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.

Master Gardeners meet Monday for lecture

The monthly meeting of the Lafayette Master Gardener Association is one you won't want to miss. The meeting, at 3:30 p.m. Monday, will be...

In the News — I Woke Up In a Body Bag

This article appeared in the United Kingdom's Daily Mail after being covered by WAPT in Jackson, Miss: A Lexington, Miss. man who woke up in...

Don't Be Stationary, Get Active with Endurance Athletics

Endurance Athletics has only one requirement of its customers: don’t be stationary. Endurance Athletics, which provides shoes and apparel for marathoners, triathletes, cross-country runners and...

General Walker's Infamous 'Charge' at Ole Miss — Dick Gentry On Southern History

Dick Gentry, the author of a new book on the Ole Miss riot of 1962, “Under Fire At Ole Miss” (Amazon.com), has a different...

Sister-In-Law Remembers Carl Lockhart

Hottytoddy.com received the following letter from the sister-in-law of Carl (Buddy) Lockhart who died last October in a tragic crash on Highway 6.   My...

The Highway is My Home: The Blues Highway in Photos

Written and Photography by Bart Drolenga. Bart and his wife Saskia are from Amsterdam, but are traveling the world looking for inspiration. The couple...

The Oxford, Mississippi Dictionary: Behindoplasty

Needed nomenclature for a growing community. Editor’s Note: This is an installment in a series of blogs on new Oxfordisms. When I traverse Oxford’s highways, byways, sidewalks, and...

Ya-Ka-Mein in New Orleans

This week’s Featured oral history project is hot out of the pot: Ya-Ka-Mein in New Orleans. Ya-ka-mein. Yakimi. Yet-ca-mein. Yak e mein. Yacamein. Ya-ka-meat. Yaka...

NWCC Education Majors Make Hall of Fame

Just this past week, the 2014 Northwest Hall of Fame was announced, and three of the 11 students named to this highest honor were...

Calling All Rebels to Show True Spirit of Ole Miss

What Kind Of Rebel Are You -- Yeah that's a legit question this very day at Ole Miss. In fact, it has always been...