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.

Oxford’s Olden Days: City Marshal Kills Oxford Eagle Editor

From time to time old-time Oxonians call or write me about a piece of Oxford history that interests them. The idea for this column...

Vassallo: Ventress Hall Most Charming of Ole Miss Buildings

I have told friends through the years that if I could live in any building worldwide, it would be Ventress Hall. In addition to the...

10 Square Video: Why Shaundi Wall Loves Oxford

Musician Shaundi Wall of the group The Old Ways loves Oxford for its community, and trees too. Derek Brown is a skilled videographer/editor eager to...

Mitchell: South’s Heritage Includes Reputation for Gentility Too

One stereotype we Southerners love to hear praises our collective gentility. We open doors for ladies. We say yes ma’am and no sir. When a friend’s...

Bryan Hayes Brings Summer Sunset Series to a Close This Sunday

This Sunday evening brings a close to the annual Summer Sunset Series during the month of June. As a Blues musician, Bryan Hayes will...

Cleveland Clinic: Satisfying Summer Lunch Salads to Power Your Afternoon

The content and information below is republished with permission from the Cleveland Clinic. Ever eat lunch and then find yourself battling drowsiness all afternoon? Your...

Ole Miss Bookstore to Host Summer Saturday Events

Looking for something fun and festive to do on your lazy summer Saturdays? The Ole Miss Bookstore is hosting four themed events starting July 11...

An Oxford Floral Company Designer’s Dream Wedding

When the doors are locked and all designers are on board throwing in the best of the best designs, it can only mean one...

Scruggs Pens ‘Whisky Speech’ Parody

Philanthropist Dick Scruggs has written a parody of the famous 1952 "Whisky Speech" by then-Representative Noah S. "Soggy" Sweat Jr. Later a judge, Sweat is remembered most for...

Outgoing Junior Auxiliary Members Bid Well-Wishes and Farewells

The Junior Auxiliary in Oxford began its new year with the passing of the crown . Past officers left this chapter, having served their six...