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.

MBA Students Join Local Business Consulting Program

The University of Mississippi's Master of Business Administration students will offer consulting expertise to local businesses beginning this fall through the UM Center for Innovation...

Breezy Blossoms Is More Than a Flower Shop

Breezy Blossoms, a full service florist located in Toccopola, Mississippi, opened shop almost a year and a half ago in January of 2015. Owner Kalee...

Chipotle Coming to Oxford as Told by the Manning Brothers

Mexican grill chain, Chipotle, is coming to Oxford this Fall and we could not be more excited! Here are the five stages we went...

Coopwood: Remembering a Champ

The death last week of former boxing Heavy Weight Champion, Muhammed Ali brought back many memories to Mississippians who had seen him fight and...

One Body Recovered in Copiah County Gravel-Pit Crisis

Along with help from emergency management agencies, Green Brothers Gravel Company located the body of one of the Copiah County miners trapped inside an...

30,000 Square Feet of New Mixed-Use Space Coming to South Lamar Corridor

Construction site for Oxford's newest development, South Lamar Court. A new development is underway on the south side of town, and Luke Chamblee,...

“Living Out Loud With Alley And Amanda” Podcast: Toya Poplar

Today's special podcast features Toya Poplar Toya Poplar is a literary midwife that uses poetry and prose to coach creative Christians during their delivery process....

The Most Beautiful State Capitol Building: Nashville, Tennessee

EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s no secret that the University of Mississippi has a diverse population of students from across the United States and around the...

Holding Hands Helps Everyone in Oxford, Mississippi

On January 2013, Donna Howard opened Holding Hands Thrift Shop in Oxford to employ people with mental illness. “I don’t know what I expected when...

Ole Miss in Ethiopia: Will a Signature Sound of Ethiopia Rise from the Ashes?

On January 2015, the Meek School of Journalism and New Media sent ten students on a reporting trip to Ethiopia. These students compiled their...