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7 Funny Things Southerners Say About Cold Weather

Judging the weather based on numerical temperatures is boring. Besides, if it’s 35 or 40 degrees, who can tell the difference? Southerners love a...

Neely-Dorsey: Elvis Week Celebrates a Mississippi Native Son

Elvis Week is August 8 to August 16. Each August, Elvis fans from around the world gather in Memphis for a celebration of the...

Ole Miss Alumna Opens Counseling Practice in Oxford

When Tiffany Lewis was growing up, she dreamed about a future career in a field that would make a difference in the lives of...

What is the Southern Foodways Symposium?

It’s that time of year when SFA World Headquarters is buzzing with preparations for our annual Southern Foodways Symposium. Potential attendees are preparing, too, checking...

‘The Lights in Collins’ by Shane Brown

It's a Friday night in the fall. The air is cool, and the lights are bright. There is a smell in the air, and...

Hopkins Family Becomes Complete Through Adoption

Foster care can be a worthy cause as people open up their homes to the children who in need. Will and Missy Hopkins believed...

Oxford’s Art-er Limit Fringe Fest Begins Thursday, to Feature Various Acts

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council presents its annual “Art-er Limits Fringe Fest” beginning this Thursday, August 6th, kicking off at 6 p.m. with an “Iron...

Oxford Board of Aldermen Discuss Noah’s Law, Run-Off Elections and More at August 4 Meeting

The Oxford Board of Aldermen met yesterday to discuss the following items of business: Traffic on West Jackson Avenue Portions of West Jackson Avenue will be...

Cleveland Clinic: Can Cataract Surgery Free You From Glasses?

The content and information below is republished with permission from the Cleveland Clinic. If you have cataracts, they cloud your vision. But if they progress...

Cleveland: Iron Mike Dennis

The great Mike Dennis came along long before football recruits were judged by stars. But had today's star system applied back in 1961, Dennis...

Oxford Crime Report: Tuesday, August 4

Oxford police responded to the following incidents: five alarms, three larcenies, two assaults, two malicious mischief, two fire department assist, an ambulance assist, a...