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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.

Oxford Stories: A Look Inside The Lyceum, Heart Of The University Of Mississippi

Community service is the core of the University of Mississippi, and the employees who work in the Chancellor’s Office, located inside the school’s oldest...

Reflections: I Sat Around A Campfire With William Faulkner

Enjoy our "Reflections" post -- one of many vignettes and stories featuring memories of days gone by. This installment is from J.W. (Jay) Mitchell.  If you would...

Vote: Oxford's Best Pizza

With so many amazing pizza restaurants in Oxford, we need your help to determine who has the best pizza! Vote now. Savannah Woods is a...

Ole Miss Alumni Review: Jay Johnson And The Adventures Of A Real Life Archaeologist

This story was reprinted with permission of the Ole Miss Alumni Review. Summer 2009 Edition Archaeologist Jay Johnson takes it in stride when students and colleagues compare...

Book Review: “The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South”

With “The Potlikker Papers,” John T. Edge has written a masterpiece – a marvelously kaleidoscopic book about the South, Southern food, and everything in...

John Cofield's Oxford & Ole Miss: Faces Of Oxford, Gene Oxnam

Faces Of Oxford ~ Sitting with Milly West and going through thousands of her wonderful photographs, a big grin spread across my face when...

Oxford Stories: Crossroads Cultural Arts Center Helps Strengthen Delta Community

Crossroads Cultural Arts Center is in the heart of the Delta in Downtown Clarksdale, a place known all over the world as the home...

Tannehill Ready To Take The Reins As Mayor Of Oxford

While several Alderman seats are up for grabs in today's election, the race for mayor has been decided since March 3 after no other...

Ole Miss Musings: The Case of the Mysterious Megaphone

A drawing circa 1675 is one of the earliest depictions of a megaphone according to Wikipedia. Cheerleaders at the University of Minnesota are credited...

Unused Tickets To Nixon's Impeachment Prepared By Mississippi's "Fishbait" Miller

When the 93rd Congress began impeachment hearings to oust President Richard Nixon, Mississippi's William "Fishbait" Miller held all the cards to watching the public...