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Facebook Users Raving About New Restaurant, Thacker 564

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Customers enjoyed artisan dishes and personalized service at the soft opening of Thacker 564 earlier this month. Photo by Amy Goodin


Within just two weeks of its soft opening, Thacker 564, the new restaurant co-owned by Oxford chef and restaurateur Michelle Rounsaville and chef Trey Bridgers, already has a perfect 5-star review rating on Facebook with 33 reviews.
The restaurant, located at 3000 Old Taylor Road, Suite C, opened in early November to positive response from local foodies. It’s Rounsaville’s second culinary success story – she is also owner of My Michelle’s, the North Lamar Avenue eatery known for its buffet lunch, grab-and-go casseroles and event catering. Prior to starting My Michelle’s, Rounsaville managed Oxford Steak Co. and PRIME Steakhouse.

Thacker 564 offers a dinner menu and happy hour specials as well as Sunday brunch. A recent brunch special featured a Chicken and Waffle Slider topped with an over-easy egg and root beer hot sauce syrup.

But the signature sandwiches – dreamed up by Rounsaville and chef Trey Bridgers – are the real stars of the menu. They include the Spirit, made with house pastrami, Swiss cheese and housemade pickles with whole-grain mustard on pumpernickel bread, and Faulkner’s Fave, featuring bourbon brown sugar-glazed smoked ham, brie and a mint Dijon sauce on brioche.
For culinary adventurers looking for something truly and deeply southern, there’s the Mississippi Gardener, boasting sweet potato and black-eyed pea cake, sweet and sour collard greens and Crystal Pepper sauce served on a wheatberry roll. And don’t forget the blackened catfish sandwich, called The River, which comes with provolone cheese, creole mayo and olive salad, all served on muffuletta bread.

Popular appetizers range from the fried okra spears, breaded with Grit Girl cornmeal and served with comeback sauce, to the baked brie topped with housemade berry bacon jam. 
Then there’s the drinks menu, tailormade for fans of artisanal cocktails with enigmatic and evocative names, such as Frances Loves a Frose (featuring La Vielle Rose, Absolut Pear, St. Germaine liqueur, fresh lemon juice and pink guava puree) and Claude the Elder (Bulleit Rye, St. Germaine, fresh grapefruit, lemon, ginger puree and bitters).

Here’s a look at Thacker 564’s food menu. To view the cocktails and beer menus, visit www.thacker564.com and check out their Facebook and Instagram pages for more information.


 
 


Rick Hynum is editor-in-chief of HottyToddy.com. Email him at rick.hynum@hottytoddy.com.

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Gulf Coast Jam Gives Post Malone Fans a New 2026 Date to Circle

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Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach, Fla. offers Post Malone fans in Oxford an opportunity to see him concert. | Photo courtesy of Gulf Coast Jam

Last week it was announced Grammy award-winning artist Post Malone cancelled the Oxford stop that was part of his Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2.

That concert was going to be held inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, giving the iconic venue an interesting, temporary environment.

But fans of Post Malone will have a chance to see the artist without having to travel across the country.

Post Malone will be a headlining act at the 2026 Gulf Coast Jam Presented by Jim Beam in Panama City Beach. Malone will cap off the four-day music festival as main performer on Sunday, May 31.

The Country On The Coast™ festival lineup also includes headliners Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, and Riley Green, who will be joined by more than 20 artists at Frank Brown Park in beautiful Panama City Beach May 28-31, 2026. Passes are currently available at www.GulfCoastJam.com. Payment plans are available for all pass levels.

Gulf Coast Jam Presented by Jim Beam drew sellout crowds of 30,000 for the past two years. Music Festival Wizard named Gulf Coast Jam Presented by Jim Beam the number one festival in their

Top 50 Most Popular Fests in the World 2024 – Voter’s Choice poll and their Best Beach Music Festivals This Summer in 2025.

