Southern Experience

Ferguson: Dear Beckham

A heartfelt Christmas reflection reminding us that the season’s real magic comes from generosity, kindness, and becoming joy for others.

Hotty Toddy News Services - December 14, 2025

Local Women Raise Money to Rescue Children from Human Trafficking

Rhoda Kershaw was eleven when she decided she wanted to be a singer. Her red hair and blue eyes could have caught anyone's attention,...

Ron Borne: “The Wall is Crying Too”

Previous portions of this story have been published before but with Veterans Day approaching memories of a trip I took to the Vietnam Wall...

Homegrown Hogs Take the Bacon in Mississippi

The HottyToddy.com staff decided that this was the perfect week to introduce our readers (who don't already know the legend) to one of our...

How I Got the Shot: Smitty’s Restaurant

I grew up in Oxford during the late ‘60s and worked construction during the summer. One day I was working with Mr. Al, one of...

New Flu Vaccines Available for Kids

With flu season on us now is the time to get their shots If you’re waiting to get your kids the flu vaccine, plan on...

Faith, Fellowship is St. John’s Outreach to Oxford Catholics

At seven o’clock on Wednesday nights, Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) hosts Good Cheer at Bouré. In the side room upstairs, about two dozen students...

John Hailman’s From Midnight to Guntown: The Nation of Islam Comes to Greenville

As a federal prosecutor in Mississippi for over thirty years, John Hailman worked with federal agents, lawyers, judges, and criminals of every stripe. In From Midnight to...

The End of Summer: The Last Pesto of the Season

By: Tom Freeland, HottyToddy.com, Blogger I cut the rest of my basil tonight for the last pesto of the season. My usual practice is to...

Halloween Memories From the HottyToddy.com Staff

The HottyToddy.com staff was sitting around the last few days talking about their fondest memories of Halloween. Then we thought, "Hey, lets put these...

Why My Headless Grandson Gives Me the Willies

This is my first Halloween in my new home of Oxford and I’m disappointed that the terrible weather is going to prevent many kids...