Southern Experience

Ferguson: For some reason, my hearing isn’t what it used to be!

A reflection on loud memories, aging ears, and how life’s difficult moments shape us into something stronger and more refined.

Scruggs, Vassallo Debate: Should President Obama Nominate a New Justice?

Dickie Scruggs: President Obama is constitutionally mandated to nominate a justice to replace Antonin Scalia. The Constitution is unequivocal: A President “shall nominate” a candidate...

Ole Miss Theatre Presents ‘Anton in Show Business’

Ole Miss Theatre is currently showcasing the comedy Anton in Show Business, written by Jane Martin. Performances began on February 17 and are being...

Ignite Ole Miss: Remembering Pam Hamilton

Dear Friends and Family, I remember seeing Pamela Hamilton for the first time as she arrived at the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. She...

Ole Miss Athletics Partners With Double Decker Arts Festival as Music Stage Sponsor

At a press conference yesterday (Tuesday, February 24), organizers for the 2016 Double Decker Arts Festival presented by Caterpillar announced that for the very...

A Piece of Faulkner’s Ole Miss Bond Up for Demolition

During William Faulkner’s transitional years – that period when he was torn between writing fulltime and making a practical living to support his family...

Double Decker Arts Festival Presented by Caterpillar Releases Its Music Lineup

Here it is, folks; the 2016 music lineup for the upcoming Double Decker Arts Festival (with Michael Franti & Spearhead listed as this year's...

Vassallo: A Mother and Daughter Dream Team

Christi Saxon Koelker and her beautiful daughter, Candice Michele Barley, were in Oxford over the weekend attending the Film Festival. These two incredible ladies...

TJ Ray: Rainy and Cold This Week – Spring Changes Its Mind

It’s obvious – last week God decided to smile down on the Oxford Film Festival and Ole Miss Rebel Baseball by inundating our area...

Sidna Brower Mitchell: Musings on Getting Older

As a snowbird, sitting in warm, sunny Venice, Florida, sipping my tea, I checked out photos in the Herald-Tribune of the attendees at a...

‘Spaghettiman’ Super Hero Flick One of OFF’s Top Quirks

If you love the 4 Big S’s: spaghetti, soup, super heroes and silliness; the screening of “Spaghettiman” at the 2016 Oxford Film Festival was...