Y'all Show

Oxford, Miss., is the broadcast home of the "Y'all Show" this week; and former residents Jon Rawl and "Barbecue Barrister" Matt Heermans reminisce about B's Bar-B-Q, Handy Andy, and more.  Oxford resident and famed tobacco settlement trial lawyer Richard Scruggs narrowly escaped a deadly plane crash this past weekend.  First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Karen Pence spoke to school children at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Monday. Plus, Duke Blue Devil Zion Williamson officially declares for the NBA Draft.

Tiger Woods wins his fifth green jacket at the 2019 Masters Tournament. Golf insider Jason Nall recaps the exciting weekend, as well as the business impact of Woods' win and the financial surge to Augusta, Ga. And as host Jon Rawl has traveled this week to Oxford, Miss., he gets Toccopola Storyteller Jerry Short to recount his climbing a water tower as a second grader in Como, Miss.

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency commissioner Angie Box discusses fishing and hunting in the Volunteer State with outdoors correspondent Cleve Marsh.  We recap highlights from the opening round of the Masters Tournament from golf guru Jason Nall.  Southern Miss men's basketball coach Doc Sadler departs Hattiesburg for an assistant's job at Nebraska.  Plus, we remember the life and career of 1980s country music hitmaker Earl Thomas Conley.

"Behind The Rifle: Women Soldiers In Civil War Mississippi" is a new book from author Shelby Harriel.  Golf insider Jason Nall previews the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, as the opening round tees off today.  Plus, Yall.com features "13 Unique Southern Food Festivals In April."

Miranda Lambert gets personal during the 54th ACM Awards. Music Row insider Preshias Harris reports on the skirmish in Las Vegas; plus new releases for both Darryl Worley and Thomas Rhett. ACC scribe Jonathan Leifheit looks back on the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers first national championship in men's basketball. Also, Dollar General stores take good care of the deodorant.

Virginia wins the 2019 men's college basketball national championship. A jubilant Tony Bennett talks about his resurgent Hoos team in the seconds following an 85-77 overtime win versus Texas Tech, the ACC program's first national title. Blueprint Strategy president Antjuan Seawright talks Democratic politics heading into South Carolina's 2020 presidential primary. Plus, "Barbecue Barrister" and TTU alum Matt Heermans discusses grill renovations and Lillie's Q barbecue sauces and rubs.

Ex-Sen. Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings died Saturday at the age of 97.  The South Carolina politician was in the U.S. Senate for 38 years; after serving as the Palmetto State's governor from 1959 until 1963.   Jon Rawl salutes Hollings' unique Southern dialect; while he and Jerry Short reminisce about the 16 Southern governors in office back in 1959.  Plus, the Lady Bears of  Baylor University capture their third national title.     

Jason Nall reports on the 30 lucky golfers playing in the final round of the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur. Jon Rawl sets the table for Saturday's semifinal contests of college basketball's Final Four. We discover what a Bundt cake is. Plus, Grand Ole Opry member Steve Wariner has a slam-dunk of a country song.

Civil War writer John Reeves discusses his own Robert E. Lee-themed work; as well as his "7 Essential Books" covering the conflict between North and South. Alexis Ebert joins host Jon Rawl in Nashville to promote her debut country music single, "Ride Or Die." Yall.com lists the top vodka distilleries in the region. Plus, Bruce Pearl's Final Four-bound Auburn Tigers basketball team is the focus of today's SEC Spotlight.

Loretta Lynn celebrates her 87th birthday early with a special concert in her honor in Nashville. Music Row insider Preshias Harris has the details; plus more highlights of last week's Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival. CBS Sports Digital's Jonathan Leifheit preps us for Virginia's first Final Four in 35 years. Plus, when will noisy cicadas roar back in the South?

Harvard professor Matthew Blackwell discusses his new book that addresses slavery's continuing impact on the South. Barbecue aficionado Matt Heermans returns to talk Texas Tech to the Final Four – and his insightful menu recommendations for Jon Rawl's first trip to Memphis' Bar-B-Q Shop. Plus, I-10 in the Pelican State could be renamed "Who Dat Nation Highway" by the Louisiana legislature.

Camp Ozark in Mount Ida, Ark., has been a popular spot for Southern kids for generations; and assistant director Connor Hennessey drops by to discuss activities, enrollment, and more at the Christian summer camp. Auburn, Virginia and Texas Tech are three of the four teams headed to college basketball's Final Four. Plus, Jerry Short recalls a hilarious prank from April Fools' Day way back in 1964.

Texas Tech and Virginia get wins Thursday to advance to the Elite Eight; while Tennessee and Florida State hit the exits of March Madness.  President Trump exhibits a little madness in March while at a rally Thursday night in Grand Rapids, Mich.  Golf insider Jason Nall files his first "Southern Golf Report," discussing the debut of next weekend's Augusta National Women's Amateur.  Plus, John Fogerty's 1985 classic is a great way to celebrate MLB's Opening Day.

Zach Stone talks baseball on Opening Day of MLB – and his new country music EP, "Ashes." Holly Warlick is fired as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols; and Nate Oats becomes the new leader of the men's basketball team at the University of Alabama. Four SEC teams are in the Sweet 16 of March Madness. Plus, host Jon Rawl shares great fiction books to read on spring break; and he reveals the "Top 7 Southern Music Festivals."

Five ACC teams punch their Sweet Sixteen ticket, and CBS Sports Digital's Jonathan Leifheit has the breakdown of their upcoming games in March Madness. Rascal Flatts is honored by Pandora; while Music Row scribe Preshias Harris reports on this week's Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival in Nashville. Also, host Jon Rawl relays the best place to buy sweet tea in a bottle.

Former congresswoman Karen Handel announces her plans to run in 2020 for the Georgia 6th seat.  Matt "Barbecue Barrister" Heermans is back to chat March Madness, grilling for NCAA Tournament, and Nashville hot chicken.  Also, a South Carolina man is caught on a college campus with his pants off.

Toccopola storyteller Jerry Short just endured a total knee replacement. We check in on the patient; and get his thoughts on the Mueller Report summary of possible collusion with Russia, released Sunday by attorney general William Barr. Several SEC and ACC men's basketball teams are off to the Sweet 16. Also, Johnny Manziel gets a few passes in for the AAF's Memphis Express.

VisitMississippi.org's Tom Van Hyning drops by the Y'all Show on location in Daytona Beach, Fla., to talk spring training, MLB projections, and tourism in the Hospitality State. Cleve Marsh educates us on some new terminology during his outdoors feature. Also, former president and Plains (Ga.) peanut farmer Jimmy Carter becomes the oldest living former commander-in-chief.

Mobile tourism official Emily Gonzalez joins host Jon Rawl at the Southeast Tourism Society meeting in Daytona Beach, Fla., discussing the history and attractions in Alabama's "Azalea City." Alpine Helen and White County is set to host its first songwriters' festival in the North Georgia mountain town this weekend. Plus, former Florida Gators pitcher-turned-tourism industry pro John Pricher talks UF sports, the SEC, and Florida's only spot to swim with the manatees: Citrus County.

Daytona Beach welcomes the Southeast Tourism Society's annual conference. Jon Rawl has traveled to the Sunshine State to chat with tourism industry veteran Georgia Turner, of the West Volusia (Fla.) tourism office. CBS Sports Digital's Jonathan Leifheit previews the NCAA-bound teams from the ACC. Music insider Preshias Harris shares info on the induction of Ray Stevens, Jerry Bradley and Brooks & Dunn into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Also, country music traditionalist Shane Owens talks "It's A Southern Thing."