The county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi, is the city of Oxford. The land was purchased from a Chickasaw woman who owned it in 1837 b three men, who named it in honor of the famed English university city with the hope that the state university would be located there.
Regular Blogs
Promotes the local businesses and focuses largely on college sports, being the hometown of “Ole Miss.” Entries include those about the best and most affordable restaurants, posts about native son William Faulkner, local politics, and details about the sports of the college.
http://www.oxfordmississippi.com/blog/
An independent bookstore in on the Square for for more than 30 years is the topic of this blog, which promotes all manner of reading material, in the tradition of natives such as William Faulkner, Willie Morris, and John Grisham. The entries here are about book signings and receptions, and synopses of various books.
http://www.squarebooks.com/blog
The local artist community keeps this blog current, with articles about gallery showings and exhibitions, competitions, and spotlighting the artistic products of individual members.
http://oxfordartistsguild.blogspot.com/
Hosted by the Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau, this blog shares information about all that Oxford has to offer, including the Double Decker Festival and its double decker buses, art and entertainment, walking tours, and news which affects the area.
http://www.oxfordmstourism.blogspot.com/
