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Best of Oxford - 2015 winners announced
For 11 years now, Oxford EAGLE
readers have turned into voters who
have been selecting the Best Bakery, the
Best Sweet Tea, the Best Florist, the Best
Pharmacy, the Best Firefighter, the Best
Car Dealer, et cetera for the annual Best
of Oxford section you’re holding in your
hands or reading online.
For 11 years now, businesses and individuals have been calling The EAGLE
almost as soon as balloting ended to see
if the votes had been counted and the
winners named, and then asking if they
could spread the good word before this
section came out.
Once again, you have picked the people, the places and the things that members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University
community like the best. Sure, it’s an
unscientific way to pick winners, but
we’ve been doing it this way for more
than a decade and there is as much, or
more, interest each year.
We’ve included, as we do annually,
VOTING WINNERS
Each year, we reward two voters —
one from the online ballots and one
from the paper ballots — with a $50
gift certificate to one of the winners’
businesses. This year’s winners are
Taylor Cruse and Brenda Spencer.
the winners in each category as selected
by online and paper-ballot voters, and
we’ve also included the runners-up (in
no particular order). You will also find
feature stories on several of the winners
and photos of several other top finishers.
As for those who have won all 11 years
The EAGLE has had a Best of Oxford
section, there are 27 — only two from the
10-year club fell short this year.
Again, we congratulate the winners of
the Best of Oxford for 2015, and we look
forward to doing this again next year.
—[email protected]
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Best of the Best — Family Medicine Group of Oxford ...............................Page 6
Best Car Dealer, New and Used — Cannon Motors.....................................Page 8
Best New Addition —Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken......................Page 13
Best Kept Secret — The Range at TGC Outdoors.......................................Page 17
Best Dry Cleaner — Rainbow Cleaners.........................................................Page 24
Best Seafood — Snackbar..................................................................................Page 30
Best Pest Control — Pickens Pest Control....................................................Page 34
Best Radio Station — WQLJ FM 93.7 .............................................................Page 36
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E AT I N G A N D D R I N K I N G
ASIAN
BREAKFAST
Kabuki
Big Bad Breakfast
Rice and Spice, Noodle Bowl, Toyo, Jinsei, Chow King, Thai Kitchen, H2O,
China Royal, Pick Thai
The Beacon, Huddle House, IHOP, Lusa, Bottletree Bakery,
Embers Biscuits and Barbecue, Ravine, Honeybee Bakery
BAR
The Library
City Grocery, Rooster’s, Lamar Lounge, Bouré, The Blind Pig Pub,
Proud Larry’s, The Rib Cage, Burgundy Room, Round Table, Funky’s
BBQ
Handy Andy
Rib Cage, Lamar Lounge, Embers Biscuits and Barbecue, The Shak, B’s BBQ,
Rebel Barn, Louisiana Rubdown, The Blind Pig
BAKERY
Bottletree Bakery
Lusa, Honeybee, Sweet T’s, Kelli’s Cakery, Shipley’s, Holli’s, Panera, Kroger
CASUAL DINING
Ajax Diner
Bouré, Newk’s, The Beacon, Oby’s, Rooster’s, Proud Larry’s, Lamar Lounge,
South Depot Taco Shop, Soulshine Pizza, Old Venice Pizza, Volta Taverna,
Applebees
CATERING
Taylor Grocery
Newk’s, Oby’s, Main Event, Ole Miss, Party Waitin’ to Happen,
Elizabeth Heiskell, My Michelle’s, Panini
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CATFISH
Taylor Grocery
Ajax, Oby’s, St John’s/Knights of Colombus, Sizzler,
Laws Hill, Captain D’s Seafood
CHICKEN
Abner’s
Obys, Zaxbys, Gus’s, Ajax, Popeyes, Taylor Grocery,
Chick-fil-a, 4 Corners Chevron, Boure, KFC
COFFEE HOUSE
High Point Coffee
Starbucks, Cups, The Beacon, Chaney’s, IHOP,
Lusa, Bottletree Bakery, Uptown Coffee, Huddle
House
DELI
Newk’s
McAlister’s, Lenny’s Subs, Oby’s, Panini, Subway,
Kroger, Firehouse Subs, Panera, Blind Pig, Larson’s
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FRENCH FRIES
DESSERTS
McDonald’s
Kelli’s Cakes
Holli’s Sweet Tooth, Sweet T’s, Lusa, Kroger,
Newk’s, Oby’s, Honey Bee Bakery, Snackbar, Bouré,
City Grocery
FAST FOOD
Snackbar, Irie, Lamar Lounge, Proud Larry’s, Sonic,
Phillips Grocery, Bouré, Burger King, Oby’s, Ajax
Diner, Embers Biscuits and Barbecue, Chick-fil-a,
Zaxbys, Goose Creek
FROZEN YOGURT
Chick-fil-a
Ya Ya’s
FrozenYorgurt
Sonic, Backyard Burger, Newk’s, Taco Bell, Abner’s,
Zaxbys, McDonald’s, Embers, Panera, Jimmy John’s,
Wendy’s, Oby’s, Subway
Chaney’s/TCBY, Twisters, Tutti Frutti
FINE DINING
HAMBURGERS
City Grocery
Handy Andy
Ravine, Snackbar, Bouré, Oxford Grillhouse, Delta
Steak Co., McEwen’s, Ajax, Old Venice Pizza, Jinsei,
Lenoras
Phillips Grocery, Ajax Diner, Lamar Lounge, The
Beacon, Bim Bam Burgers, Proud Larry’s, Bouré,
Embers Biscuits and Barbecue, Backyard Burger, Sonic
Thank you, for voting us
Best Desserts 2015!
We appreciate your support and look
forward to the opportunity to continue
catering to your sweet tooth.
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Family Medicine Group wins Best of the Best
By AlyssA schnugg
City Editor
Being named Best of the Best isn’t
something the doctors at Family
Medicine Group of Oxford take lightly.
Formerly known as North Mississippi
Family Medicine Group under the
leadership of then-owner Dr. William
Spencer, the practice is now owned by
Dr. Shaun Helmhout and Dr. Kecia
Kirk, who purchased the practice from
Spencer in 2008.
The medical group, located at 1397
Belk Blvd., has been operating as a
full-service medical clinic since 1993.
“We are very excited about winning
this award. It means so much to us to be
acknowledged for our service, especially
in a town with such a strong medical
community,” Kirk said. “We try hard to
be available to our patients, and we have
a great team to help us.”
