Southern Stuff

13 Southern Sayings the Rest of America Doesn’t Understand

Conversations south of the Mason-Dixon line will befuddle anyone not born there. We chose 13 of the most ridiculous Southern sayings — and tried to explain them.

Top 5 To-Do’s – Grove edition

When it comes to Groving there are many different opinions on ‘how to’ and ‘how not to.’

ESPN Names Oxford as America’s Best College Town

Though it should come as no surprise to the tens of thousands of University of Mississippi fans who pack the Grove for seven Saturdays each fall, ESPN has listed the home of Ole Miss Rebels as the country's best college town ahead of the 2021 NCAA football season.

OXCM Celebrates National Farmers Market Week Aug. 3

Oxford Community Market is joining the Farmers Market Coalition and markets around the country to celebrate National Farmers Market Week next week to show just how much value markets bring to their communities.

Photo Essay: The ‘Lost Art’ of the Tutwiler Quilters

It’s been a 32-year journey for Mary Willis Mackey, Quilt Director of the Tutwiler Quilters.

The Rusty Thoms Omaha Story: A Gift That Keeps on Giving for Bulldogs

Twenty-four years ago, Mississippi State’s Rusty Thoms won the hearts of Omaha and fans of the College World Series.

Man Betters Community Through Food Pantry

Contributed by Gracyn Ashmore Joe Young spends his Saturday afternoons once a month servicing the community by working three food pantries and delivering food free...

Medgar Evers and Charles Evers Honored by Family, Politicians

By Vickie King Mississippi Today About 75 people gathered to honor the life of Medgar Evers on Saturday — exactly 58 years after he was assassinated...

Fourth Annual Landscaping Camp a Success With 50+ Attending

The Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation hosted the 4th annual award-winning Landscaping Camp recently. The event was a sellout with 50 campers attending from...

Down-home Blues and Baseball, Pontotoc’s Terry Bean Could Do It All

Sixty-year-old Terry “Harmonica” Bean is known around the world – and especially in Europe – for his down-home Mississippi blues music.

Southern Stuff: Lessons from a BBQ Judge

By Brownie FutrellContributer When the subject is barbecue, there is actually very little that we Americans can agree upon.We agree, at least in the South,...