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.

Vassallo: ‘Who’ll Stop the Rain?’

Every now and then I need a wake-up call as we all do periodically. This past Thursday night Rosie and I were holding court at...

‘Living Out Loud with Alley and Amanda’ Podcast: Special Guest Carolyn Carter

Today's inspirational podcast features Carolyn Carter of Oxford, who discusses life lessons and the time she miraculously revived from spending 25 minutes without a...

Neely-Dorsey: Happy National Teddy Bear Day

National Teddy Bear Day is observed annually on September 9. DID YOU KNOW... The Teddy Bear was created as a direct result of President Theodore "Teddy"...

‘Change’ by Shane Brown

My call has gotten better. I claimed to Paula (and a story) that one night it would. I'm talking about my call for the...

Navy: Trendy Fashion Tips for Early Fall Games at Ole Miss

As the Labor Day holiday comes to a close and the color white becomes a fashion faux pas during the fall season, (French for social...

Oxford’s Olden Days: Shoe Tying–the Southern Way

During the wee hours of the morning of August 5, 2007, my youngest granddaughter, Emma Mae Scott, age 4 remarked…in the throws of sleep...

Mississippi Christian Living: Peggie Gillom-Granders, Journey of a Champion

Win-some: adjective attractive or charming in an open and delightful way. Yes. That is the word I was looking for. And that would be...

Cleveland Clinic: How to Tell if Your Child is Getting Enough Sleep

The content and information below is republished with permission from the Cleveland Clinic. If your child wakes up before the alarm clock (even if you’d...

Netterville: Russian Brown Bears and My Trip to the ‘Evil Empire’

I’ve always loved the outdoors and have had dreams of going to Alaska brown bear hunting. I always figured it would just be a dream...

UM Receives $575,000 Grant to Maintain VISTA Project

The University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts  is leading the fight against poverty through education, thanks in part to a federally-funded volunteer program. The North Mississippi Volunteers in...