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.

Oxford Pastor Utilizes Sports Photography For His Ministry

Bill Barksdale likes to use "Field of Dreams" philosophy: “If you build it, he will come.” As a youth minister, years before becoming the senior...

Isom Center, UM Pride Network Organize Inaugural LOU Pride Weekend

The inaugural Lafayette-Oxford-University Pride Weekend is set for May 5-8 throughout the city of Oxford and the University of Mississippi. The event, organized by the...

Bloom Again Oxford Blossoms into Its Second Year

Bloom Again Oxford is a volunteer organization founded to repurpose still-beautiful, donated flowers from weddings and events to deliver to hospitals, nursing homes and...

Coopwood: My Weekend at the Crossroads

Thought you all might like to see this. In the above photo, we are standing on the gravel crossroads in front of Dockery Plantation,...

St. John’s Drawdown Achieves Positive Impact on Oxford, Lafayette

Buy a ticket to win $10,000 in the annual St. John's Drawdown, and even though you could walk away with the hefty boon, the...

An Ole Miss Professor Attempting to Better Understand This Presidential Election

Dr. Julie Ann Wronski teaches American Politics at Ole Miss and is conducting a survey to better understand how people feel about the 2016...

Ole Miss Alum Christopher Newman’s Family in Need of Financial Assistance

Imagine this. You're 23 years old. You've just graduated college. You're starting your first "adult" job. You're a middle school English teacher and the head...

Oxford Stories: The Fame Game – Sanford Plays UM Tennis

Some University of Mississippi athletes are heralded nationwide for their gifts, while others who give just as much to the game often fail to...

Vassallo: The Seed Is Planted, and the Flower Awaits

When Bette Midler recorded "The Rose", who would have ever thought that this classic would become an inspiration for generations to come? It's especially...

Mississippi Christian Living: Jill Freeze—Her Life and Calling

“Behind every successful man stands a strong woman.” The often-quoted cliché has never been more spot-on than in the marriage of Hugh and Jill...