He was one in a million. He failed senior English at Lafayette. But his mother, to whom he would later write the most moving note in...
About 40 years ago I told Mom that for Christmas and birthdays I wanted cool framed stuff. And Dad gave her photos and she framed many,...
It was a love/love relationship. There was no patronism from either. Ole Miss, and particularly the Freshman Class, loved James Ivy and he loved them back....
The Tallahatchie seemed to be everywhere. Looking out the backseat window, we crossed it a million times going up old 7 to Memphis. And, you had...
As the Derby approaches, Sports Illustrated asked William Faulkner to cover the Kentucky Derby for their May 1955 issue. “So it is not just betting, the...
The Lyric on Van Buren Avenue has such a storied history on the street. Every single business within sight of it has flipped over a good...
But Sanctuary did not come from out of nowhere, and neither did William Faulkner. He hails from a long line of novel-worthy figures. The Mississippi tree...
I’m no historian. Until 10 years ago, any history occurring longer than two weeks ago all faded to foggy gray, then black. I’m only just now...
Mr. Garner Hickman, First National Bank President Hickman, called university photographer Jack Cofield at the Ole Miss Public Relations office one afternoon. The rest of the...
By John Cofield. If you were among the boys who got to call Dina, Joey, John and Erin’s daddy… Angelo, instead of Mr. Mistilis, then your...