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There are plenty of ways to get to Lafayette County and plenty of ways to take the occasional getaway. No matter what you do or where you go, Oxford offers the perfect blend of small-town seclusion with big-city access, making it an ideal location.

BY HIGHWAY:

To Memphis (75 miles):

• Highway 6/278 West to 1-55 at Batesville

• Highway 7 North to Highway 78 West at Holly Springs

Go through Memphis to reach Little Rock, Ark. (another 135 miles), Nashville, Tenn. (215 miles) or St. Louis, Mo. (285 miles).

To Tupelo (50 miles):

• Highway 6/278 East

Go through Tupelo to reach Starkville-West Point-Columbus area (about 60 miles) or Birmingham, Al. (another 140 miles).

To Jackson (160 miles):

• Highway 6/278 West to 1-55 at Batesville

• Highway 7 South to 1-55 at Grenada

Go through Jackson to reach Gulfport (another 160 miles), New Orleans, La. (185 miles), or Pensacola, Fl. (250 miles).

BYAIR:

You can reach the Memphis International Airport from Oxford in less than an hour and a half.

Many people take Highway 7 North to Holly Springs, then take Highway 78 West to Memphis.

Southwest Airlines now services flights from Memphis, aling with Frontier, Delta, Allegiant, Air Canada, Vacation Express, American Airlines and United Airlines, as well as several smaller operating carriers. For more information, visit www.mscaa.com.

Private pilots and charter planes may fly out of the Airport at Ole Miss. The airport also serves local flight instructors and their students. For more information, call 662-234-2036 or visit www.olemiss.edu/depts/airport.