Southern Experience

Heaton: 10 Essential Tips for Moving to the South

Embrace Southern hospitality with these essential tips on traditions, food, and customs to help you settle into your new home.

Meet the Breweries at Jackson Beer Co. to Kick Off Miss-I-Sippin' Weekend

Sample a crafty taste of what to expect at this year's Miss-I-Sippin' beer festival with Jackson Beer Company's Meet the Breweries beginning at 2 p.m....

John Cofield's Oxford and Ole Miss: Welty, Faulkner and the Real Gold

Eudora Welty presented William Faulkner with the Gold Medal for Fiction from the National Institute of Arts and Letters on May 24, 1962 in...

John Cofield's Oxford and Ole Miss: Oxford's Finest Hour

Most small towns mark their worth and validate their greatness by remembering and telling the stories of their time in the spotlight. The night...

Road Trip: Uncover the Historical Treasures of Holly Springs

Oxford isn’t the only municipal jewel in North Mississippi’s crown. Just up the road on Highway 7 lies Holly Springs, a charming town with...

Road Trip: Uncover the Historical Treasures of Holly Springs

Oxford isn’t the only municipal jewel in North Mississippi’s crown. Just up the road on Highway 7 lies Holly Springs, a charming town with...

Country Singer Brett Young Proposes to Girlfriend in Oxford

It's official. Brett Young is off the market. Former Ole Miss Baseball pitcher and now famous country singer popped the question to his long-time girlfriend,...

John Cofield's Oxford and Ole Miss: A Mighty Fine Oxford

Grandfather Cofield's copy of "My Brother Bill" with Mrs. Dolly Faulkner's note to him, dated Sept. 5, 1963. As seen on the book cover,...

Country Singer Brett Young Proposes to Girlfriend in Oxford

It's official. Brett Young is off the market. Former Ole Miss Baseball pitcher and now famous country singer popped the question to his long-time girlfriend,...

Reflections: Hunting Trips with William Faulkner

In my youth, growing up in "Faulkner Country," I didn't think of him as a hunter or a lover of the wilderness, although my...

No Time 2 Cook Recipe of the Week: South Louisiana Gumbo

The quickest, easiest and most delicious gumbo! All the work is in our Cajun Gumbo Base. It's a frozen concentrate of dark roux, okra, Louisiana...