▁is ▁the ▁only ▁fully ▁en closed ▁sho pping ▁m all ▁between ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁Douglas ville , ▁Georgia . ▁Several ▁other ▁sho pping ▁cent ers ▁dot ▁the ▁landscape ▁of ▁Oxford ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁being ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Commons ▁ ▁which ▁is ▁just ▁off ▁exit ▁ 1 8 8 ▁on ▁Inter state ▁ 2 0 . ▁ ▁Arts ▁and ▁culture ▁ ▁The ▁Southern ▁Pre ppers ▁Ex po ▁( every ▁September ) ▁ ▁Quint ard ▁Mall ▁ ▁Oxford ▁Lake ▁Park ▁ ▁Ch oc col oc co ▁Park ▁ ▁Government ▁Oxford ▁features ▁a ▁mayor - c oun cil ▁form ▁of ▁government , ▁though ▁the ▁mayor ▁actually ▁dict ates ▁the ▁daily ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Al ton ▁C raft ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁mayor , ▁having ▁succeeded ▁former ▁Mayor ▁Leon ▁Smith , ▁whose ▁mayor ship ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁retired ▁from ▁office ▁after ▁his ▁e ighth ▁term . ▁C raft ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁Director ▁of ▁Oxford ▁for ▁over ▁two ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁The ▁five - member ▁council ▁includes ▁Phil ▁Gard ner ▁( Place ▁ 1 ), ▁Charlotte ▁Hub b ard ▁( Place ▁ 2 ), ▁Mike ▁Hend erson ▁( Place ▁ 3 ), ▁Chris ▁Sp ur lin ▁( Place ▁ 4 , ▁Council ▁President ), ▁and ▁Steven ▁Wa its ▁( Place ▁ 5 ). ▁ ▁The ▁mayor ▁and ▁city ▁council ▁members ▁are ▁elected ▁to ▁four - year ▁terms ▁( co inc iding ▁with ▁president ial ▁election ▁years ). ▁ ▁Education ▁Oxford ' s ▁public ▁schools ▁are