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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...

Southern Foodways Brings Back Its Six-Pack List

The Southern Foodways has brought back its six-pack list yesterday for all to enjoy through the bleak weather. Because you asked, the Six-Pack is back....

Celebrate Literature With Literacy Council’s Reads, Beats and Eats

The fundraising event Reads, Beats & Eats will be on March 28 with the doors opening at 7 p.m. at The Lyric. All benefits...

Sweet Magnolia Ice Cream a Delta Delight

Hugh Balthrop is busy in his spacious and intoxicatingly scented ice cream factory. Housed in Clarksdale's Chamber of Commerce business incubator, Balthrop creates artisan-quality ice...

New York Times Reviews UM Chancellor’s Artist in Residence

Yesterday, The New York Times released its Classical Playlist that listed Bruce Levingston's album among notable music pieces to listen to. Bruce Levingston is the...

Parent Meeting about Improving Reading for K-3 Students Rescheduled for March 23

Due to winter weather conditions, Mississippi Department of Education officials rescheduled their regional literacy parent meeting in Oxford for Monday, March 23 at 6...

Oxford Crime Report: Wednesday, March 4

Charles Bowie - Sale of a stolen firearm On Tuesday, March 3, investigators with the Oxford police department arrested Charles Lee Bowie, 43 years old...

Five Star City Fest Artwork Tells Its Own Story

Festival goers from last year's Five Star City Fest will easily recognize the colorful and inviting Five Star City Fest poster and t-shirt design...

Former Oxonian Postmaster Remembers the Faulkner Stamp

James Hammons, a postmaster in Fayetteville, Arkansas, was the postmaster in Oxford who helped oversee the process for commemorative stamp of William Faulkner. Hammons was...

March: Great Month for Bass Fishing of a Lifetime

March is when big sow largemouth reach their heaviest weights, fat with eggs and stored reserves to carry them through the busy and rigorous...

Heaton: How to Meet Southern Belles on Spring Break

My sons, who were raised in New Jersey, are at the age where they’re asking for tips on meeting Southern girls. My advice is...