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

Ole Miss Alum Eddie Fritts: A Giant Among Leaders In The Communications Field

This story about Ole Miss alumnus Eddie Fritts, one of the major power players in the nation during the time of the communications industry's...

‘So I Go’ by Shane Brown

I've built and created things in my life that are incredible. The two of the most are my kids and I hope they learn...

Retired Botanist Publishes 13 Years of Photography Featuring Rowan Oak’s Landscape

On a surprisingly temperate summer morning at 9:30, a retired University of Mississippi botanist named Ed Croom, Jr. watched a gathering of men cut...

Neely-Dorsey: August Is National Peach Month

Ronald Reagan declared August as the "Peach Month" in 1983 and called upon the people of the United States to incorporate the fruit...

Good Food for Oxford Schools Receives United Way Grant to Help Students

Good Food for Oxford Schools (GFOS) was recently awarded $9,250 by the United Way of Oxford and Lafayette County to aid the program in...

Hobby Photographer Enjoys a Professional Career of Natural Photography

A car with a Mississippi State decal rolls on the University of Mississippi campus early Sunday morning, but the driver is not there for...

Galloway: The Last of His Kind

When I first knew him in the early fifties, my employer, Tillman Godbold, a kindly soul who served as state senator and rehabilitation counselor,...

UM Hosts World Health Organization Working Group

A working group constituted by the World Health Organization’s Traditional and Complementary Medicines Program gathered recently at the University of Mississippi to develop another...

Native American Artifacts on Display at UM

Artifacts dating back to the 1400s offer a glimpse into the life of Native Americans in Mississippi through multiple exhibits over the next month...

Together, We Stood

I’ve never been in the military or law enforcement, so I can’t say that I fully understand the strong bonds that I’m told exist...