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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Northwest offers LPN TO RN Track This Fall

Beginning in the 2014 fall semester, the Northwest Mississippi Community College Division of Nursing will offer a Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) to Registered Nursing...

OSD Announces Oxford Elementary Principal for 2014-2015 School Year

The Oxford School District (OSD) announces Mary Ruth Wright as the new principal to lead Oxford Elementary School for the 2014-2015 school year. Wright is...

Oxford Ranked ONLY 3rd Among Mississippi Cities – Guess Who Beat Us…

Well, Mississippians, the votes are in! Movoto,  an online real estate brokerage based in San Mateo, Ca., ranked the 10 Best Places in Mississippi. How...

Master Gardeners Visiting Oxford in May for State Conference

Spring and the gardening season are just around the corner, even if it seems like they will never arrive. For the Master Gardeners in...

In the News at UM: Kappa Delta Accepts Black Member

In news out of the University of Mississippi today the Daily Mississippian reports that Bianca Abney of Big Point, Miss. is the first African...

Ole Miss Students Pick Projects for a Greener Campus

Spring 2014 marks the second project cycle for the Green Fund, money available to facilitate green projects on campus. The UM Green Initiative needs...

Courthouse Stands Proudly Spanning Generations

Lafayette County was formed from lands ceded by the Chickasaw in the treaty of Pontotoc Creek in 1832. The county was organized in 1836, and...

A Salute to 37 Years of Sparky

Thirty-four years ago, the man with the distinct glasses perfectly framing his face and starched button-down shirt, reached for my hand to introduce himself:...

Oxford High Takes First at Mississippi Regional Science Bowl Competition

For five Oxford High School (OHS) students, all it took was one shot to claim the first place spot at the Mississippi Regional Science...

Yokna Bottom Farm is Champion of Natural Farming in Oxford

Yokna(patawpha) Bottoms Farm, run by Ole Miss social science professor Doug Davis, has a larger purpose than growing fresh vegetables.  "Our mission here is to...
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