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.

Women in Business Profile: The Helean Davis Story

Women and business have been holding hands in the professional sense for quite some time now. Entrepreneurs in the 21st century know no gender...

Rebel Fans Have Ideas for Patrick Willis’ Next Occupation

San Francisco 49ers linebacker and former Rebel Patrick Willis made his retirement from NFL official today. Ole Miss fans took to Twitter with an...

Mississippi Entrepreneurs: Mary Mahoney’s Old French House Restaurant

“What Mama thought was the worst thing that ever happened to her turned into the best thing that ever happened to her,” said Bobby...

Oxford’s Olden Days: 30,000 Yankees Encamped at College Hill

In December of 1862, Grant was making the first of three attempts to capture the Gibraltar of the South, Vicksburg. His plan was to...

Lafayette County Literacy Council, Oxford Conference for the Book Bring Children’s Bestseller to Life

The Lafayette County Literacy Council is partnering with area schools to bring the Those Darn Squirrels, by New York Times bestselling author Adam Rubin,...

Camurati: Rebel Memories Hold Strong for Tad Pad

Ole Miss took the court Saturday night in the C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum for the last time against a Southeastern Conference foe, and Rebel...

Oxford Development to Relocate Low-Income Families

Early last year The Oxford Eagle published a story about a developer beginning a $35 million dollar retail project for the Oxford Galleria II....

Populi: Ovations for Convocation with Bruce Levingston

Three words that usually aren’t met with excitement among students are "mandatory academic lecture." We all remember the reception that Dr. Camille Paglia received...

College Baseball Dreams Realized for Group of Ole Miss Students

Ole Miss now has about 20 new college baseball players but they aren’t taking the field for Coach Mike Bianco, they’re playing for a...

Ole Miss Physicist’s Studies of Black Holes Spins Make Prestigious Journal

A global team of scientists, including a University of Mississippi physicist, provides new insight about the most energetic event in the universe: the merging...