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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.

Hotty Toddy News Services - February 19, 2025

Stages Are Being Set Up, Streets Are Closing Down, Double Decker Is Here

The 22nd annual Double Decker Festival is well on its way. Let the excitement begin! Originally inspired by the Double Decker bus that Oxford imported...

John Cofield's Oxford And Ole Miss: William Faulkner And The Kentucky Derby

As the Derby approaches, Sports Illustrated asked William Faulkner to cover the Kentucky Derby for their May 1955 issue. "So it is not just betting,...

'Glowing Flames Of The Shack' By Shane Brown

I came home last night to write a story about this picture, but I got lost about what to write about. I've been getting...

The Ole Miss' "Mississippi Magnolia" Begins Distribution This Week

The 121st volume of The Ole Miss has begun distribution today and will continue throughout the week. A design process that began over a year...

Ford Center To Host Russian National Ballet For 'Sleeping Beauty'

The Russian National Ballet brings the fairytale "Sleeping Beauty" to life for one performance next week at the University of Mississippi's Gertrude C. Ford...

What To Do In Oxford When It Rains

Oxford is known for its greenery, shopping and so much more that requires being outside to enjoy. Today was a reminder that it’s not...

You Don’t Have To Take Part In Greek Life, Or Do You?

As I sat in the Ole Miss Student Union during the fall semester, a girl came and sat next to me. She kindly started...

Minnesota Native Tosses Textbooks Aside To Indulge In Oxford's Retail Industry

Audrey Kuhlman strolls the creaky, wooden floors of Hinton & Hinton, navigating the skinny hallways piled high with bright shirts, patterned suit jackets, dark...

On Cooking Southern: Spring Teatime Offers Treats Even A Manly Man Will Like

SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK I’m losing my religion: Some extreme situation or person has provoked the speaker almost to the point of no return, beyond...

Sneed's Ace Hardware: How A Business Became A Legacy

In 1951, Payne Sneed and Parham Shaw became partners when they bought a hardware store on the Oxford Square. Over sixty years later, the...