Helmhout, whose mother is a pharmacist, graduated from the University
of Tennessee with a degree in biology
and a minor in Spanish. She completed
her medical degree at the University
of Tennessee Health Science Center in
Memphis, and her residency in Family
Medicine at St. Francis Hospital. She
has been with Family Medicine Group
of Oxford since 2004. She previously was
a toxicologist at Buckman Laboratories
in Memphis before deciding to attend
medical school.
When not doctoring Oxonians, her
hobbies include cooking, tennis and needlepoint. She lives in Oxford with her
husband, Ron. They have a daughter,
Wilson, who will be starting her senior
year at the University of Mississippi and
a son, Ted, who will be attending Ole
Miss in the fall.
Kirk is an Ole Miss graduate majoring
in music with minors in French and
chemistry. She completed her medical
degree at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center and Family Medicine
residency at UMMC. She worked as a
physician in Flowood for St Dominic’s
Hospital before coming to the medical
group in Oxford in 2007.
Her father is a practicing physician in
BRUCE NEWMAN
Dr. Shaun Helmhout (left) and Dr. Kecia Kirk’s Family Medicine Group of
Oxford has been named Best of the Best in 2015.
Iuka and she says she was strongly influenced by his love for his patients. She
enjoys antiquing and often makes jewelry for family and friends. She is married
to Alden and they have two sons, Carter,
8, and Breece, 2.
Kirk also won the Best Physician category.
Kirk said the clinic’s success lies with
its competent and loyal staff.
“We have several members who have
been with this clinic since the 1990s and
they keep this business running behind
the scenes,” she said. “We strive to keep a
good team in place. Having our employees and their families support us played
a big part in our winning this award.”
Helmhout and Kirk believe that being
a good provider means being a good
listener and being able to communicate
with patients from all walks of life.
“We enjoy the challenges of trying to
assess and diagnose many illnesses and to
treat or refer our patients to insure they
receive the highest level of care, either at
our clinic using our in house laboratory
and X-ray, or by referral to the hospital
or a specialist for further testing or treatment,” Kirk said.
All the physicians at the clinic are
board certified and up to date in continuing medical education. A “well”
entrance walk-in area for immunizations,
shots and allergy sufferers is provided
for patients to help keep healthy people
healthy. Future plans include adding
more doctors and nurse practitioners to
the practice.
The clinic currently has two nurse
practitioners, Jene Smith and Leigh
Spencer, who won the award for Best
Nurse Practitioner. Spencer has been
with the practice for three years, and has
been named Best Nurse Practitioner for
two of those three years.
“Our two nurse practitioners have
years of experience and knowledge,” Kirk
said. “Leigh maintains a positive attitude
and is very thorough. Her knowledge of
her patients helps her to be able to keenly evaluate them and treat and/or refer
to ensure they receive excellent care.”
Smith has been with the clinic since
2013.
Joining the clinic two years ago was
Dr. Jackey Turner, who moved to Oxford
from Kosciusko where he practiced medicine for 27 years. An enthusiastic Ole
Miss fan, he is married to his wife,
retired Dr. Betty Turner.
“We are happy to have his experience
and professionalism added to our clinic.
He has been a wonderful doctor to fill
the great hole left by Dr. Spencer when
he fully retired,” Kirk said.
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NEW RESTAURANT
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The Blind Pig Pub, Proud Larry’s, Funkys, Tequilas
Gus’s Fried Chicken, Fins, Oxford Canteen, Starbucks, The Wine Bar, Jinsea,
Delta Steak Co., Wingstop, Pick Thai, Route, Tre Amici, Ming’s Kitchen
The Library
LIQUOR STORE
Star Package
PJ’s Wine & Liquor, Kiamie, W. Jackson Wine and Spirits, Magnolia Wine &
Spirits, C&M Package, The Colonel’s Wine & Liquor, Poppa’s Wine & Spirits
LUNCH
Ajax Diner
Panera
PIZZA
Soulshine Pizza Factory
Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, Old Venice, Proud Larrys, 6NTubbs, Funky’s, Newk’s,
Domino’s, Little Caesar’s, Pizza Den
SALADS
Newk’s
Newk’s, Oby’s, Lamar Lounge, Boure, The Beacon, South Depot Taco Shop,
Proud Larry’s, Handy Handy, Panera, Larson’s Cashsaver, Kroger,
McAlisters, LBs Meat Market
Oby’s, Boure, Proud Larry’s, Ajax, Old Venice, Soulshine, Volta Taverna, Zaxby’s
MEXICAN FOOD
SEAFOOD
Tequila’s
Snackbar
Papito’s, Casa Mexicana, El Milagro, South Depot Taco Shop, The Taco Shop,
Taco Bell, El Mariachi
Oxford Grillhouse, Taylor Grocery, Boure, Irie, Captain D’s, McEwens,
FINS Fish & Oyster Co., City Grocery, Ravine, Indianola Fresh Market, Oby’s
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Cannon Motors a double-winner — again
By Reid Posey
Staff Writer
A consistent award-winner in
years past, Cannon Motors was
named the Best Auto Dealer
for both new and used vehicles
in the 2015 edition of Oxford
EAGLE’s Best of Oxford, winning in both categories for the
second straight year.
“It’s a great honor to have
been selected,” CEO Michael
Joe Cannon said. “It’s one of
the best awards we could receive
as a car dealer.”
Cannon mentioned that the
dealership’s tireless devotion to
meeting all customers’ needs is
not only what sets his business
apart from competitors, but also
what makes this award so special, as it signifies they are suc-
cessfully serving the citizens of
the Oxford area.
Cannon, however, declined
to take complete credit for the
award, acknowledging that his
employees “do the heavy lifting every day” and are the true
backbone of Cannon Motors’
consistent success.
One of Cannon’s employees, Chief Operations Officer
Andrew
Wood,
echoed
Cannon’s sentiments regarding
the dealership’s focus on the
customer.
“Our ultimate goal is to provide the best customer service
that we can for everybody living
in Oxford,” Wood said. “It’s
a great honor that they think
we’re doing a good job with it.”
Wood noted that the expansion of the Oxford community
has helped to bring improvements to their business in a
market that struggled for a long
time in the face of economic
downturn.
While their business hopefully continues to improve, Wood
said, Cannon Motors must continue to go above and beyond to
satisfy their customers.
“We have to pretend like we
haven’t won any awards at all,”
Wood said. “Our motto is ‘strive
for perfection, settle for excellence.’”
