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.

Chi Psi and ADPi Return to the Ole Miss Campus

Chi Psi fraternity and Alpha Delta Pi sorority plan to return to the Ole Miss campus this fall. Chi Psi, which left the Ole Miss...

Two Iconic Brands in the History of Oxford

Remember when Coke was a sign at every college and high school football field and the only brand sold in Oxford and most other...

Capt’n Catfish Photo Part of Archives’s Presidential Debate Collection

A man poses with Capt'n Catfish, mascot of the Catfish Farmers of America, in the Grove during the 2008 Presidential debate. The debate, held...

Davis “Barefoot” Bynum of Barefoot Wines

Davis "Barefoot" Bynum has gone upscale and sold his famous "Barefoot" label.  Bynum makes only premium wines now, not the Sonoma County blend he...

Blog: Summers in Pass Christian

By Scott Coopwood, HT.com blogger The month of July never passes without me reflecting on the many summers I spent on the Mississippi Gulf Coast....

Ventress Hall Postcard Part of Ann Rayburn Collection

This postcard from the Anny Rayburn Collection of Paper Americana shows Ventress Hall on the campus of the University of Mississippi. While the building...

Blog: Walking and Running Oxford, Part 2

By Sheryl Chatfield I provided my campus list a few weeks ago; here is my list of places in the Oxford city limits. There is...

Ole Miss Notes from the Past: The 1840’s Before Opening the University, Part IV

Members of the Mississippi House and Senate were kept informed about progress of the buildings on the campus of the new University. The first...

Indoor Advantage: Advertising Where You’d Least Expect

The sights, smells and sounds of thousands of fans on game-day is quite distracting, however, no matter how many Rebels are in the Grove...

In Case You Missed the Fireworks

  Oxford held its annual 4th of July fireworks show last week. The celebration, which started at 9:00 p.m. sharp, lasted for twenty minutes. The...