Post Malone, born Austin Post, is one of the most commercially successful artists of the last decade, blending hip‑hop, pop, and country influences into a style that’s made him a fixture on radio and streaming charts. He’s known for hits like Circles, Rockstar, and Sunflower, and for a touring schedule that usually packs stadiums and arenas. His shows tend to draw a wide mix of fans, which is part of why the Oxford date had been circled on the calendar for months.

Gulf Coast Jam Presented by Jim Beam 2026 Lineup

Thursday, May 28

  • Keith Urban
  • Jessie Murph
  • Wyatt Flores
  • Cooper Alan
  • Walker Montgomery
  • Gannon Fremin & CCREV

Friday, May 29

  • Chris Stapleton
  • Marcus King
  • Jackson Dean
  • Brent Cobb
  • Cole Goodwin
  • Hueston

Saturday, May 30

  • Riley Green
  • Koe Wetzel
  • Ole 60
  • Josh Ross
  • Ashland Craft
  • Hannah McFarland

Sunday, May 31

  • Post Malone
  • Muscadine Bloodline
  • 49 Winchester
  • Elizabeth Nichols
  • Them Dirty Roses
  • Skeez
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Post Malone’s Oxford Stop Cut From Upcoming Stadium Tour

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Post Malone has cancelled the Oxford show as well as others from his upcoming stadium tour.

Post Malone has canceled five shows on his upcoming Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2, including the Oxford stop at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Post Malone’s summer stadium run is getting pushed back, and Oxford is among the cities losing a show. The artist announced Friday that he is canceling all May dates on his Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2, citing the need for more time to finish his new music. In a handwritten message posted to Instagram, he told fans he wasn’t ready to launch the tour as scheduled and needed roughly three more weeks to complete the project.

The cancellations include stops in El Paso, Waco, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Tampa, and Oxford, where Post Malone and Jelly Roll had been scheduled to perform at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on June 5. The Oxford date was one of several college‑town shows cut from the first leg of the tour.

Ole Miss Athletics notified ticketholders Friday that refunds for the Oxford show will be processed immediately. Fans who purchased through the school’s ticket office were told to expect refunds within 14 days, covering admission, parking, fees, and VIP packages. Third‑party buyers were directed to contact their ticket sellers.

While Malone emphasized that the delay is about finishing his upcoming double album, several of the canceled shows had reportedly struggled with ticket sales, with some venues offering discounts and student promotions in recent weeks. Widespread ticket availability at multiple venues was reported by Digital Music News, which cited seating charts and pricing data showing large sections unsold in the weeks leading up to the tour.

The rescheduled tour is now set to begin June 12 in Indianapolis.

Post Malone, born Austin Post, is one of the most commercially successful artists of the last decade, blending hip‑hop, pop, and country influences into a style that’s made him a fixture on radio and streaming charts. He’s known for hits like Circles, Rockstar, and Sunflower, and for a touring schedule that usually packs stadiums and arenas. His shows tend to draw a wide mix of fans, which is part of why the Oxford date had been circled on the calendar for months.

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Outdoor Dining Options Leaves Restaurant Owners and Managers Hopeful

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By AJ Norwood and Justin Claas
Journalism Students

Oxford restaurants such as The Blind Pig and Proud Larry’s are looking to make their outdoor seating areas permanent. However, they have a lot of hoops to jump through with the city in order to make that happen.

The owner of Proud Larry’s, Scott Caradine, says that the city thinks these outdoor seating options are a good thing, but some remodeling needs to be done in order for this to take place.

 “Their plan is to keep them year-round, but they want to make them permanent and they want them to look nice,” Scott said.

The Blind Pig is a restaurant that didn’t originally offer an outdoor seating experience. Despite this, manager David Moore says that this is something that the Blind Pig has always been interested in pursuing.

“We have been really eager to invest in our outdoor dining to make it more worthy of the Square,” Moore said.

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While these restaurants are still making plans to improve their outdoor dining experience, the city officials have not made a final decision on what to do. Caradine says that this is something that he hopes they can continue in the future to satisfy their customers.

“We hope they make it permanent,” Caradine said. “We look forward to them making something permanent here so we can use it because we like it. Our customers like it.”


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