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.

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Doctors at UMMC Complete State’s First Pancreas Transplant

JACKSON, Miss. – Building on the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s record of firsts, surgeons transplanted a pancreas and kidney into a 49-year-old man...

American Hoggers Come to Tupelo Saturday

The cast of the hit reality TV show American Hoggers will sign autographs and meet fans Dec. 14 for two appearances at the Tupelo...

The Carl Effect

Fred Carl gave his struggling town a great restaurant, a great book store, an elite hotel and a nationally-known kitchen appliance factory that employed...

How to Prepare Teens With Autism for Work or College

As a parent, you can help As children with autism grow into teenagers, parents face simple but daunting questions: Will they be able to get...

Reverse Transfer Program Offers Degree Opportunity

Plan allows community college transfers to earn associate's degree while completing coursework at a four-year college OXFORD, Miss. – Students who begin their college course...

Oxford, Lafayette County Residents Need Help for Holidays

The holidays can be hard for many people, including those in our own Oxford community. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mississippi has the highest...

History of Tennessee Barbecue

This week, we’re featuring oral histories from the Tennessee leg of our Southern Barbecue Trail. From whole hog to shoulder to ribs, the Volunteer State offers a little...

The China Connection in Greenville, Miss.

In a dandelion-laden plot of ground just off South Main Street rest the remnants of a dying culture. The headstones in this tiny cemetery share...

Low-Tech Santa Idea

Electronics have become a Christmas gift mainstay, but Santa at our house tells me he plans to introduce our six-year-old to where MP3s began. This...

Sign in Hernando, Mississippi: “Old Rye” For Medicinal Use

By: Tom Freeland, HottyToddy.com, Blogger Yes, I know it’s a label, not a sign. This was how your whiskey, bought from your friendly pharmacist, would...