After a few years away, Beyond The Square returns with a fresh season of Oxford stories.

I'm Blake Thompson, and after nearly two decades in Oxford, I've learned the real stories of this town aren't just what happens on the Square or in a sports stadium. They're the people building things, fixing things, and steadily shaping what this place is.

Two new episodes drop January 29th, then new conversations every other week.

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Today's interview is with Elizabeth Randall who is the found and president of Randall Commercial Group. RCG serves their clients and their commercial real estate investment needs through market analysis, research, and a team approach. RCG is based out of Oxford but has offices across the country. But Elizabeth loves Oxford! She's a product of the Mississippi Delta and Ole Miss. She and her husband are raising five children while she is also heavily involved in local charities and organizations. And you've probably seen her running miles and miles of roads around town as well. Plus Liz has a heart for entrepreneurship and leadership in our community, and especially in young women.

As always, if you like what you're hearing I encourage you to share this episode with at least one or two friends. And if you have any feedback or suggestions the DM's are open or you can email at theoxfordpod@gmail.com.

Hello, Hello... Glad YOU are here for Beyond The Square the Oxford Podcast where we talk with the people of Oxford, MS to hear their stories and about being a part of our community. Because we believe that it's truly the people that make Oxford what it is. As always I'm your host, Blake Thompson.

If you're not already following the show on Twitter, find it at @TheOxfordPod and you can also follow the Facebook Page as well.

You can go back and listen to earlier episodes to get a little more background on me and how this podcast came about, but basically I love listening to podcasts and have created a few along the way. And I thought one about the people of Oxford would be a great way to get to tell some stories about what makes Oxford special.

A little inside baseball here, I was looking to start this podcast a while back. So this conversation was actually recorded in February of 2020 right before everything went haywire with Covid. This episode's guest is Mike Dennis, Ole Miss hall of fame running back, dentist, and family man. Mike grew up in Jackson before accepting a scholarship to play football for Coach Vaught. Mike was then drafted by two teams to play pro ball and chose the warmer climate. After hanging up his cleats he became a dentist, but he and his wife, Jane, retired to Oxford where they can be around their kids and grandkids.

He shares his recruiting experience after being pursued by numerous blue blood programs, getting to meet the King of Rock and Roll, and the joys of living in Oxford and becoming a huge Oxford Charger fan as he cheers on his grandchildren.

As always, if you like what you're hearing I encourage you to share this episode with at least one or two friends. And if you have any feedback or suggestions the DM's are open or you can email at theoxfordpod@gmail.com.