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.

Hotty Toddy News Services - February 19, 2025

Coopwood: Hunting Season in Full Swing

Like many hunters in the Delta, from here until mid-January, I will also be in the woods every chance I can get. This...

‘Gone Hunting’ by Shane Brown

I'm not much of a hunter. Hell, I'm not a hunter. I will hunt when friends call and ask me to go. Maybe. I've...

Win Two Tickets to LSU Game on Instagram!

All week, HottyToddy.com is giving Ole Miss fans a chance to win TWO tickets to the LSU game this weekend! The weeklong contest begins...

Oxford Stories: UM Students Work Together To Get Dogs Adopted

Ole Miss student Maddie Emery gathered over 20 volunteers to help out at the Humane Society Nov. 4. After adopting a dog of her...

Heaton: How to Give Directions Like a Southerner

One of the great, and quietly fading, pleasures is getting driving directions from a Southerner. GPS technology makes it impossible to get lost- it’s...

Vassallo: A Conversation with Archie Manning

I had the pleasure last week to talk with Archie about Oxford, LSU and the recent football game with Arkansas. Ole Miss' greatest ambassador...

Irvin C. Walker: First African-American to Attend Ole Miss Without a Court Order

1961 was a troubled and dangerous time for young black men in Jackson, Mississippi. Despite KKK activity and White Citizens' Council policing black and white...

Spread the Holiday Cheer by Giving Back in Oxford

Well into November, the holidays are returning. The Oxonians are heading into the seasons filled with giving and joy. Seeing people from Oxford unite year...

Triplette: Freedom Lovers, Beware and Be Resolved

My heart is breaking. Again. Last Friday, ISIS-affiliated terrorists systematically murdered innocent people going about the business of enjoying a beautiful autumn Friday night in...

George Moak Earns Rank of Eagle Scout in Oxford’s Troop 45

After collecting 473 pairs of shoes for Guatemala children, earning 48 Merit Badges, George Franklin Moak became's Oxford's newest Eagle Scout following ceremonies at...