Southern Experience

Double Decker 2025: A Celebration of Music, Art, and Community in the Heart of Oxford

Oxford’s Double Decker Festival brings two days of live music, art vendors, Southern food, and family fun to the Square.

Ball: The Offense of Public Drunk and Other Stupid Things One Can Do In Life

“Son, you are under arrest for the offense of Public Drunk!” “Officer, I swear, it wasn’t me! I think it was that guy over...

‘A Memory’ by Shane Brown

Those two chairs that sit on the dock at Tula hold more than weather and cedar needles. The weather goes away and the cedar...

Little Known Facts About St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick's Day is a national holiday in America where many don green and hand out pinches all the while claiming Irish heritage, yours...

Adams: My Son Enters the U.S. Navy

I was an emotional roller coaster yesterday. My 22 year old son Jack Adams, who was born in Oxford in 1992 and lived here...

Celebrating St. Paddy’s Day in Oxford

St. Paddy's Day is here so here are options for a festive Tuesday for all to enjoy. High Point Coffee The cafe will be serving up...

Oxford Ranks High among College Towns to Never Leave

Though the University of Mississippi is a big fixture for Oxford, the town is inhabited by thousands of Oxonians — but many of them,...

Feltenstein’s Uncommon Wisdom: The Wisdom of Anticipation

This moment that we are sharing together right now is, I promise you, as good as it’s going to get. So I think we...

Cleveland Clinic: Stressed Out? Aromatherapy Can Help You to Feel Calmer

The content and information below is republished with permission from the Cleveland Clinic. A scent can be more than a passing pleasant experience. If you’re...

Oxford’s Olden Days: Jacob Thompson’s Gardener’s Home — The Gatekeeper’s Lodge

During the twelfth annual Oxford Pilgrimage an unusual home was added to the homes open to visitors to Oxford. This time it was not...

Mike Merchant Prevents a Mountain of a Mole Hill

Mike Merchant of Wildlife Resolutions is on the trail again...this time after the critters that are tormenting Oxford homeowners in the spring. We are specifically...