Southern Experience

Ferguson: Get Out of the Boat

A personal reflection on stepping into a new season of life and the courage it takes to get out of the boat.
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Happy Independence Day from Oxford and YAC

America is turning 238 years old this Friday and Oxford and the YAC  have big plans to celebrate. For those who count Thursday as the...

Is the Shaw House Haunted?

Here's John Cofield's take and John knows a thing or two about growing up in Oxford: "It was a well known FACT that when you...

Can Medication Help With Your Child’s Autism?

“I’m at my wit’s end.” Many parents of children with autism have uttered these words when faced with challenging symptoms. Some children are prone to self-injury...

Hobby Lobby and Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (including the one in Mississippi)

By Tom Freeland, HottyToddy.com Blogger I have read most of Justice Ginsburg’s dissent in the Hobby Lobby case and some of the majority opinion, and the upshot seem...

The Mississippi Boy Who Went Home With the Armadillo

I've only been to Austin, Texas once, in 1998. Austin was, to me, a Mecca, home, of course, of Willie Nelson, but more importantly...

The Amazing Story of the Man Who Could Not be Broken

I saw where recently they named the grand marshal for the 126 Rose Parade in Pasadena and, oh, what a life story this man...

Couple Provides Major Support for Fastest-growing Program

A new and forward-looking degree at the University of Mississippi will have an endowed chair, thanks to a forward-looking alumnus and his spouse who...

17 Best Things About Being From the South

Let's be real. Everything about being from the South is great, especially for us girls! Here's a list of just 17 of those amazing...

Oxford Picked Top Place to Retire By Kiplinger's Magazine

The cover story in the August Kiplinger's Magazine features Oxford as the top spot in America to retire. The magazine says our Top 10 towns...

Great Granddaughter of Titantic Survivor is Steady As She Goes

The Vassallo Interviews — Steve Vassallo is a HottyToddy.com contributor who interviews Oxford’s and our region’s leading personalities. Steve said: "The new Chairwoman of the Oxford...
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