Cannon reiterated Wood’s
determination, saying that it is
BRUCE NEWMAN
even more important moving
forward that the business stays
Cannon Motors has been named Best New Auto Dealer and
focused on improvement and Best Used Auto Dealer in this year’s Best of Oxford balloting.
continuing its success. Although
it appears that Cannon Motors placent anytime soon.
the business has already built an
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STEAKS
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Oxford Grillehouse
Delta Steak Co., Boure, Taylor Grocery, Sizzler, Irie, Ravine,
Snackbar, Ajax Diner, City Grocery, Olivia’s, McEwen’s,
Applebees, Oxford Steak Company
SWEET TEA
McAlister’s Deli
Newk’s, Oby’s, The Beacon, Sonic, Ajax Diner, Abner’s
TREATSHOP/CANDY STORE
Holli’s Sweet Tooth
YaYa’s Frozen Yogurt, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory,
Twister’s, Kelli’s Cakery
BEST RESTAURANT
Boure
Ajax Diner, Oxford Grillhouse, Snackbar, Ravine, Oby’s, City
Grocery, Irie, Rice and Spice, Delta Steak Co., McEwen’s, Jinsei,
Volta Taverna, The Beacon, Kabuki, Tequila’s
BRUCE NEWMAN
Holli’s Sweet Tooth was selected as Best Treatshop/Candy Store in this year’s Best of Oxford
voting.
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E N T E R TA I N M E N T
CHARITY EVENT
Taste of Oxford
St. Jude Heart Ball, Empty Bowls, St. John
Drawdown, Paws for Art, JA Charity Ball, Relay for
Life, Square Toast
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Malco Theaters
The Range at TGC Outdoors, Double Decker Arts
Festival, Ole Miss sports, July 4th activities, Pirate
Adventures, Avent Park, The Grove, Clay Canvas, The
Square, Christmas parade
FESTIVAL OR EVENT
Double Decker
Oxford Film Festival, Oxford Craft Beer Festival,
Ole Miss football games
LIVE MUSIC LINEUP
Proud Larry’s
Double Decker Arts Festival, The Lyric, Rooster’s,
Thacker Mountain Radio
LOCAL BAND
Young Buffalo
Kudzu Kings, Mustache Band, Echo, Trademark,
Bass Drum of Death, Silas Reed, Charlie Mars, The
Whiskey Barrels, Tyler Keith, The Cooters, Gutter
Daisies
RADIO STATION
WQLJ - FM 93.7
FM 92.1, Bulls-eye 95.5, SuperTalk 105.5, K-Love,
FM 97.5
BRUCE NEWMAN
Katy Perry, who picked Ole Miss to beat Alabama,
was named on the most ballots for Celebrity
Sighting in the annual Best of Oxford balloting.
Thanks for Voting Us Best Florist and
Best Gift Shop in Oxford!
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PLACES
APARTMENT/RENTAL
The Hub
Ole Miss Rentals, The Retreat, Highland Square,
The Mark, Taylor Bend, Grove Park, Faulkner Flats,
The Links, Cambridge Station, Rental Central
ASSISTED LIVING/RETIREMENT
Emeritus
(Brookdale)
Hermitage Gardens, Oxford Health and Rehab,
State Veterans Home
ART GALLERY/MUSEUM
Southside Gallery
Mary Buie Museum, Powerhouse Arts Center, S&J,
Treehouse Gallery
BED AND BREAKFAST
GOLF COURSE
Ravine
Ole Miss The Z, Colonel’s Quarters, Puddin Place
Oxford Country Club, Grand Oaks, Mallard Pointe,
The Links
DAYCARE/CHILDCARE
First Baptist Church
North Oxford Baptist Church, ABC Learning
Center, Mother Goose, Willie Price, Creative Learning
Center, Little Angels Daycare
LOCATION TO HOST AN EVENT
The Lyric
Powerhouse, Oxford Conference Center, Ole Miss,
Oxford University Club, Castlehill, Woodson Ridge
Farms, Oak Hill Stables, The Depot, Plein Air
HOTEL/MOTEL
The Inn at Ole Miss
Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Marriott
PLACE TO SHOOT POOL
Blind Pig
The Library, Frank and Marlee’s, Round Table,
Rooster’s, The Levee
The Nail Shop
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Best New Addition — Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken
By RoB SigleR
Managing Editor
Since it opened less than a year
ago, folks in Oxford have been
flocking to try the world famous
fried chicken at one of the newest
eateries in town. And their taste
buds have spoken.
The readers of The Oxford
EAGLE have chosen, as the Best
New Addition, Gus’s World
Famous Fried Chicken located at
306 S. Lamar Blvd., in this year’s
Best of Oxford voting.
The popular restaurant chain
based in Memphis has been a hit
with the locals since its debut in
September of last year and has fit
in nicely with the other outstanding
restaurants near the Square.
“We are extremely excited that
the people of Oxford have come
out and supported us,” said Chastin
Thompson, a manager at the local
eatery. “Being in the food business
in Oxford is extremely competitive
so we’re just real excited. We’ve
been open less than a year so to win
this honor means a lot to us.”
Thompson said the success of
the restaurant in its first year has
exceeded expectations.
“Our menu is simple but we’re
real good at sticking to the basics,
making sure our food is hot and
fresh when it comes to the table.
And our service is outstanding,”
said Thompson.
The Oxford location of Gus’s
World Famous Fried Chicken has
that college town feel with plenty of
Ole Miss memorabilia to accompany their fabulous fried chicken.
The company also has locations
in Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas.
—[email protected]
BRUCE NEWMAN
The Memphis-based Gus’s World Famous Friday Chicken location in Oxford has been a
hit, and was named Best New Addition this year by Best of Oxford voters.
VOTED OXFORD’S BEST DENTIST
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Thank you for voting Dr. Lee Oxford’s best dentist!
