Southern Experience

Ferguson: Dear Beckham

A heartfelt Christmas reflection reminding us that the season’s real magic comes from generosity, kindness, and becoming joy for others.

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Heaton: The Definitive Guide to the Southern Phrase, “Bless Your Heart”

Bless your heart! I've heard this phrase all my life. Many Southern women use it without ever knowing they've said it. It is an...

Ole Miss Alumna, Lauren Dayan, Climbs Into the Local Art Scene One Peak at a Time

Historically, Ole Miss has proven to have a knack for cranking out artists in every imaginable media. It cannot be coincidence that the UM...

‘November 24’ by Shane Brown

It's a late Monday night here in Tula. It's November 23, and it's a day I regret, but not like the day I dread...

Fenton Kottkamp Memorial Scholarship Surpasses $80,000

The Fenton Kottkamp Memorial Scholarship has reached and surpassed its initial goal of $60,580. The campaign closed at midnight on November 21 with $80,684 total....

Oxford Stories: Ole Miss Cru Offers Fellowship

Ole Miss Cru is an interdenominational worship service every Tuesday night at 8 p.m. at Paris-Yates Chapel. It welcomes anyone who would want to...

Mitchell: Thanksgiving Morphs into a Middle Child, but Does Matter

Halloween. Thanksgiving. Christmas. Bam, bam, bam. The trifecta of holidays. The middle one is this week. Like a middle child, it becomes lost in the...

Heaton: The Southern Smart Phone

Unfortunately for my story, but good for y’all, Apple has improved digital assistant Siri so that it understands Southern accents. I thought I’d...

Cleveland Clinic: Is It Retail Therapy? Or Do You Have a Shopping Compulsion?

The content and information below is republished with permission from the Cleveland Clinic. When we say we’re going to the mall for a little retail...

YaloRUN Textiles Hosts Children’s Christmas Ornament Workshop

Coulter Fussell, owner of YaloRUN Textiles, is hosting a kids’ salt dough ornament workshop from Nov. 23 to Nov. 25. Children will make salt...

Hapten Sciences to Begin Clinical Trials for Poison Ivy Vaccine

Hapten Sciences Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, will soon conduct a Phase I clinical trial of its lead product candidate, a compound based...