by Lynn Lofton Published: May 20,2012
Tags: Katherine King, Margaret King, Oxford, William Faulkner
If you don’t smile at the title of this book, you haven’t been in Mississippi long or you have absolutely no interest in speech patterns. I can just imagine some good ole boy looking at these two girls, who look exactly alike and are dressed exactly alike, taking a second look and asking (rhetorically), “Y’all [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 11,2012
Tags: agriculture, farmers market, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Oxford
OXFORD — Oxford officials say they don’t know if they’ll be able to create a city-run farmers’ market anytime soon. The Oxford Park Commission received a $56,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but the city needs the state Legislature’s permission to create the market. Lawmakers routinely approve dozens of local-and-private bills each session [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 18,2012
Tags: Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, Dick Cowart, Memphis Tennessee, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Oxford
OXFORD — Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation will build its new $250 million Oxford hospital on a 160-acre tract just west of the existing hospital. Memphis-based Baptist Memorial announced its plans Tuesday in a meeting with officials from Oxford and Lafayette County. Baptist spokesman Dick Cowart says 15 sites were considered. Cowart says the new [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: February 24,2012
Tags: Baltimore, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Oxford, Residential Price Index, Tampa
Oxford real estate data firm FNC’s Residential Price Index(RPI) released Wednesday indicates that U.S. residential property values declined in December amid signs of continued improvement in the job market and economic growth. With sales of distressed properties comprising a large portion of overall home sales, prices on non-distressed sales continued to reflect the downward pressure [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 5,2011
Tags: Alisa Fye, Bramlett Elementary School, Lafayette County School District, Oxford, Oxford School District, TVA Green School Initiative
OXFORD — Oxford school officials say the district has saved more than $23,000 in energy costs in the past year with participation in the TVA Green School Initiative program. Brian Harvey, interim superintendent for the Oxford School District, says that the program helps schools save money on energy costs, protects the environment and allows students [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: November 27,2011
Tags: Christy Knapp, Clarksdale, Malcolm White, Mississippi Arts Commission, Mississippi Creative Economy, Mississippi Creative Economy study, Mississippi Development Authority, Ocean Springs, Oxford, Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation, Peavey Electronics, The Elvis Presley Birthplace, Viking Range Corp., “creative economy”
The “creative economy” includes individuals such as artists, architects, chefs and professors, creative industries such as Peavey Electronics, Viking Range Corp., The Elvis Presley Birthplace and Ramey Agency and creative communities including Oxford, Clarksdale, Ocean Springs and Rolling Fork. The recent Mississippi Creative Economy study concludes that this segment represents approximately 61,000 jobs and just [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 7,2011
Tags: Alabama, BCS, dan mullen, football, houston nutt, LSU, Mississippi state football, Ole Miss, Oxford, Southeastern Conference
OXFORD — Ole Miss football coach Houston Nutt will resign at the end of the season. Nutt will coach the Rebels’ last three games this year,” athletic director Pete Boone said at a press conference Monday, where also announced that he will step down as athletic AD by the end of 2012. The Rebels have [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 22,2011
Tags: Baptist Memorial Hospital, Bob Wood, bonds, economy, Lafayette County, Lloyd Oliphant, Mississippi, Oxford
OXFORD — The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors is planning to pay off all outstanding bond debt and lower property taxes. The decision was made this past week to spend $10 million of the $30 million gained from the sale of Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi to pay off all outstanding bonds for the county. The [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: October 16,2011
Tags: biggest jumper, Frank Paci, McAlister’s Deli, Mississippi 100, Oxford, Top Private Companies
McAlister’s Deli started out in a converted gas station in Oxford in the early ‘90s, and has since grown into a powerhouse on the southeastern dining scene. The casual dining chain has opened 15 new locations in 2011, pushing its total number of locations over 300. That’s one reason why McAlister’s is this year’s biggest [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 27,2011
Tags: Dino Jerry Grisanti, Judge Michael P. Mills, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Oxford
OXFORD — A former Oxford auto dealer will spend one day in jail and pay $7,500 fine for a guilty plea to a $2 million bank fraud scheme. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Dino Jerry Grisanti was sentenced Thursday by Chief U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills. Last October, Grisanti pleaded guilty to a [...] [...]
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