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From our family
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SHOPPING AND SERVICES
ACCOUNTING FIRM
AUTO DEALER - NEW
BANK/CREDIT UNION
Belk Ford, Oxford Toyota, Chandler Nissan, Allen
Samuels
Mechanics, FNB, Renasant, Bancorpsouth, Oxford
University Bank, Trustmark, MS Federal Credit
Union, Woodforrest
Devoe Carr
Kinney & Associates, Denise Woods, Grantham
Poole, King, Swetland Cook, Dwight Young, Brian
White, Barfield, Aune, Walters and Balducci
Cannon Motors
AUTO DEALER - USED
Cannon Motors
ANTIQUES
Mustard Seed
Sugar Magnolia, The Depot, Bird in the Bush,
Tommy’s, Tin Pan Alley
Belk Ford, Chandler Nissan, Allen Samuels, Moore
Brothers, Oxford Toyota
AUTO REPAIR/SERVICE
ARTS AND CRAFTS
Southland Body
& Paint Shop
Clay Canvas
Sugar Magnolia, Mustard Seed, Studio Whimzy,
Paint and Pen, Knit 1, The Depot,
Double Decker Arts Festival, Powerhouse
Deal’s, Brannon, Cannon, Belk Ford, Oxford Tire,
Kenny Warren, Allen Samuels, Graves, University
Tire, Gateway Tire, Ray Brothers, Chandler Nissan,
Oxford Muffler, Doc Beamer, Oxford Auto Care
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BARBER SHOP
Don and Dale’s
Larry’s, The Parlor, Alice and Company, LaRousse,
Goolsby’s, King’s Den, Luxe, Avenue West,
StoneWashed, LaMystique
BOOKSTORE
Square Books
Square Books, Jr., Off Square Books, Rebel
Bookstore, Barnes and Noble, Campus Bookmart
THANK YOU FOR VOTING US
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CONSIGNMENT/RESALE
Stout’s Carpet &
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DENTAL CLINIC
Holding Hands
Home Depot, Discount Building Supply, J&L
Carpet, Sherwin Williams, Oliphant Flooring
CHILDREN CLOTHING
Belles & Beaus
Belk, Neilson’s, JCPenney, Walmart, Peas and
Carrots, PAKK Designs, Amelia
Goodwill, WeeCycle, Sugar Magnolia, Merry Go
Round, Mustard Seed, Depot Antique Mall
Express, Cambino, Kevin Hatfield, Rockette’s
Lee Family Dentistry, Ross Dental Clinic, Collier
Dental, Stubblefield, Haney, Farese, Go Orthodontics
CONVENIENCE STORE/GAS STATION
DEPARTMENT STORE
Lindsey’s Chevron
4 Corners Chevron, SkyMart, Brittany Store,
Jimmy Mart, The Junction, Double Quick, Kroger,
LittleJohn’s, James Food Center, Exxon, Kangaroo,
BP334, 3 Way Grocery, Shell, Marquis Chevron
Neilsons
Belk, JCPenney, Hinton and Hinton, Walmart,
Kinnucans
DRY CLEANERS
COSMETICS
Zoe
Rainbow
Cleaners
University Cleaners, Star Cleaners
Belk, Amy Head, Epicure, Neilsons, The Parlor,
Mary Kay, La Rousse, Merle Norman
ELECTRICIAN
COMPUTER REPAIR
Campbell Solutions
Oxford Dental
Joe Pace
Mize Electric, Omar Ahmed, Todd Miskelly, Rick
Henry, Parker Electric, Walker Electric, Cummins
Electric, Frankie Williams
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The Range at TGC Outdoors is Oxford’s Best Kept Secret
By Catherine Boone
Staff Writer
Even though The Range at TGC Outdoors
has been in Oxford for five years and in its
current location for two and a half, the range’s
Abbeville location, superior customer service
and wide range of offerings led L-O-U residents
to vote the business Oxford’s Best Kept Secret
for the 2015 Best of Oxford awards.
“My business model isn’t to make sales but
to make friends,” owner Josh Gregory said.
“Dealing with people is my favorite part of the
business and helping people find what they are
looking for.”
Gregory said his staff works with each customer to help them find what they are looking
for in a gun and make sure they have the best
experience and service possible.
In addition to offering L-O-U residents an
outdoor shooting experience, The Range sells
firearms, accessories and ammunition and also
manufactures parts for firearms. Group and
private lessons are available for those who would
like to learn how to shoot or improve their
shooting skills.
Group classes include basic and advanced carbine, advanced handgun, Closed Quarter Battle
training, concealed carry concepts and enhanced
concealed carry. Night hog hunts are also given
for two to three hunters by appointment.
When asked about the future of his business,
Gregory said placing covers, fans and space heaters outside and building a shotgun range were
coming up.
“I’m a big thinker and I’m always wanting to
grow, be bigger, better and offer more services
for our customers,” he said.
While Gregory was excited to have won
Oxford’s Best Kept Secret, he hopes more people
will learn about the business next year.
“Hopefully we won’t be a secret again next
year,” he said with a chuckle.
For class schedules or more information, call
the Range at 662-281-9933.
—[email protected]
THANK YOU
for voting us Best of Oxford
and allowing us to help
make your house a home
for over 48 years.
BRUCE NEWMAN
The Range at TGC Outdoors was selected as Oxford’s Best
Kept Secret for 2015.
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ELECTRONICS/APPLIANCES
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FUNERAL SERVICE
Sears
Waller Funeral Home
Home Depot, Rebel Appliance, WalMart, RadioShack
Coleman Funeral Home, Hodges Funeral Homes
EYE CARE PROVIDER
Mayo Eye Clinic
West Oxford Vision Center, Rayner Eye Clinic, Steve Depriest, Oxford Eye,
Oxford Family Vision, Oxford Vision
FLORIST
Oxford Floral
FURNITURE STORE
Johnson’s
Furniture World, Stash, Jones at Home, Green Door, Something Southern,
Provisions, Mustard Seed, Sugar Magnolia
GIFT SHOP
Oxford Floral
Mimosa, Bette’s, University Florist, Twisted Twig, Kroger
Mimosa, Lily Pad, Olive Juice, Katherine Beck, Chaney’s, Sorella, University
Florist, DeShea’s, Provisions, Amelia
JEWELRY
GROCERY
Lammons Fine Jewelry
Kroger
Brooks Collection, Turkoyz, Belk, The Parlor
Larson’s Cashsaver, Oxford City Market, Wal-Mart, N. Lamar Farmer’s Market,
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this great community.
829 North Lamar, Suite 1
OXFORD, MS 38655
662-236-9996
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J. Rhea Tannehill, Jr. • Jay P. Carmean
Jacob Jordan (not pictured)
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for your support and voting us
#1 Bank!
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265 N. Lamar Blvd • Oxford Square North
2311 Jackson Ave. W. • Oxford Galleria
Thank you for Voting High Point Oxford's Best Local Coffee Shop for 12 years in a row.
Holding Hands Resale Shop
is an Oxford store that hires persons
with special needs and provides for
them a safe work environment in
hopes of helping them to achieve
independence and gain self respect.
