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.

Hotty Toddy News Services - February 19, 2025

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...

Satterfield Pottery Incorporates True Mississippi Experience Into Each Piece

By Cameron Riser for hottytoddy.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GxedtE-vQA Michael Satterfield wants to fill your home with beautiful, durable pottery you can love for generations. As the founder and owner of...

Classic Island Colors Made Famous By Mississippi-Born Musician Jimmy Buffett Travel to Oxford

By Jim Roberts hottytoddy.com contributor When Rachel DePaolo recently purchased her bike at Wal-Mart she had no clue she was riding into musical and Mississippi history,...

On Cooking Southern: A Groggy Night Inspires End-Of-Summer Cocktails

SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Tom and Jerry: A grog of powdered sugar, beaten egg yolks and whites, whiskey and hot milk, seasoned with nutmeg. Dates...

Classic Island Colors Made Famous By Mississippi-Born Musician Jimmy Buffett Travel to Oxford

By Jim Roberts hottytoddy.com contributor When Rachel DePaolo recently purchased her bike at Wal-Mart she had no clue she was riding into musical and Mississippi history,...

Bonnie Brown: Everyone Complains about Cafeteria Food

Everyone complains about cafeteria food. Especially hospital cafeteria food. And the kids complain about the food offered in their school cafeteria. I get that....

On Cooking Southern: Beat Summertime Heat With Stick Food

*This story originally ran on HottyToddy.com June 30, 2017. SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK To love on: The action of being lovey-dovey with another person, including physical...

How a Visit to the Magnolia State Can Inspire You

Charlie Adams HottyToddy.com Contributor *This article was originally published June 2014 This past weekend, my three children and I visited my native state of Mississippi for a...

A History of Oxford's Burns United Methodist Church

Maralyn Bullion Reader Submission mhbullion@icloud.com Note: This article was previously published in The Oxford SO & SO. In recent years this church building was used as an...

Coopwood: Our State’s Natural Resources a Great Asset

Each year, Mississippi hunters and outdoorsmen enjoy the many hunting and fishing opportunities our great state offers. While September provides the first opportunity of the...