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.

Oxford’s Favorite Author William Faulkner Would be 121 Years Old Today

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com Nobel Prize winning author William Faulkner would've celebrated his 121st birthday today. Faulkner, known for his fictional depiction of Yoknapatawpha...

The Mom Next Door: 10 Things I Wish I’d Known About Being a Mom

My oldest daughter is turning 10 years old next week. That means I’ve been a mom for a decade. I’m still no expert, but I...

Around Oxford in 7 Instagrams: The Powder Blue Edition

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VIDEO: Oxford Local Maralyn Bullion Describes 1940s Ole Miss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYlhho2YilI&index=3&list=PLUmz2DowXPPYkqZC1F_suhqb0SKenrTUn&t=0s Video by Mykki Newton Newton is an Emmy and Telly Award-winning journalist/producer/director who spent 13-years as a television anchorman and reporter, 10-years as an actor...

VIDEO: Jay Mitchell on Moving to Oxford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRsim04jAuo Jay Mitchell is a regular contributor to The Oxford SO & SO. He is a local oral historian who grew up in Oxford. As...

HottyToddy.com Editor’s Recipe Picks for a Lazy Labor Day

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Labor Day is one of those holidays, similar to the Fourth of July or Thanksgiving, that the fun part about it...

Run Oxford Offers Community Fellowship and Leg Up on the Competition

Savannah Woods Hottytoddy.com Contributor  Five years ago, four Oxonians came together to establish the first running club in Oxford that focused on supporting and preparing runners...

From London to the Delta: How a Matchbox Found at a Blues Marker in Tippo Sparked an Adventure

By Berry Allison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZV-UVE0UXo The Mississippi Delta has been the emotional heart of blues music for more than a century. More famous blues musicians have come...

On Cooking Southern: Ready For A Menu Change? Standing Rib Roast Is Always Prime

*This story originally ran January 31, 2017. SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Stiff-necked: A person who’s stubborn and unyielding in a belief or action, who’s just about...

Coopwood: Lost Jeep Returns to The Grove

When I was 16 years old, my father bought me this Jeep, CJ-5.  I cannot tell you how many miles I traveled in it...