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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...

Henry: Mayan Skedaddle

With the help of Kyle O. Watt, my staff electronics expert, I converted my industrial-sized document shredder into a time machine. I have enjoyed...

On Cooking Southern: Celebrate February with Soul and Spirit

SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Slow as molasses: Abbreviation of the expression “as slow as molasses going uphill in January”… harks back to a January 1840...

Mitchell: Bryant Making Good on Pledge for Tighter Controls

In the aftermath of prison kickback arrests, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is keeping his pledge to seek tighter controls. Two bills passed the Senate unanimously...

Oxford Crime Report: Friday – Sunday, February 6 – 8

Dexter Toney - Burglary and Grand Larceny On May 28, 2014, the Oxford police department took a report in reference to a stolen vehicle....

An Undivided Artist: Interview with UM Chancellor’s Artist in Residence Bruce Levingston

Recently, Ole Miss student Eleanor Anthony had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Bruce Levingston, world-renowned pianist and native Mississippian who has contributed a...

Cofield on Oxford — ‘Soggy’ was a Rebel

"It was a tour de force," Judge Sweat said in a 1989 interview with The Daily Corinthian newspaper. Judge Noah Spurgeon "Soggy" Sweat Jr., of...

18 Most Important Diamond Rebels: No. 5 Sean Johnson

In 2014, Oxford was introduced to a Saturday starter out of junior college that took the SEC by storm. He led the team in...

Mississippi’s Greatest Athletes: McNeil ‘Doby’ Bartling

Ole Miss’ first bowl team, which played in the 1936 Orange Bowl, was quarterbacked by McNeil “Doby” Bartling, a native of Itta Bena. He...

Ole Miss Downs Auburn 86-79 on the Plains

The Ole Miss Rebels (16-7, 6-3) have now won five-straight games after a 86-79 win at Auburn. Coach Andy Kennedy's squad went into a hostile environment and took...

18 Most Important Diamond Rebels: No. 6 Errol Robinson

It is no secret that the Ole Miss Rebels lost a lot of offense from last year. Seven of the top 10 hitters from...