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

Mississippi Students, Rebels Visit U.S. Capital

Sarah Doty and Jamie Sproles both received their letters of admission to Ole Miss this week and celebrated with the fins up on the steps...

Mitchell: State Media, Officials Tested by Coverage of Homicides

In addition to creating horrors for all involved last week, Shannon Lamb tested the media’s ability to track and report a developing story in...

Neely-Dorsey: M is for Mississippi and Muppets

DID YOU KNOW that Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, was born in Greenville, Mississippi on September 24, 1936? He spent his early childhood...

50 Things To Do This Fall in Oxford

1. Inspect the Yokna Sculpture Trail. 2. Visit the Confederate Cemetery on the Ole Miss campus. 3. Bowl or play arcade games at Premier Lanes. 4. Practice...

Neely-Dorsey: Fall In The South Means Fairs, Football and Beautiful Foliage

There is a joke that says the four seasons in Mississippi are Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Christmas. Although this is very close to...

UM Program Transforms Incarcerated Men into College Students

Several men imprisoned at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman are on their way to earning degrees, thanks to a new University of Mississippi-based...

Samir Husni, “Mr. Magazine” Travels The World

Dr. Samir Husni, professor in the Meek School of Journalism and New Media, is known around the world as "Mr. Magazine" and he has...

Family Activity Day Returns Saturday with Outdoor Fun

The University of Mississippi Museum and Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi are partnering for a day of art and nature during this weekend’s Family Activity...

UM, Public Support Sought for Dominican Relief Effort

Following the disaster wreaked by Tropical Storm Erika Aug. 26, a University of Mississippi faculty member from Dominica is joining Ole Miss alumni from...

UM Graduates to Compete at SEC Symposium

Two 2015 University of Mississippi graduates will introduce their business venture, a Web-based services that helps connect job-seekers with employers that match their personality...