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The Local Voice #461 is OUT NOW!
Pick up a free copy of the printed newspaper in the Oxford & Ole Miss area or access the digital edition, which has more content, puzzles, and puzzle solutions that aren't in the printed newspaper.
Released February 27, 2025, The Local Voice #461 features all the information you need to have a wonderful, fun, and exciting time in the area the next few weeks. Let there be food, drinks, arts, entertainment, events, and local information! Keep your mind exercised this winter season with TLV's Puzzle Playground!
Pick up a free printed copy of The Local Voice #461 in the Oxford & Ole Miss area or access the digital edition here
Please let us know if you are having trouble finding a printed newspaper
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University of Mississippi:
Preserving Music History: UM Blues Archive Celebrates 40 Years
by Marvis Herring
Special collection available for viewing as staff plans for digital expansion
Rare 78-rpm records from legends such as Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, never-released studio recordings, and personal letters sent to fans by Ray Charles are just a sliver of the 400,000 artifacts preserved in the University of Mississippi's Blues Archive. Housed in the J.D. Williams Library, the archive is celebrating 40 years of collecting stories, voices, memorabilia, and images that define the genre often defined as "the people's music."
Read more at TLV
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Local Health:
"I Can 5K" Program Provides So Much To So Many
The group doesn’t want running to be looked at as a punishment, they want it to be fun and inspiring
You are never alone when you sign up to take part in the I Can 5K program. Even if the normally busy Oxford city streets are quiet, there is always someone who has your back. The I Can 5K program has been gearing up for its March & April training schedule. Members of Run Oxford are there to make sure participants get the training, and encouragement, they need to be successful.
Run here for more info!
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Local Events:
Marshal Service Hosts Ninth Annual Fallen Heroes Honor Run
by Clara Turnage
Run through Oxford, UM campus honors those lost in the line of duty
The event honors law enforcement officers across the country who lost their lives in the line of duty. Runners will meet at 6 am in front of the U.S. District Court on Jackson Avenue. The community is welcome to join in the run or cheer from the sidelines.
Read more at The Local Voice
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Local Voices: Lafayette County Master Gardeners
by Bronwynne Bailey
It is important to prune roses in mid-February to mid-March while the plant is still dormant. You may see small leaflets forming on the ends of branches; that is a signal that your plant is ready for pruning. Pruning is important to remove old branches, shape the plant, stimulate new growth, and optimize air circulation through the center of the plant.
When your roses bloom, you’ll be glad you did it!
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Local Views: The State of Our City
Four More Years
by Jordan Bankhead
All but one alderman and the sitting mayor Robyn Tannehill will serve another four years because no one chose to contest their seats
The only election for alderman is for Ward 1 where Rick Addy stepped down. Drew Stevens, Erin Smith, and William Mayo will vie for that seat. There will be no primary and at the general election Tuesday, June 3, the top vote getter will be elected. All this begs the question why so many city leadership positions have not been contested this year. I sat down with Mayor Tannehill to try to get to the bottom of this. While there are many theories regarding incumbent advantage, it might help to explore the mayor’s record in the past eight years and her plans for the future.
Read Jordan's interview with Mayor Tannehill at The Local Voice
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Local Voices: Lafayette County Master Gardeners
by Bronwynne Bailey
The warm days are finally outnumbering the cold ones
There are a lot of gardening chores that need to be done every month of each year. This article will help guide you through March toward a prettier and healthier landscape or garden.
Get your thumb green for a prettier yard this Spring!
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Local Restaurants:
The Balcony at Oxford Grillehouse Remains Under Renovation
The anticipated opening of The Balcony at Oxford Grillehouse is still uncertain
However, secret details include an intimate bar & lounge behind a hidden door separate from the main dining room. The new area will serve lunch on Fridays and Saturdays, dinner from Tuesday though Sunday, and will include an expanded appetizer selection, steaks, seafood, desserts, and a full bar. See the update at The Local Voice
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Local Voices: The View From The Balcony
by Randy Weeks
Okay, y’all. It’s time for another installment of “Notes in My Phone,” my chronicles of interesting things I’ve heard people say or have read. As always, I give no context to the notes with rare exception. You provide the context. Most names of those I’ve quoted have been omitted to protect the guilty. See Randy's view here
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GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi to Present Mardi Gras Family Day on March 15, 2025
To celebrate Mardi Gras in March, GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi will host a free Family Day event on Saturday, March 15, from 10 am to 2 pm. The event will feature free admission to GRAMMY Museum Mississippi — provided by Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area and King’s Daughters and Sons Circle Number 2 —an education program with two-time GRAMMY® winner Terrance Simien, DIY Mardi Gras mask-making provided by Delta Arts Alliance, games, and more. Read more here
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Local Crime in Oxford & Lafayette County
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Local Literary Publications:
The Local Voice 2025 Winter Reading Issue
TLV's popular Reading Issue is available 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.
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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