Southern Experience

Ferguson: A Life Lesson from a Former Sailor

A former sailor reflects on Navy service, world travel, heartbreak, discipline, and learning to see every person’s God-given value.

Review of David Sansing's "Mississippi Governors: Soldiers, Statesmen, Scholars, Scoundrels"

Six of them were arrested, one while trying to hide behind a cow. Two fought for the Union. Three had no First Lady. One...

'The Oaks On East Jackson' Looks To Add Luxury To Oxford Housing Boom

Jackson Avenue East has become a new hotspot for development, as the Oxford housing boom continues and The Oaks on East Jackson will soon...

Ole Miss Musings: Dean Will Norton, Jr…. Common Sense Applied to Education

Ole Miss continues to hit on all cylinders academically speaking, and the Meek School of Journalism and New Media is one of the hottest...

Delta Magazine: Deep Roots, Deep Delta Legacies

By Hank Burdine. Photography by Karen Pulfer Focht. The story of two bicentennial Mississippi Delta plantations For the Abbay-Leatherman and Stovall families, these farmlands...

The Sansing at Oxford Commons: Phase 1 Underway, Phase 2 Placed on Hold by Oxford Planning Department

Development of Oxford’s newest shopping center is well underway. The first phase of The Sansing at Oxford Commons is scheduled to be completed in...

Learning To Shoot Today With Josh At 'The Range at TGC Outdoors' Abbeville

This cold, sunny Saturday turned out to be the perfect day to go with the family to learn to shoot for the very first...

YAC Presents 2017 yART Sale: "I Just yARTed"

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (YAC) will host the 2017 yART Sale this Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Powerhouse from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....

Heaton: 10 Sayings to Flatter a Southern Girl

My sons, who were raised in New Jersey, are at the age where they’re asking for tips on meeting southern girls – a variety...

Rowan Oak Attracts Visitors from 58 Countries

Rowan Oak is a destination known around the world, as guests from 58 different countries visited the estate of Nobel-prize winning author William Faulkner...

Christmas Traditions: My Grandmother’s Day

  Christmas Eve, this is the day reserved for my grandmother. It is not a question, it is not negotiable, it is a fact. Just...