Oxford welcomed the new Hometown Market at the store’s grand opening Wednesday. Without a grocery store for the past year or more, Oxford residents had to drive either to Wellington, 10 miles west, or Winfield, 10 miles east to purchase groceries. Owners Beau and Stacie Gilliland thought the people in Oxford and surrounding area had a need for a grocery store, so in September, they began doing the paperwork, contacting suppliers and cleaning up the former grocery store building in Oxford. They live on Dalton Road and used the Oxford grocery frequently before it closed.
Source: The Arkansas City Traveler
