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.

Hotty Toddy News Services - December 14, 2025

Oxford Stories: Local B&B Offers New Savings on Sunday Weddings

Colonel’s Quarters at Castle Hill, a local wedding venue and bed and breakfast, is now offering Sunday afternoon weddings at half price for brides...

Video: Listen to the Ole Miss Fight Song against Texas Aggies

Despite the cloudy weather and dim forecast in the football (which later turned into a joyful victory), Ole Miss fans had fun in the...

Mitchell: ‘Yes on 42’ an Important Start, but Nothing More

You’d think that with a better-educated workforce the consensus key to a better Mississippi, the Legislature would leave no stone unturned in dogged pursuit,...

Neely-Dorsey: Do You Remember Flour Sack Dresses?

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the sack dress became a fashion staple as a result of widespread poverty and the national mandate...

Coopwood: Finding the Footsteps of My Family in New York City

Last week, I had the great opportunity of participating in one of the magazine industry's main conferences held each year in New York, the...

Horror Film Festival Canceled

Due to inclement weather, Dyamone White's Netflix and Chill, a horror film festival which was to take place Thursday through Saturday, has been canceled....

UM Takes Down State Flag

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Police Department officers lowered and furled the state flag in a Lyceum Circle ceremony as the campus opened...

Oxford Stories: UM Student Creates a ‘B Jeweled’ Side Business

UPDATE: Her Etsy website is https://www.etsy.com/shop/BJeweledd. You will notice that it is spelled differently than the name in the story; Sarah had closed her...

Classics Professor to Discuss Economics of Color in Ancient Rome

A classics professor selected as the 2015 University of Mississippi Humanities Teacher of the Year is delivering a lecture as part of her honor. Hilary...

UM Professor Aids in Discovery of New Species of Giant Tortoise

A University of Mississippi biologist collaborated as part of an international research team on the discovery of a new species of the Galapagos giant...