Blooms of Grace is a Tupelo flower ministry responsible for gathering flowers leftover from weddings and other events and rearranging them into bedside bouquets for patients in hospice care. Tina Barber started the organization in 2012 with help from her children. Q: What are some ways your ministry has changed or evolved since you started? A: I began Blooms of Grace 14 years ago to teach my children about service and compassion. My tiny helping hands were 6 and 8 years old, now 20 and 22....

For the fourth consecutive year, the Ford Center will play host to Oxford’s community musical, a community-led production that takes place one weekend in June. Joe Jackson, who has been part of the show each year, is director and choreographer for this year’s show, “State Fair,” which takes place June 26 and 27. Tickets are available at olemiss.edu/fordcenter. Q: What makes the community musical special and different from other performances at the Ford Center? A: The community musical is...

A bespoke clothier in Oxford hits it big around the country. Written by Eugene Stockstill | Photos by Joe Worthem The burgeoning Oxford clothier Blue Thread Project wants you to know that you don’t have to settle for something off the rack when you buy your next suit. “I love being able to make people feel confident in their clothes,” said Chandler Rios, chief executive officer of Blue Thread. “That really brings me joy to see someone who has never had a custom suit put that on, and their...