Arts & Culture

The 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival hosted 10 bands and artists in Oxford on April 24-25.  Despite rain on Friday, April 24, bands The War And Treaty, Shane Smith and The Saints and Penelope Road drew in large crowds.  On...

Author of national bestseller “The Help” Kathryn Stockett is set to release her second novel, “The Calamity Club,” on Tuesday, May 5. Stockett has been working on the 700-page book for 12 years. The story takes place in Oxford, Miss....

Pop legend Michael Jackson’s highly-anticipated biopic “Michael” hit movie theaters on Friday, April 24. The brainchild of English producer Graham King, who also produced “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2018), the film follows Michael from his days as a member of the Jackson...

Ibrahim Williams is the winner of the first Oxford Micro Memoir Contest during the 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival on April 25.  The contest was put on by the Greenfield Farm Writers Residency and sponsored by Visit Oxford. Finalists were...

University of Mississippi students seized the opportunity to sell and showcase their artwork at the 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival on the Square in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, April 25. Students are an integral part of the Oxford community. With...

Graduation is just around the corner, and emotions are high. Here is a mixtape of nostalgic hits to fit a wide range of moods marching toward commencement.  “Southern Nights” by Glen Campbell "Southern nights / Just as good even when...

Following the breakout success of “Stick Season,” Grammy-nominated artist Noah Kahan faced a daunting question: What comes after a career-defining album?  The indie folk-pop singer answers the question with “The Great Divide,” his fourth studio album released on April 24....

The South Campus Recreation Center hosted an Earth Day Sunrise Yoga event Wednesday, April 22 on their outdoor turf at 6:15 a.m. The participants moved through sunrise salutation poses in the brisk dawn weather to celebrate Earth Day.  Chelsea Crane,...

The University of Mississippi Office of Sustainability collected 8,000 pounds of glass during its semesterly glass recycling drive on Saturday, April 18. Volunteers unloaded glass from locals’ cars in the Jackson Avenue Center parking lot for Door 2 Door Recycling...

Rising star Avery Anna took the stage at The Lyric on Friday night to perform songs from her new album — “forgive, forget.” — as well as older crowd favorites.  Avery Anna Rhoton, who goes by her first and middle...