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

Vassallo Interviews: Madison Animals’ Best Friend is Alice Carson

Alice Carson will be turning 84 on April 23rd but is not planning on slowing down even a bark or a meow when it...

Marshall Henderson Keeps a Promise, Kind Of

Sometimes things come back to haunt you. A few years ago, Ole Miss basketball point guard, Marshall Henderson got in trouble at Ole Miss for drug...

Charles Overby Honored with Women’s Council Legacy Award

More than 410 alumni, business and civic leaders from across the nation honored Charles Overby who was presented the Legacy Award by the Ole...

10 Square Video: Why Rosie Vassallo Loves Oxford

The latest 10 Square video by Derek Brown features visual artist Rosie Vassallo, who loves Oxford because of its warmth and Southern hospitality. Derek Brown is...

Meek School Students, Alums Clean Up at MAPB Awards

The University of Mississippi's Meek School of Journalism and New Media students won 10 college journalism awards Saturday night at the Mississippi Associated Press...

Mitchell: ‘Incumbency Protection Act’ Working Fairly Well

It’s April. Mississippi’s general election is in November. Want to be on a ballot? To part of the “change” people are always talking about?...

New HIV Testing Law Addresses Exposure Uncertainty for Patients at UMMC’s Children’s Safe Center

It’s a waiting game that can be excruciating for the families of Mississippi children who have been sexually abused: How soon can they find...

Amy Sara Carroll Chosen as Ole Miss’ Summer Poet in Residence

Amy Sara Carroll will be this year’s Summer Poet in Residence at the University of Mississippi. Carroll is an assistant professor of American culture, Latina/o studies and...

University to Celebrate Green Week April 21-24

The University of Mississippi will observe Green Week April 21-24 with the goal of raising awareness on campus and in the community about the...

D.T. Shackelford and Darryail Whittington Win 2015 Sullivan Awards

The McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagementat the University of Mississippi has named student-athlete Deterrian Shackelford and alumnus Darryail Whittington the winners of its 2015...