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.
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Ellwood City Ledger: Howard ‘Larry’ Gerlach Survived the Beirut Bombing

On Oct. 23, 1983, Howard "Larry" Gerlach was in the Marines barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, when suicide bombers detonated a truck bomb that killed...

Southern Foodways: Georgia Fuzz: Weather, Workers, and the World’s Peach Paradise

Part I.  Nick Strickland lives in a double wide trailer on the outskirts of Fort Valley, Georgia. It’s a hot June day, and he’s wearing...

OHS Marine Corps Junior ROTC Honors Javeria Williams

The 2015 Oxford High School (OHS) Marine Corps Junior ROTC Cadet of the Year is incoming OHS sophomore and Marine Corps Junior ROTC Cadet...

Mitchell: Churches Have Nothing to Fear from Same-Gender Ruling

Faced with racially integrating their swimming pools in the 1960s, many Mississippi cities locked the gates. Some mayors trumped up excuses, such as a need...

10 Square Video: Why Dianne Smith Fergusson Loves Oxford

Dianne Smith Fergusson is a stained glass mosaic artist. She loves Oxford because it is a warm, creative place to be. Do you agree?...

Cleveland Clinic: Head Lice: What You’re Itching to Know (Infographic)

The content and information below is republished with permission from the Cleveland Clinic. Head lice: just thinking about it is enough to make you itch....

Oxford’s Olden Days: Confederate Monuments Downtown and on Campus

In 1906 and 1907, two Confederate Monuments were erected one the Ole Miss Campus and one the Square in downtown Oxford. The idea for...

Daniell Mattern Chosen for Coulter Professorship

A renowned organic synthetic chemist is the newest recipient of the Margaret McLean Coulter Professorship at the University of Mississippi. Daniell Mattern is the fourth...

Danielle Sims Awarded Mereese Ladson Diversity Scholarship

Danielle Sims, area coordinator at the University of Mississippi, is a 2015 recipient of the Mereese Ladson Diversity Scholarship, which is given by the National...

Food Service Management Institute Renamed Institute of Child Nutrition

The University of Mississippi’s National Food Service Management Institute has changed its name and logo to the Institute of Child Nutrition, reflecting its mission to...
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