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

Oxford Stories: Grove Traditions Bring the Oxford Community Together

An experience like no other, the Grove has become more than a place to party. It’s a way of life at Ole Miss. The Grove...

‘Living Out Loud with Alley and Amanda’ Special Thanksgiving Podcast

Tune in and listen to the Living Out Loud with Alley and Amanda podcast on Thankfulness. "What bettter time than now to reflect on thanksgiving...

What’s Hotty (Toddy) This Weekend in Oxford: November 5 – 8, 2015

Wondering what’s going on in Oxford this fall weekend? Check out HottyToddy.com’s top picks every Thursday for What’s Hotty (Toddy) to do every weekend...

A Year in the Life: Mississippi’s Walk for Diabetes on November 8

The Mississippi's Walk for Diabetes-Oxford is this Sunday at 2 p.m. with registration at 1 p.m. The walk takes place at the Lyceum around...

Mary Elizabeth Kakales and Heather Nielson Experience Life on the Hill

Mary Elizabeth Kakales, Miss Ole Miss 2015, and Heather Nielson, 2015 Homecoming Queen, share more than a love for the University of Mississippi. Kakales,...

Ole Miss Police Department Keeps Fans Safe on Game Days

On a typical fall game day in Oxford, fans enjoy a wonderful day of fellowship, food, and fun in the Grove before heading to...

Ole Miss Alumni Association Releases Weekend Activities for Arkansas Game

Thursday, November 5 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Clayton State at Tad Smith Coliseum 6 p.m. Thacker Mountain Radio Hour Show on the Square features readings by...

Oxford Olden Days: The Construction of the First Lafayette County Courthouse

After accepting the donation of fifty acres in the geographical center of the new Lafayette County, the Board of Police (the forerunner of the...

Oxford Olden Days: The Formation and Naming of Oxford

Early settlers and land speculators started coming in this area of north Mississippi after the Chickasaw Cession of 1832. An act of the Mississippi...

Mitchell: Word ‘Privatize’ Has Vanished; Privatization Hasn’t

Twenty or so years ago, ‘privatize’ became a big word. The trend had started slowly. Municipalities that owned garbage and trash collection trucks and paid city...