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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

Ole Miss in Ethiopia: Ethiopians, Mississippians Deal With Stereotypes

On January 2015, the Meek School of Journalism and New Media sent ten students on a reporting trip to Ethiopia. These students compiled their...

Ole Miss Graduate Continues Moving Business In North Carolina

Zach Dougher started Rebels On The Move last summer as a way to curb boredom and earn extra cash. Little did he know his...

Oxford Blues Festival Features Acclaimed Blues Musicians This Weekend

The Seventh Annual Oxford Blues Festival will be held this weekend in Oxford on Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, at the lovely...

Ron’s Music Center Celebrates Twenty Years on North Lamar

Oxford’s Ron Lakey has owned Ron’s Music Center at various locations around Oxford since 1982. “The reason I got into the store business is that...

Open House of 147-Year-Old Oxford Home Draws Dozens

It is rare that the Open House of a home for sale warrants a ceremony by the Chamber of Commerce and around 100 people...

Oxford Teen Jewelry Entrepreneur Balances Work and Studies

17-year-old Oxford native, Sara Caroline Bridgers has a jewelry line, Jewels by Sarcar, that is now represented in almost all 50 states. Last week...

Vassallo: Ole Miss – The Attraction

Have you ever stopped to consider why so many people are interested in enrolling here? Observing the countless orientation families this summer arriving in Oxford...

Music and Movies in the Park Brings Oxford Residents Together

Amidst lighting bugs and Mississippi heat, Oxford offers a family friendly experience every Friday night this summer. Music and Movies in the Park have taken...

Ole Miss Student Named First Runner-Up to Miss Mississippi

Eleven University of Mississippi students were among the 44 contestants vying for this year’s Miss Mississippi crown. One of those women, Anne Elizabeth Buys, competing as...

Civil Engineering Graduates Land Jobs at Whiting-Turner

Two University of Mississippi civil engineering graduates are headed to Florida this fall to begin their careers in the engineering world. Tyler Markle of Memphis,...