Tag Archives: Jackson Avenue
Special to the DM Where does the center of Oxford lie today? As restaurants and shopping options grow on Jackson Avenue and forest land vanishes around the under-construction hospital, it is becoming more and more difficult to figure out exactly what Oxford is. “You can go to Jackson and see that stuff anywhere else,” junior Emily McKee said. “As it grows, I...
Anna Brigance/The Daily Mississippian Auditions for “Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay-Abaire will be in full swing with Theatre Oxford at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center on the corner of Jackson Avenue and South 14th Street. Greg Earnest, a math instructor at Northwest Mississippi Community College, is directing the production, which traces the chaotic journey of...
The Sept. 11 opening of Buffalo Wild Wings, a popular sports bar franchise, brings more than another place to eat and drink in Oxford – the restaurant is bringing jobs as well, according to BWW employee Devin Savage. “There’s about 100 people that work there including servers, hostesses, the kitchen and the bartenders,” Savage said. Savage said...
Students, along with the rest of the university and Oxford community, who have been dealing with one-lane traffic on College Hill Road for the past few weeks can rest assured the project is nearing its end. The construction, which is part of Oxford’s Pathways Projects, will result in new bike paths on College Hill Road and is predicted to be finished by next week, according...
: Oxford Police Chief Mike Martin confirmed that a suspect was arrested for the bomb threat involving cars at Lexington Pointe Apartments yesterday morning. At approximately 7:47 a.m. Tuesday, the Oxford Police Department responded to a call of a bomb threat involving vehicles at Lexington Pointe apartments off Jackson Avenue, according to Oxford Police Chief Mike Martin....
