Local Radio:
Thacker Mountain Radio
Kicks Off 2025 Spring Season with New Shows, Road Trips
The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour kicks off its 2025 spring season on Thursday, February 6, at 6 pm at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center.
Guests for the season premiere will include Memphis poet Maria Zoccola, country songwriter Amber Rae Dunn, and Oxford-based blues singer, Edna Nicole. The show is hosted by Jim Dees with Paul Tate & The Yalobushwhacker Big Band featuring the Thacker Horns.
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Local Literary Events
William Boyle Visits Off Square Books for his new book, "Saint of the Narrows Street" Tuesday February 4
William Boyle in conversation with Ace Atkins for Saint of the Narrows Street, a searing novel about family secrets and the consequences of one violent, impulsive act.
William Boyle is the author of eight books set in and around the southern Brooklyn neighborhood of Gravesend, where he was born and raised. His books have been nominated for the Hammett Prize, the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award in the UK, and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France, and they have been included on best-of lists in Washington Post, CrimeReads, and more. He currently lives in Oxford, Mississippi.
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Local Voices: Lafayette County Master Gardeners
“Temple Bells”
by Bronwynne Bailey
It is difficult to find winter flowering plants, but Temple Bells (Pieris ryukyuensis) is a stunning example. This evergreen shrub is native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan and an elegant, graceful, form. Temple Bells flowers fit beautifully into a shady garden, making a striking statement alongside other acid-loving plants like camellias and azaleas. This plant offers a graceful form, delicate blooms, and year-round appeal.
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University of Mississippi:
Institute of Child Nutrition celebrates 35 years with reflection on past, vision for future
Anyone familiar with public schools knows the drill. The lunch bell rings, and the lines form to gather the fuel necessary to make it through the second half of the day. Behind every tray of balanced meals and carefully chosen ingredients lies the unseen work of the Institute of Child Nutrition. For 35 years, the institute has helped improve the meals – and lives – of millions of children nationwide by empowering the professionals who prepare their meals. Housed in the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Mississippi, the institute has become a critical research and training hub for child nutrition professionals nationwide.
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The Local Voice 2025 Winter Reading Issue is out now!
TLV's popular Reading Issue is out now with creative writing, essays, poetry, original artwork, and more from some of Mississippi's up and coming writers and artists.
Featured in our 2025 Winter Reading Issue are Jason Boyd, Jordan Isbell, Samantha Haley, P.B. Jernigan, Betsy Elizabeth Johnston, Sam Kealhofer, Wayne Andrews, Anne Winebrenner, Lucas West, Carl Scharwath, S.P. Saizan, August Martin, Deanna Kreisel, and Gara Gillentine.
The Local Voice editor Nature Humphries of Oxford, Mississippi, has been awarded a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. This grant is a portion of the more than $1.7 million in grants MAC awarded in Fiscal Year 2025 and will be used to produce, print, and distribute this reading edition.
Our goal with the seasonal Reading Issues has always been to shine a light on the talented voices in our community, and give our local writers an opportunity to have their works published in a local print newspaper. We hope you enjoy the collection we put together!
Access the digital edition here
The Local Voice 2025 Winter Reading Issue is sponsored in part by the Mississippi Arts Commision, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council.
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Local Views: Lafayette County Master Gardeners by Bronwynne Bailey
“Asparagus Fern”
Asparagus fern (Asparagus Densiflorus Sprengeri) is not a fern at all, but a member of the Asparagaceae family. It is a close relative of true asparagus and is edible. Asparagus ferns are ideal for the patio where they are well suited for use in hanging baskets, mixed planters, or in individual pots. Learn more at the Local Voice
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