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.

Neilson's Has Anchored Square for 175 Years

  This revealing turn-of-the-century shot depicts wagons in front of the Courthouse and Neilson's Department Store. Neilson's has anchored the Oxford Courthouse Square for 175...

Ear Infections: When to Consider Ear Tubes (Infographic)

This week's surprising health numbers are 3/6 and 4/12 When an infant has an ear infection, it can be hard to recognize. You watch for a...

John Hailman's From Midnight to Guntown: Another Aberdeen Soap Opera

As a federal prosecutor in Mississippi for over thirty years, John Hailman worked with federal agents, lawyers, judges, and criminals of every stripe. In From Midnight to...

Soup's On — So Is the Spirit at Burns United Methodist

There’s a lot of fun, good food and Bible study going on at Burns United Methodist Church every other Wednesday morning, beginning at 11...

Seminar Takes Retirees Up To Speed on Smart Phones

  Rosie Vassallo recently attended the American Association for Retired Citizens Conference and was named to head up the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation’s Retirement...

Isom Place Is Oxford Treasure, Site of Ole Miss Charter Signing

Isom Place, located at 1003 Jefferson Avenue, is one of Oxford’s oldest and most historic homes. Although some say the greek-revival Southern mansion was built...

UM Journalism Professor, Student Join Engineers in Togo, Africa

Trading the winter weather in Oxford for the extreme heat of West Africa, Dr. Nancy Dupont and freshman journalism major Sudu Upadhyay are spending...

Before There Was Cold Beer There Was the B & B Cafe

The African-American-owned B & B Cafe was tucked away in an alley just off the northwest corner of the Square. The picture below, taken in...

Women in Agriculture

Helping the business thrive and family farms survive When a husband who is a farmer passes away in the Delta, all too often the farm...

Kids and Codeine: Why Genetics Matter for Medication

FDA warning highlights pharmacogenetics I care for adult patients in my practice, but I have two great reasons to keep a watchful eye on the...