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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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John Cofield's Oxford and Ole Miss: Paving Van Buren Avenue 1928

"In the summer of 1927, there was a concerted effort by the Oxford town fathers to pave the major streets. No longer would citizens...

Facebook Users Raving About New Restaurant, Thacker 564

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...

Oxford Stories Column: What It’s Like to Be a Member of Drum Corps

Drum corps has more than 400,000 fans, dozens of competitive groups and a series of competitions around the nation that last all summer and...

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour to Host Season Finale Thursday at The Lyric

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour performs its final show of the year this Thursday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Lyric Oxford (1006 Van...

Cleveland Looks at the State of Mississippi Sports

One wag's opinion on a number of subjects: Not to belittle Mississippi State's monumental effort in a heart-wrenching, 31-24 defeat to No. 1-ranked Alabama...

Downtown Clarksdale Sign Features a Smiling Mary Ann Connell

Oxford attorney Mary Ann Connell, author of “An Unforeseen Life,” probably didn’t foresee that her visage would be displayed on a banner in downtown...

No Time 2 Cook Recipe of the Week: "Back Porch" Pumpkin Custard Pie

This recipe is for those who like a little "nog" in their pumpkin pie. Read about its namesake and find a “front porch” recipe...

Mississippi Quote Of The Day

    November 15, 2017 “...between grief and nothing, I will take grief." ---William Faulkner, letter to Joan Williams "The Mississippi Book of Quotations" by David Crews...

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...

Larry Wells Walks in Novelist Alistair MacLeod's Footsteps on Cape Breton

With his little dog Blossom at his side, Gil Macleod, a native of Cape Breton Island who is related to novelist Alistair Macleod, is...
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