Southern Experience

Double Decker 2025: A Celebration of Music, Art, and Community in the Heart of Oxford

Oxford’s Double Decker Festival brings two days of live music, art vendors, Southern food, and family fun to the Square.

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Mid-Town Farmer’s Market Open Through October on Wednesdays, Saturdays

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Mid-Town Farmers’ Market opened May 4 and offers a large selection of early-season produce, jams, flowers and even popsicles. The market,...

Column: Despite Pain, Hard Work, and Obstacles Being an Ole Miss QB Walk-On is a Blessing

By Ford Werness Journalism Student fbwernes@go.olemiss.edu *Editor's Note: This story was originally published on Oxford Stories There’s a noise. It’s getting louder with each waking second. Is it...

A Look Inside the Slave Dwelling Project at Rowan Oak

By Laura Wilson Special to Hottytoddy.com lwilson1@go.olemiss.edu Joseph McGill’s stated intention for his self-founded labor of love, The Slave Dwelling Project, is to “Change the narrative,...

Colorful Beads, Smiling Faces Create Warm Atmosphere at Annual Mardi Gras Parade

St. Peter's Episcopal Church held its annual Mardi Gras Parade Tuesday where dozens of parishioners and children braved the cold winter temperatures and walked...

Charlie Adams: Meeting “Heart of Dixie” Stars Phoebe Cates and Ally Sheedy

Like you, I have had many experiences not far from the 4 Corners in Oxford. Back in the late '70s when I was at Lafayette...

Turkey Harvest Reporting Begins This Spring

Mississippi hunters who bag a gobbler this spring will be more engaged than ever in ensuring the future of Mississippi’s turkey flock. Beginning with the...

Charlie Adams: Meeting John Walton of “The Waltons” at The Hoka

To be honest, I never imagined I would meet John Walton — the Dad of The Waltons — at The Hoka in Oxford. At...

Galloway: A Place of Peace and Small Happenings

There really is such a place, but when you leave to live the rest of your life in the tangle of a city, it...

Lafayette County Master Gardeners Announce Spring Schedule

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Though many of the Lafayette County Master Gardeners began their gardening careers out of necessity, many say they couldn’t give it...

Wonderbird Owners Set to Open Region’s First Gin Distillery

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Wonderbird—Mississippi’s first grain-to-glass gin distillery which we first reported on last June—has spread her wings and is almost prepared for flight....