Since 2013 Holding Hands has been thriving,
and providing meaningful jobs to people in need.
Now we need your help! With merchandise
donations constantly coming in we at Holding Hands
are running low on space.
Help be a part of our mission by funding our building
expansion project.
Donate today and help the lives of people that matter.
Anything helps and all donations go directly to
benefit Holding Hands and its employees.
Donate online @ www.holdinghandsresaleshop.org
Check us out on Facebook: holdinghandsresaleshop
2618 West Oxford Loop • Oxford, MS 38655
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Thank You,Oxford!
#
1
We are proud
to be your
#1 OFFICE
SUPPLY STORE!
Locally owned. Locally operated.
P
Pitner
Office Supply
Proudly Serving Oxford &
Lafayette County for 33 Years!
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1714 University Ave. Suite B Fax: 662-234-9148 • www.pitneroffice.com
Thank you for voting us
Owned and Operated by Rebel Fans,
for Rebel Fans!
Rebel Rags would like to say thank you
to the Ole Miss Family for voting us Oxford’s
Best Place to Buy Ole Miss Merchandise
5 years in a row.
Celebrating 10 year anniversary this year! Watch
for specials at home football games this season.
2302 West Jackson Avenue
Oxford, MS 38655
(877) 281-7327
Monday - Saturday 9am - 8pm • Sunday 10am - 6pm
OXFORD’S BEST
CHILD CARE
“Children are a gift of the Lord.”
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800 Van Buren • Oxford, MS
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HOME BUILDER
The Parlor
Ramsey Construction
Avenue West, La Rousse, Alice and Company, Emma J, Luxe, LaMystique,
Amara, Stone Washed, Paris Nails
Brian Hill, Marty Daniels, Ronnie Leggett, Grantham Construction,
JW McCurdy, Paul Baddor, Bruce Massey, Coleman, Joel Little,
David Vanlandingham, Montgomery, Phillip Morrison, Rhonnie Cummins
HEALTH AND FITNESS
YMCA
HOME IMPROVEMENT/BUILD SUPPLY
Home Depot
Snap, ATC, Goose Creek, Oxford Crossfit, Pure Ride, 5 Star Yoga, Pure Barre,
Ice Core Fitness, Turner Center, Rebel Body Fitness
Sneed’s Ace Hardware, Smith Building Supply, Elliott Lumber
HEATING AND AIR
HUNTING/SPORTING GOODS
John Reynolds H&C, Comer H&C, Fondren and Vaughn, Lovett H&C, Bruner
H&A, Franklin H&A, Studebaker Air, Phillips H&A
TGC Outdoors, University Sporting Goods, WalMart, Kinnucans,
Hole in the Hide, Hibbets
HOME DECOR ACCESSORIES
INSURANCE AGENCY
Walker Electric
Something Southern
Stash, Discount Building, Jones at Home, Sugar Magnolia, Tuesday Morning,
Mustard Seed, Provisions, Unique, Oxford Floral, Katherine Beck, Green Door
10% OFF
WINE
PACKAGE
STORE
308 Jackson Ave.
With This Coupon
Thank you for voting us
Oxford’s Best Wine & Spirits Store!
Voted Oxford’s Best Nursery/Garden Store
As a thank you we will be offering
25%-50% Off Bedding Plants
and 15% Off Shrubs
and all inventory inside the store now through June.
Oxford in Bloom
1446 S. Lamar Blvd
662-236-4686
Hunters’ Hollow
Brown Insurance
Farm Bureau, Oxford Insurance, State Farm, Tom Davis State Farm, Alfa Freddie Pinion, Jimmy Carr State Farm, American National - Brian Hayden,
Shelter, Marty Stark State Farm, Sharp Insurance, Hub International, Nationwide,
Tatum Insurance
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Rainbow Cleaners changes with the times, keeps on winning
By Reid Posey
Staff Writer
Serving the Oxford area for 45 years,
Rainbow Cleaners has enjoyed a remarkable run as a mainstay in the local
business community and, for the 11th
straight year, it has been voted Best Dry
Cleaner in The Oxford EAGLE’s Best of
Oxford contest.
Having seen his business win the
award every year since Best of Oxford’s
inception in 2005, Herron Rowland,
owner since 2003, passes all of the credit
to his devoted staff, whose stability he
claims helps his business maintain its
level of excellence from year to year.
“I give it to my employees,” Rowland
said. “People frequently think there’s a
good bit of turnover here and we really
don’t have that. We know our customers
and it sounds a little cliché, but we really
do work hard to try to take care and
meet the needs (of customers).”
BRUCE NEWMAN
Rainbow Cleaners has been named Best Dry Cleaner for 11 straight years.
Moving to its new location at 1203
Jackson Ave. has proven to be beneficial
for Rainbow Cleaners in multiple ways.
The move allowed the expansion of
their drive-through component, easing
the flow of customers and resulting
in more effective service overall. More
importantly, though, the new building is
environmentally friendly, using recycled
resources for much of the construc-
tion, implementing a boiler system that
captures steam output and uses it to
heat the facility’s water, and installing
dry-cleaning machines that significantly
reduce amounts of waste.
The most pressing challenge moving
forward, according to Rowland, is to
evolve with the growing Oxford and
University of Mississippi communities.
“We have a demanding customer
base, not only of people here locally,
but Ole Miss has a pretty sophisticated
student population, and these people
know what they want,” Rowland says,
adding that he brings in consultants to
help his staff keep up to date on the
latest services and techniques to help his
business continue to serve as effectively
as possible.
Committed to excellence in customer
service, and armed with a loyal staff,
Rowland continues to improve his business as it continues its run as Oxford’s
best.
