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.

Real Housewives of NYC Star Kelly Bensimon In Oxford For Daughter's Orientation

Kelly Bensimon, an actress most commonly known for her role on the popular TV show, The Real Housewives of New York City, makes her...

Oxford Encounters: "Ole Miss Junior Darian Tessone – Reaching Higher and Higher"

This is the first in a new series of stories by HottyToddy.com contributor Steve Vassallo, who has a knack for finding people around Oxford...

Salt & Light: A Revival In The Delta

Delta Streets Academy in Greenwood graduated its first senior class in May. The five seniors are all heading off to college, one of them...

Clip, Snip And Curl – More Than Your Average Barber Shop

With a name like Clip, Snip & Curl you might think it’s a women’s beauty shop. So why is a rotating old-fashioned barber’s pole at...

‘Living Out Loud With Alley And Amanda’ Podcast: Special Guest Cynthia Garrett

Cynthia Garrett Ministries teaches women how to walk out life with faith! Passionate about media and its power to impact a generation, Cynthia’s dynamic...

Bonnie Brown: What Does The Fourth Of July Mean To You?

What does Independence Day mean to you? For most of us, the Fourth of July means barbecues, swimming, parades, fireworks and good times with...

Book Review: "A Literary History of Mississippi"

Tell about the South, one of William Faulkner’s characters once asked.  What’s it like there?  What do they do there?  How do they live...

Rise And Shine For The 12th Annual Stars And Stripes 5K

This year will be the 12th annual Stars and Stripes 5K fundraiser to raise money for the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society. The 5K will take...

Ole Miss Musings: Interior Designer Katheryn King Coleman Still Making A Difference on Campus

Katheryn King Coleman, former Chi O at Ole Miss, has found her niche in life, that being a sensational interior designer. Having gotten the...

Ole Miss Musings: "Oxford's Many Buried Treasures"

  What an appropriate time to write about some of Oxford's greatest...the Fourth of July! Thanks to local historian, Starke Miller, who provided this writer with...