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7 Funny Things Southerners Say About Cold Weather

Judging the weather based on numerical temperatures is boring. Besides, if it’s 35 or 40 degrees, who can tell the difference? Southerners love a...
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Unconquered and Unconquerable: The Prophet of Profit

It was in 1948 when Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Martin, future chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, first surveyed the fallen...

Mitchell: Starting the New Year with a List (of Grievances)

Jolly Rancher-flavored Pop Tarts. The very thought is disgusting. Kind of like crushed peppermint on scrambled eggs. Happy 2018! Many people start new years with lists,...

Mississippi Quote of the Day: Walker Percy Looks You Straight in the Eye

Walker Percy's "Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book," is easily the funniest - and perhaps the most genuinely insightful and provocative -...

HottyToddy Rebel Riddles & Rhymes: What Am I?

What better way to start your morning than with a brain-teasing riddle or a thought-provoking rhyme? Check back every weekday morning for the latest...

Top Stories of 2017: Six-Year-Old Thriving After Surgery For Rare Heart Defect at UMMC

Cayson Sanderford sometimes gets in trouble at school for being active, and his parents couldn’t be happier. Having plenty of energy is a sign that...

As Fans Chant His Name, Eli Manning Stands Tall in a Younger Man's Game

“I always heard them say Eli doesn’t care,” Archie Manning once said about his NFL quarterback son. “Eli cares. But Eli doesn’t worry.” The 2017...

Top Stories of 2017: Hogan Gidley Talks About His Rise in Trump Administration

Ole Miss journalism alum Hogan Gidley, who was recently named deputy press secretary for President Trump’s White House, says he owes his success to...

Top Stories of 2017: "Campus Cuties" Made Ed Meek UM's Big Man on Campus

I grew up in an era when “cheesecake” did not bring to mind “factory,” but, rather, a photo of a great-looking woman. Hollywood made stars...

Top Stories of 2017: The Legend of Bill Rose

They still talk about Bill Rose at The Miami Herald. The editors thought his reporting was so good they required new reporters to read...

Top Stories of 2017: Oxford Film Festival to Feature Four Mississippi-Based Films

The owner of a Natchez brothel and a Spanish potter in Yocona are among the subjects of four Mississippi-based films to be featured at...
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