—[email protected]
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INTERIOR DECORATING FIRM
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MEN’S CLOTHING
Something Southern
Hinton and Hinton
Curtis Knight, Resa Randal, Julie Montgomery, Stash, Provisions
Belk, Nelisons, Jos A Bank, Cicada, JCPenney, Landrys, WalMart
INTERNET PROVIDER
MORTGAGE/FINANCING INSTITUTION
AT&T Uverse, Comcast, CSpire
Gumtree Mortgage, Mechanics, Renasant, Bancorpsouth, Homefirst, Regions,
Trustmark, Community Trust, OUB
Metrocast/MaxxSouth
INVESTMENT FIRM
Edward Jones
Wells Fargo, John Russell, Addicus, Raymond James, Barfield
LADIES CLOTHING
Belk
Neilsons, Indigo, Loft, Cicada, Sorella, Material Girls, Village Taylor,
Misbehavin, 3 Chicks, JCPenney, Nella, Therapy
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Smith Lawn Management
Barefoot Lawn, Matthew’s, Good Earth, The Barn, Red and Blue Lawn,
Grasshopper, Oxford in Bloom, Hill Country/Matt Copp
LAW FIRM
Tannehill, Carmean, McKenzie
FNB Oxford
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Ron’s Music Center
Rebel Music, Austin’s Music
NAIL SALON
The Nail Shop
Paris Nails, Halon’s, Epicure, Pro Nails, Suthern Oasis, La Rousse, All About U,
Nailthology, NY Nails, Alice and Company, The Parlor
NURSERY/GARDEN STORE
Oxford In Bloom
Home Depot, The Barn, The Garden Center, WalMart
OFFICE SUPPLY STORE
Pitner Walker and Williamson, Daniel Coker Horton Bell, Swayze Alford, Hughes
Brown, Kevin Frye, Freeland Martz, Hiram Eastland, Holcomb Dunbar, Hill
Minyard, Dwight Ball, Larry Little, Honey Ussery
Office Depot, Panola Paper, WalMart
LIMO SERVICE/TAXI
PAINT STORE
Angel Taxi
Oxford Paint Supply
Austin Taxi, Rockstar, Uber, Rebel Taxi, Oxford Taxi, Hotty Toddy, Rebel Ride
Sherwin Williams, Sneed’s Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Hue, Paint and Pen,
WalMart
MASSAGE
Epicure Skin Therapy
Halon’s, Healing Hands, Sputhern Oasis, King’s Touch, Theraputic Bliss, High
Cotton Salon, La Rousse
MEDICAL CLINIC
North MS Family Medicine
Urgent Care, Oxford Urgent Care, RedMed, Internal Medicine, Dr. Lovelace,
Fowlkes Medical
PAWN SHOP
Oxford Pawn
Dash for Cash
PEST CONTROL
Pickens Pest Control
Drewery, Pass Pest Control, Orkin, Lawn and Pest, Guardian
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PET SUPPLIES
Hollywood Feed
PetSmart, WalMart
PHARMACY
Chaney’s Pharmacy
G&M Pharmacy, Kroger, Walgreens, CVS, Fred’s, WalMart
PHOTOGRAPHER
Chad Mills
Scott Burton, Bruce Newman, Pablo Corona, Ole Miss Pix, Josh
McCoy, Liddell’s Lens, Joey Brent, Bill Dabney
PLACE TO BUY OLE MISS MERCHANDISE
Rebel Rags
University Sporting Goods, Campus Bookmart, Rebel Shop, Ole
Miss Bookstore, WalMart, JCG
BRUCE NEWMAN
Chaney’s Pharmacy was selected as Best Pharmacy in Best of Oxford voting. Chaney’s has
claimed the honor every year since the Best of Oxford balloting began.
BEST LOCAL ARTIST OF 2015
Samantha Breeding
SamanthaBreeding.com
I was overwhelmed and humbled to receive this
unexpected honor. Thank you all for your support
and your votes. I especially want to thank my
sister, Elizabeth Hoyt, for instilling a love of art
in me, God, for giving me the secret desires of
my heart, which was to paint after a lifetime of
thinking I couldn’t, my Dad, Les Breeding, for his
love and encouragement, my friends for your
positive feedback, and Stan O’Dell and Connie
Flake,
two amazing artists and friends,
“Innoncence” by
the
Oxford
Artists’ Guild, and YAC.
Samantha Breeding
Thanks for voting us #1 four years in a row. As a thank you,
we are giving $10 a couple from home to dinner if they
mention this ad in the EAGLE June 5 - June 12.
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Paul Janeway sings as St. Paul and the Broken Bones plays at the Double Decker Arts Festival earlier this year. The Double Decker Arts Festival was once again
chosen as the Best Festival or Event in Oxdord.
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PLUMBING
Bert’s/Bert Melendez
T&T/Tim Traylor, Bishop, Mooney, Rick’s, Jackson and Sons, Emergency
Plumbing/David Wilkinson, Mize Electric & Plumbing, Johnny Parker,
A&D Plumbing, Bill’s Plumbing, Williams Services, Bonafide, Bundren
PRINTING
Callahan’s Quick Print
Office Depot, Documart, Copytime, Oxford Printwear, University Printing
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Remax Legacy Realty
Kessinger, Marchbanks, Cherie Matthews, NixTann, Sharon Grace, Tommy
Morgan, Blake Cannon
SHOE STORE
My Favorite Shoes
Rackroom Shoes, Belk, LuLu’s, Vincent Boot and Shoe, Therapy, Neilsons, Shoe
Department
BRUCE NEWMAN
My Favorite Shoes was selected by Best of Oxford voters as the Best Shoe
Store in Oxford.
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SPA SERVICE
Epicure Skin Therapy
Southern Oasis, Halon’s, Paris Nails, La Rousse
TANNING SALON
Super Tan
Sunsations, Epicure, Hotty Toddy Tan
TIRE STORE
Gateway Tire Service
Oxford Tire, Dee’s, Goodyear, Deal’s Auto, WalMart, Allen
Samuels
T-SHIRT SHOP
Cat Daddy’s
Oxford Printwear, Oxford T-shirt Company, JCG, Rebel Rags,
University Sporting Goods
BRUCE NEWMAN
The Best T-Shirt Shop, as selected by Best of Oxford Voters, is Cat Daddy’s.
OP • OXFORD PAWNSHOP • OXFORD PAWNSHOP • OXFORD PAWNSHOP • OXFORD PAWNSHOP •
Thank you for voting us
Best Pawnshop
in 2015!
Proudly serving Oxford for over 30 years
OXFORD
PAWNSHOP
1350 N. Lamar Blvd.
236-1056
Voted Best of Oxford 2011, 2012, & 2013!
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P • OXFORD PAWNSHOP • OXFORD PAWNSHOP • OXFORD PAWNSHOP • OXFORD PAWNSHOP
OXFORD PAWNSHOP • OXFORD PAWNSHOP • OXFORD PAWNSHOP • OXFORD PAWNSHO
Thanks
to the LOU community
for letting us serve you
for 20 years!
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Snackbar takes home Best Seafood award
By Catherine Boone
Staff Writer
When asked what his secret
was in preparing the best seafood,
City Grocery Restaurant Group
Corporate Chef Vishwesh “Vish”
Bhatt said it was all about keeping
it simple.
