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Oxford featured on Grandparents.com as one of the “Top Six College Towns to Retire In”

April 8, 2013

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Oxford Featured in TIME Magazine: How Retirees Can Help a College Town Thrive

August 22, 2012

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Oxford highlighted as one of the “Best Small Towns for Business in America”

July 5, 2012

Oxford, Tupelo and Columbus were singled out by American Express as some of the best small towns in America to do business.  The list is from author Jack Schultz, who is quoted on AmEx’s OPEN Forum, an online community geared at small businesses.  Mississippi dominates the list, with three of the 10 destinations in the [...]

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Oxford Ranks Among the 20 Best Small Towns in America by Smithsonian Magazine

April 17, 2012

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Oxford recognized by SmartMoney.com as a preferred retirement haven

February 20, 2012

Oxford has been recognized by SmartMoney.com as a preferred retirement haven.  Follow the link below to read the article: http://www.smartmoney.com/retirement/planning/retire-here-not-there-mississippi-1329440210818/?link=SM_mostemailed

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Forbes ranks Oxford as #15 Fastest-Growing Small Towns

January 31, 2012

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Chamber/EDF Launches New Website to Support Businesses, Economic Development, and Attract Visitors and Retirees to Oxford and Lafayette County

January 3, 2012

Looking for information about Oxford and Lafayette County? The newly redesigned website of the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Foundation is the place to go. Unveiled in late November, this website (www.oxfordms.com) provides information and resources for businesses, visitors, residents, and retirees. “We are so excited to be launching this new website [...]

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Mississippi’s creative economy works toward development


November 19, 2011

Mississippi’s creative economy works toward development by Errol Castens/NEMS Daily Journal Nems360.Co OXFORD – When a community shares its stories, even when those stories spring from painful pasts, that can be a step toward economic development.

That’s the message Malcolm White, executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission, and Ward Emling, director of the Mississippi Film [...]

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