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.

Santa Takes a Rebel Lap

We’re not 100 percent sure whether Kris Kringle is running toward or away from his sleigh, but the signs are clear; it’s almost “that”...

Dolly Parton’s ‘Coat of Many Colors’ to Rebroadcast Christmas Night on NBC

Due to the amazing and not entirely unexpected popularity of Dolly Parton’s and producer Sam Haskell’s Coat of Many Colors on NBC on December...

Mo-ark Chocolate Pecans are a Treasure at Rebel Rags

Mo-Ark Pecans, a family owned business from Arkansas, is featured in Oxford at Rebel Rags. They really do have anything and everything Ole Miss!...

Vassallo: St. Peter’s Associate Rector Whitaker Shares What Christmas Means to Her

Associate Rector Ann Whitaker at St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a special individual that Oxford is so blessed to have. Here are some of...

Mercy House Teen Challenge Sells Crosses, Ole Miss Plaques in Oxford for Fundraiser

If you see two men carrying wooden crosses and Ole Miss plaques around Oxford today, it is Neil Pettigrew and Brian Anderson from Mercy...

Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder at Sardis Lake

A lot of us grow up and we grow out of the literal interpretation that we get when we're children, but we bear the...

Mitchell: What Should Santa Put in Mississippi’s Stocking?

If Mississippi had a stocking, what should Santa put in it? Jobs, yes. That’s obvious. More jobs, good jobs that pay a living wage. That...

Barking Up the Right Tree, Oxford Preserves Its Tree City USA Status

Arbor Day was just was just a cool phrase for most Oxonians until 1997. In that year, the nation-wide celebration took place on the...

Mimosa’s Flowers, Gifts and Gourmet Presents Christmas Bouquet

From jingle bells to cocktails, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Why not decorate with beautiful flowers and bows to spread the...

Vassallo: The Mysterious Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene or Mary of Magdala (a town near Galilee) is one of the more mysterious individuals mentioned in the Bible. For someone who...