“You want to let the fish do the
talking,” Bhatt said. “And don’t over
cook it — that’s the trick.”
Bhatt also makes sure anything
served is fresh, and offers Gulf seafood when possible. To ensure menu
items are fresh and in season, the
restaurant features new items about
every six weeks and regularly orders
ingredients from local farmers like
Native Son, Yokna Bottoms and
Woodson Ridge farms.
Bhatt’s favorite seafood items on
the current Snackbar menu include
pan-fried flounder with zucchini,
tomato tian and remoulade, crab
cakes made with chilies, tomatoes
and a ajwain spiced black eye pea
griddle cake, and the fennel dusted tuna with smoked jalapeno-sweet
potato puree and fried okra.
Bhatt has been a chef for nearly
20 years and has won “Best Seafood”
honors before. During Snackbar’s
first year of operation, the restaurant
also won the Mississippi Seafood
Cook Off.
“It’s exciting to have won ‘Best
Seafood’ because there are so many
good restaurants in Oxford,” Bhatt
said. “It’s always nice when people
recognize something you’re doing
and something you’re passionate
about. It’s a big honor, and I’m honored that people voted for us.”
—[email protected]
BRUCE NEWMAN
Best of Oxford voters selected Snackbar as the Best Seafood winner.
Voted Oxford’s Best Antiques!
We thank you for your support and votes.
1737 University Avenue
662-281-8004
Monday-Saturday
10 am - 6 pm
Like us on
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LOCAL PEOPLE
BARTENDER
Paul Radigan
DOCTOR
Kecia Kirk
Lisa Jenkins, Chip Moore, Stephen Donning, Taylor Cruse, Chris Burgess, Brian
Dorris, Cass Dodgen, Carter Wilkes, Todd Lynch, Louis Grelling
David Coon, Will Dabbs, Michael Dennis, Jeffrey Dennis, ShaunHelmhout,
Mona Castle, Milton Hobbs, Bo Martin, Randy Richardson, Glenn Hunt,
William Henderson, Michael Lovelace
CHEF
FIREFIGHTER OXFORD
John Currence
Brian Whitten
Vishwesh Bhatt, Clint Boutwell, Joel Miller, Dwayne Ingram, Allen Sanders,
Michael Northern, John Burge, Jason Bauer, Nick Husbands
Keith Edwards, John Cole Tramel, Wes Anderson, Larry Pettis, Joey Gardner,
Jody Black, Kenny Tidwell, Brett Thomas, Timmy Dickenson,
Jon Cullen, Jeff Taylor
DENTIST
Preston Lee
Ross Dental, Mike Huggins, Walker Swaney, Hal Haney, Stubblefield, Collier,
Farese Family Dental, C. Hayden Perkins, Romero, Steve Wooten
FIREFIGHTER LAFAYETTE
Fish Robinson
Wes Anderson, Brett Thomas, Buster Hollowell, Kenny Tidwell
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL
Buddy East
Joey East, Johnny Sneed, Jody Mayfield, Omar Ahmed, Sumner Rowland, Weaver
Cain, Kevin Parker, Joe Bishop, Kevin Houston, Alex Stratton, James Owen, Ken
Whitmore
LOCAL ARTIST
Samantha Breeding
Bradley Gordon, Jere Allen, Nicole Lamar, Nicole Gladden, Bill Beckwith,
Jennifer Pace, Jason Bouldin, Julia Tatum, Glenray Tutor
LOCAL WRITER
Michael Henry
Ace Atkins, Tom Franklin, Lisa Howorth, John Grisham, Jack Pendarvis, Katy
Anderson, Mandy Roth, Neil White, Julie Cantrell, Curtis Wilkie
MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR
Walker J Swaney
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Logan Turner, Al Bell, Jeremy Goolsby, Levi Crafton, Randy Yates, Collins Smith,
Jacob Jordan, Andrew Wood, Lee Pittman, Benjamin Stepp
If you want a cool cup of iced tea, McAlister’s Deli is the place to go. Best of
Oxford voters have named it Best Sweet Tea for 11 years in a row.
Wow!
Thanks
Oxford!
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MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELORETTE
Aaron Craig
Allyson Duckworth, Brittany Sneed, Kala Waltman, Janet
Self, Morgan Turner, Sharon Collier
NURSE/NURSE PRACTITIONER
Leigh Spencer
Stephanie Barnett, Rachel Sledge, Michelle Littlefield,
Rachel Walker, Michelle Cullen, Amy Tidwell, Sharon
Upton, Jason Melton, Kim Perry
OPTOMETRIST/OPHTHALMOLOGIST
William Mayo
Rayner Eye Clinic, Riffe, Farmer, Turner, Steve Depriest,
William Strickland, Ryan Wally, Shipp, Richardson
BRUCE NEWMAN
Hollywood Feed is this year’s winner for Best Pet Supplies in Oxford.
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Pickens puts pride in pest control
By AlyssA schnugg
City Editor
Mike Pickens has been killing creepy crawlies at people’s
homes since 1985 when he got
a job with Redd Pest Control.
When Redd sold out to
Orkin, Pickens continued to
work for the company for only
about a year or so when he
realized he could start up his
own pest control business in
Lafayette County.
On Aug. 1, 2001, Pickens Pest
Control opened its doors for
the first time and a lot of bugs
have been very unhappy ever
since.
“I just had that itch that I
wanted to try running my own
business,” Pickens said. “Pest
control is really all I’ve ever
known.”
Pickens Pest Control was
named Best Pest Control
Business in this year’s Best of
Oxford voting.
The business started with one
employee — Pickens — and a
truck.
“I did collecting, selling,
spraying — everything,” Pickens
said. “I was a regional manager, a technician and owner
and operator. I had phone calls
rerouted to my cellphone so I
could keep working. I did everything myself.”
About three years into the
business, Pickens decided it was
time to hire someone else.
“I told my wife I thought
it was time she got into the
business,” Pickens said with a
chuckle.
Today, Pickens fully admits
his wife, Donna, is the “real
owner.”
“She’s the boss,” he said.
Pickens Pest Control has 16
employees that include 11 fulltime technicians.
As technology changes, so
does the business of pest control, Pickens said. When he
first started in the business,
cockroaches were the biggest
problem in area homes.
“Now it’s ants,” he said.
