What are your favorite places and spaces in oxford?

“One of my favorite places is the Grove on a quiet afternoon!”

“The Park”

“Walmart”

“The Square”

“OPC Gym”

“South Campus Trails, The Ford Center, Rowan Oak, OU United Methodist Church, & Coulter Hall.”

Juneteenth celebrates news of the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves in 1863 finally reaching Texas in 1865. What kind of Emancipation Proclamation do we need in 2019?

“Free public events and educational facilities to pray and spread the word. Create havens for under served communities, allowing pre-teens and teens to receive various skills.”

“Equal rights of police brutality.”

“We need criminal justice reform, reparations, and legislation to address climate change. We need to do deep healing work for our culture.”

What do you like best about Oxford and Lafayette County? If you were in charge, what would you do for Oxford and Lafayette County?

“Best: Vibrant, engaged community members; What to do: Housing affordable to every person, fewer boundaries between social status and races.”

“We have a great community here in Oxford.”

I like best that our public schools are strong and well-supported by the community. We're all in the same boat together; I would invest in affordable housing, with city and county funds.”

“A community that sticks together; More activities offered for children.”

Mississippi's state bird is the mockingbird. The state tree is the magnolia. Imagine you get to decide the symbols for Oxford and Lafayette County. What would you pick as the county animal? The county food? The county weather? What else would make a good symbool of our place?

“Animal: Horse, Pig, or Cow; Food: Fried Rice; Weather: Cool”

“Great food!”