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.

Constance Pierce Schedules Second Workshop July 25-26

Aspiring artists have a second opportunity to learn from the best at a University of Mississippi Museum workshop hosted by Constance Pierce July 25-27. The workshop...

Coopwood: Ode to one special Bluetick

When Cindy and I returned to my hometown in the Delta of Shelby back in 1992 after living in Jackson for many years, our...

Junior Auxiliary Holds Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive, Seeks Donations

The Junior Auxiliary of Oxford is collecting school supplies through Aug. 6 for the annual Stuff the Bus project to benefit children attending Oxford and...

From Ole Miss to the Rupununi Savannahs: Ole Miss Instructor Studies Indigenous South American Tribe

Not long after I finished teaching my classes in anthropology at Ole Miss this year, I packed my bags and headed off to the...

Oxford Teen to Compete for Miss Teen USA 2015 Title

Next month, Andrea Hightower of Oxford will represent the Hospitality State in a big way as she competes for the title of Miss Teen...

Southern Foodways: Minorcans of St. Augustine

Here’s an old St. Augustine saying we don’t hear much any more: “Mullet on the beach!” It’s the battle cry of the Minorcans, a...

Ole Miss Student to Style Models For Atlanta International Fashion Week

Lovetta Oguhebe has a passion for makeup with a purpose. The upcoming Ole Miss senior recently started her own makeup and beauty brand, 2FaceBeautyMakeup,...

Feltenstein’s Uncommon Wisdom: I’m on the Beach Boy Retirement Plan

I’m on the Beach Boys Retirement Plan Last year, I was lucky enough to be invited to a backstage tour of a Beach Boys show...

Adams: Reflections after a Year of my Miracle on Ice Talk and the Power within THEIR Story

It has been a year since I developed and started delivering my Talk on the Miracle on Ice/Lake Placid and what we can learn...

Funky’s Adoptive Pet of the Month: Bernstein, the Amber Cat

There is a brown tabby in the PetsMart, patiently waiting to be taken home again. His name is Bernstein, German for amber, a suitable name...