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.

Netscape’s Founder Among Top Mississippi Entrepreneurs

When Mississippi’s Jim Barksdale was CEO of Netscape Communications Corporation (1995–1999), headquartered in Mountain View, California, he recognized that “we were having problems hiring...

Cofield on Oxford — Dean of the Freshman Class

Grandfather Cofield took this last photograph of Mr. James "Blind Jim" Ivy in front of the Lyceum in September, 1955, just a few weeks...

An Oxonian Veteran’s Take on U.S. and China’s Relations

Captain Joe Skinner served 38 years in the Dept. of Defense, 31 years as a Naval Officer. He spent the last 13 years of...

Oxford Liquor Stores Prepare for Super Bowl

Every year, the Super Bowl conjures up many age-old traditions: neighborhood get-togethers, table-long spreads of hot wings and potato salad, halftime shows and funny...

Why This Deaf Mississippian Cheers For Seahawks

A year ago the Super Bowl was playing on television, a little muted. The living room was quiet as people shook their heads. Every...

Are You a Super Fan? Avoid Damaging Your Voice

The content and information below is republished with permission from the Cleveland Clinic. One of the most fun aspects of watching a big sporting event...

Leadership Lafayette Scavenger Hunt Stops at HottyToddy.com

Teams ran around Oxford Friday afternoon on a scavenger hunt at local Oxford businesses to learn things about Oxford they never knew for the...

10s of Oxford: Three Successful Females Shine in Their Twenties

This past week we featured inspirational, hard-working women. We were inspired by them to the point of naming them our 10s of Oxford. The...

New York Times Writes About Katy Perry’s Visit to Ole Miss

It's hard to believe that first weekend of October really happened for us Ole Miss fans. We beat the hell out of Bama under...

Chaney’s Pharmacy More than Medicine after 35 Years

Thirty-five years ago in 1980, two Ole Miss pharmacy graduates took over Chaney’s Pharmacy and Café and have since transformed it into more than...