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.

Video: Tom Brokaw Full Commencement Speech | Ole Miss Graduation 2016

HottyToddy.com attended the 2016 Ole Miss commencement speech by Tom Brokaw in the Grove this morning. We provided a Facebook live broadcast of the...

Student Continues Education, Cares for Mother Recovering from Cancer

Matt Waldrup can think of one person who wants to see him graduate more than anyone: his mom. "Ever since I was little, she always...

UM College of Liberal Arts Honors Faculty Members for Excellence

The University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts recognized three faculty members Friday (May 13) for their outstanding work in educating students. Joshua Brinlee, an...

Ole Miss Alumni Profile: John Ward

The career of a trained engineer typically doesn’t involve having an expertise in business sales. But for alumnus John Ward (BE 80), president and...

Bancroft Fund Enters $5 Million, Five-Year Commitment to UM

A record 276 applications have poured in from students across the nation and from several other countries vying for 70 freshman slots in the...

Yates Wins Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneurship Award

William G. Yates III, president and CEO of W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co., is the recipient of the 2016 Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneurship award,...

Visit Oxford Video #5 of 7: Healthcare Opportunities for All

Visit Oxford has posted a series of seven videos, and HottyToddy is featuring one per day this week. The medical community is so expansive within...

EatingOxford: Hawaiian Food Now Available in Oxford

Oxford offers an eclectic mix of culinary options ranging from Mexican to Japanese to Creole and more. But you probably never expected a Hawaiian...

66 Southern Expressions for Gossiping

My neighborhood's real ­estate agent and self­-appointed moralist was known as for her unsolicited opinions of other's private lives. When asked why this was...

Oxford Stories: UM Student Reflects on Her Years at Ole Miss

For some, Ole Miss has been the college they grew up loving, wearing red and blue daily or attending football games with their parents....