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.

Cox: Three Life Lessons on How to Embrace Uncertainty

Life is uncertain. While we all understand this, we often do all we can to pretend it isn’t true. We plan, schedule, forecast, estimate, model,...

Oxford’s Olden Days: The Beginnings of Oxford and the J. E. Neilson Company

In your mind’s eye try to look back and what Oxford was like in, say 1839. Picture yourself walking along the top of a ridge...

Hit a Home Run for Special Olympics

University of Mississippi head baseball coach Mike Bianco will play alongside NFL legend Brett Farve, Gov. Phil Bryant and several other well-known Mississippians in...

UM Named Among ‘Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplaces’

The University of Mississippi, which has aggressively implemented many health and wellness initiatives for its nearly 2,900 employees, has been named one of Mississippi’s...

UM Honors College Names Scholarship Recipients

Fourteen standout incoming freshmen accepted into the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi have been awarded four of the university’s most prestigious scholarships. Of the...

Q&A with Andrew Hayes, 16-year-old UM Student

Andrew Hayes had a perfect 4.0 grade-point average for his first two semesters at the University of Mississippi. For most college students, that accomplishment might typically...

Engineering Senior Led UM Team in College BattleFrog Competition

Jack Coffin spurred teammates to second place in rigorous nationally televised challenge When four University of Mississippi students placed second in the first-ever BattleFrog College...

Full Motion Running and Cycling Open For Business

Oxford’s runners and bikers community has grown after years of hard work to make Oxford’s roads bike friendly. Now runners and cyclists can find...

A Family of Artists: William Dunlap, Linda Burgess and Maggie Dunlap

It’s written that Vincent van Gogh said, “I dream my painting and I paint my dream.” And his art was born. Artists before van...

Vassallo Interviews: Fred Pinion Provides Quality Insurance, Customer Service

Freddie Pinion is not only a successful businessman but a father of twins, Barrett and Bailey, as well as a US Army vet. Freddie...