Southern Experience

Clarksdale Author to Publicly Debut New Book at Cutrer Mansion Ahead of Juke Joint Festival

Author Chilly Billy Howell debuts his new book at Cutrer Mansion in Clarksdale ahead of Juke Joint Festival opening night.

University Museum Invites Families to Santa’s Workshop

Families across north Mississippi are invited to join the University of Mississippi Museum for Santa’s Workshop Family Activity Day, coming up Saturday (Dec. 5). The...

Prison Rights Now Include Prison Writes; VOX Embraces Mississippi Inmates

The Prison Writes Initiative - launched in 2014 by VOX Press executive director Louis Bourgeois as the sole liberal arts program for Mississippi inmates...

‘Living Out Loud with Alley and Amanda’ Podcast Special Guest: Joneal Kirby

Today's special podcast features Dr. Joneal Kirby. Kirby is probably best known as the founding leader of Heartfelt Ministries, a multi-generational mentoring program, now...

13 Things Southerners and Other Expatriates Hate About New York

Throughout an often tumultuous 25 year career on Wall Street, there was always one constant: Expatriates from Europe and the Far East would come...

Have a Hotty Toddy Holiday with Ole Miss

Gather in the University of Mississippi Circle with the Student Activities Association on Wednesday (Dec. 2) for a fun-filled evening celebrating a Hotty Toddy...

Ole Miss Alumnus Louis Hillary Park Re-visits His 2010 Novel, ‘Wolf’s Run’

In 2010, Florida transplant and Ole Miss alumnus Louis Hillary Park, who grew up in Ripley, Mississippi, released his first novel, Wolf’s Run (Desire...

Honors College: Robert Brown is UM’s Teacher of the Year

During Robert D. Brown’s 24 years of teaching at the University of Mississippi, the popular faculty member has earned many honors, but receiving the...

Oxford Stories: The Journey of Maddox Kai Jun Hamilton

The Hamilton family is from Pontotoc, and they recently adopted their fourth child. They have three biological children, but wanted one more child. They...

Vassallo: Discussing Past, Present and Future of Oxford with Mayor Pat

HottyToddy.com recently caught up with Mayor Pat Patterson recently to discuss the past, present and future of Oxford. As always, the Mayor’s upbeat tone...

Have Horn, Will Travel; Ole Miss Trumpeter Now Marches to a Tampa Beat

Remember him? Remember that “old” guy with the white hair running around Vaught-Hemmingway stadium from 2005-2013, dancing and playing on Hollingsworth Field most Saturdays,...