Southern Experience

Ferguson: Dear Beckham

A heartfelt Christmas reflection reminding us that the season’s real magic comes from generosity, kindness, and becoming joy for others.

Hotty Toddy News Services - December 14, 2025

Oxford Canteen Takes Over City Grocery

How City Grocery is changing up its menu for a great cause. City Grocery is always a bustling and prominent place to stop and grab a...

Ole Miss Outreach Helps Students Find Valuable Internships

The old saying goes, “You can’t get a job without experience and you can’t get experience without getting a job.” The University of Mississippi Division...

Abbeville, Mississippi: Home of the Gillom Sisters

Abbeville, Mississippi, is proud of its most famous native citizens — Peggie and Jennifer Gillom. In fact, a prominently placed sign in the city...

Like Father, Like Son: Johnson Family Continues Generous Support of Ole Miss Athletics

Like many faithful Ole Miss alumni, Jackson native Michael Johnson grew up an avid fan of the Rebels – a legacy instilled in him...

Breakfast with the Balls: One Couple’s Appreciation of Big Bad

I met Dwight and Sharon Ball recently on a sunny late morning at Big Bad Breakfast. The time was their usual: 11:30 and the...

Ole Miss Legend Don Kessinger and Wife Carolyn Celebrate 50-Year Anniversary

Ole Miss legend Don Kessinger and his wife of Carolyn celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple, both of Forest City, Arkansas, have long...

New York Mag Travel Spread Highlights Oxford Southern Style

From the dead of winter to the peak of summer, tourists flock from across the country to visit the hallowed ground of Oxford, and...

Henry: Mayan Skedaddle

With the help of Kyle O. Watt, my staff electronics expert, I converted my industrial-sized document shredder into a time machine. I have enjoyed...

Cofield on Oxford — ‘Soggy’ was a Rebel

"It was a tour de force," Judge Sweat said in a 1989 interview with The Daily Corinthian newspaper. Judge Noah Spurgeon "Soggy" Sweat Jr., of...

Feltenstein: No Matter What Happens

No matter what happens to us, daffodils will bloom in the spring. Men and women will fall in love and, sadly, out of love. Inconsolable grief...