“Over the years the chemicals
and technology changed and
became more affordable and
available so we don’t have the
roach problem we used to any
more. I remember when I was
still working for the other company, I went to a home where
there were roaches crawling in a
baby’s crib.
“The mother couldn’t afford
to pay me, so I decided I was
just going to do it for her anyway,” Pickens said.
While ants seem to be the
BRUCE NEWMAN
Donna and Mike Pickens have grown Pickens Pest Control steadily since 2001, and the business has been named Best Pest Control by Best of Oxford voters for 11 years in a row.
biggest nuisance right now, all
insects can become a nuisance
for different people he said,
depending on allergies and
damage.
Thank you for your support!
“Termites can cause serious
damage to a house and some
cause health issues,” he said.
“We pride ourselves on protecting home, health and property.”
Pickens Pest Control is located at 2613 West Oxford Loop,
Suite 3. For more information,
call 662-234-2207.
—[email protected]
Thanks for voting me
BEST LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL 2015
I’ve enjoyed serving you over the last 40 years and
appreciate your continued support.
107 N. 13th Street • Oxford, MS
662.236.9798
BUDDY EAST
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TEACHER (PREK-12)
Penny Smith
Mary Beth Smith, Laurie Beth Ellis, Kelly Whitten, Betsy Brown, Joanne McGehee, Mary Beth Moore, Hope Gardner, Mandy James, Patches Calhoun
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
Lori Williamson
Ethel Minor, Linda Keena, Katie Narron, John O’Haver, Josh Gladden, Donald Cole, Melinda Vallant, Shane Moser, Tony Ammeter, Ken Sufka, Lori Wolfe, Doug
Sullivan-Gonzalez, Matt Johnson, Scott Fiene
VETERINARIAN
Lee Payne
Ware Sullivan, Whitney Rayner, Laura Wilson, Apryl Garcia, Hannah Heaton, Harry Fyke, Steven Redding, Katherine Kvam
BRUCE NEWMAN
The many favorite items available at Big Bad Breakfast helped it earn Best Breakfast honors again this year in the Best of Oxford balloting.
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WQLJ continues dominance in Best Radio Station category
By RoB SigleR
Managing Editor
WQLJ 93.7 may be going
through some changes, but
there is one constant in that the
listeners have always supported
the local radio station which
has been chosen the Best Radio
Station in this year’s Best Of
Oxford voting.
“It never ceases to amaze me
how the listeners always seem to
respond,” said long-time radio
host and station manager Rick
Mize. “You sit in a room with
four walls and talk and wonder if you’re reaching them. But
obviously they are listening by
voting us ‘Best Of’ in this category. It’s humbling and an honor
and we hope to continue to earn
their respect. The listeners are
the life-blood of our station.”
Q93.7 has a Top 40 format
and will be moving on your
radio dial to 105.1, and 105.5 to
“better service the area and our
listeners,” said Mize. WTNM
105.5, which is part of the Super
Talk Mississippi radio network,
will be moving to 93.7.
“We are hopeful our loyal listeners will make the transition
with us and follow us over to
105.1 and 105.5,” said Mize.
Currently, WOXF 105.1
services Oxford and Water
Valley, while 105.5 is licensed
to Batesville and Water Valley,
according to Mize.
The radio station has been
around for 30 years and Mize
said they “hope to be around
another 30 years or more.”
—[email protected]
BRUCE NEWMAN
Rick Mize does his morning radio show on WQLJ 93.7, which has once again been chosen as
the Best Radio Station in Oxford.
BRUCE NEWMAN
Robert Earl Keen plays at The Lyric, which was selected as as the Best Location to Host an Event in this year’s Best of Oxford voting.
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Thanks for voting us
Best Bar
and
Best Happy Hour!
120 South 11th St.
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MISCELLANEOUS
CELEBRITY SIGHTING
OXFORD THEMED WEBSITE
Katy Perry
Hottytoddy.com
Eli Manning, Morgan Freeman, James Franco, Shepard Smith, Joey Lauren
Adams, Woody Harrelson, Archie Manning, Patton Oswalt, Dolly Parton, Johnny
McPhail
Eatingoxford.com, visitoxfordms.com, Chamber of Commerce, City of Oxford,
oxfordeagle.com
BEST OF THE BEST
BEST NEW ADDITION TO OXFORD
Family Medicine
Group of Oxford
Gus’s Fried Chicken
Panera, Allen Samuels, Starbucks, Kelli’s Cakes, FINS Fish & Oyster Co.,
Goose Creek, Wingstop, Malco Oxford Commons, Oxford Canteen, Pure Barre,
Roundabouts at Old Taylor, Route 6, Cups, Jinsei, Sorella’s, Sweet T’s Bakery, The
Growler, Loft, Range at TGC Outdoors, Delta Steak Company
OXFORD’S BEST KEPT SECRET
The Range at TGC Outdoors
Rice and Spice, Ravine, Whirlpool Trails, Allen Samuels, Grilled Cheese at
Downstairs Bar, Delta Steak Co., Volta Taverna, Lamar Lounge, Embers Biscuits
and Barbecue, Luxe, Mama Jo’s, Taco Shop, Living Foods, Clay Canvas, Brooks
Collection, Epicure, Goose Creek, Handy Andy
Leigh Spencer, Oxford Dental, The Range at TGC Outdoors, FNB Oxford,
Ajax Diner, The Square, Tannehill, Carmean, and McKenzie, BNI Oxford, Allen
Samuels, Hunters’ Hollow, Smith Lawn Management, Lee Family Dentistry,
Ravine, Ronnie Leggett Construction, Big Bad Breakfast, Boure, Delta Steak
Company, Snackbar, The Barn, The Grove, The Parlor, Brooks Collection, Epicure,
GoOrthodontics, Luxe, Taylor Grocery, The Inn at Ole Miss, La Rousse, Ole Miss,
Square Books
The Best of Oxford 2015 Is Out!
Thank you for Best Medical Clinic
voting us: Best Doctor, Kecia Kirk
Best Nurse Practitioner, Leigh Spencer
Come see us for all your
family medical needs.
Shaun Helmhout, MD
Kecia Kirk, MD
Jackey Turner, MD
Leigh Spencer, FNP
Jené Smith, ACNP
Open Monday - Friday • 1397 Belk Boulevard • Oxford, MS 38655 • 662.236.4675
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Thanks to all our loyal
customers for another great year and
giving us the title of Best Steak!
114 Courthouse Square • 662-701-8285 • www.oxfordgrillehouse.com • “An Oxford Tradition!”
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