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7 Funny Things Southerners Say About Cold Weather

Judging the weather based on numerical temperatures is boring. Besides, if it’s 35 or 40 degrees, who can tell the difference? Southerners love a...

For Local Summer Camps, Coronavirus Poses Unnatural Disaster

By Jared Redding UM journalism student jredding@go.olemiss.edu Like hundreds of other college students who spend their summers working at summer camps, Ole Miss IMC student Cayman Cottrell...

OHS to Move to Block Schedule in August if Schools Open

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Oxford High School is transitioning to a four-by-four block schedule for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, according to Superintendent Brian Harvey. In...

Oxford Film Festival Presents 4th Virtual Film Festival Week

The Oxford Film Festival’s 4th Weekly Virtual Film Fest showcases include Christopher Wesley Moore’s Mississippi-shot film with malevolent ghosts, "A Stranger Among the Living",...

Ole Miss Men’s Hoops Adds Home Slate Against Rider

By Adam Brown Sports Editor adam.brown@hottytoddy.com The Ole Miss men’s basketball team announced on Twitter Wednesday that they will take the court against Rider University on Dec....

OPC Faces Tough Decisions on Budget Cuts, Programs, Staff

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Like most city departments, the Oxford Park Commission is waiting to see what its new “normal” might look like over the...

Canceled Shows, Online Classes Create Tension for UM Theatre and Film Dept.

By Abbey Edmonson UM Journalism Student agedmons@go.olemiss.edu Tragedy struck the University of Mississippi’s Department of Theatre and Film in more ways than one during the spring semester....

Five Ole Miss Teams Earn NCAA APR Public Recognition Award

Five Ole Miss teams – men’s cross country, football, men’s golf, women’s golf and women’s tennis – each have been honored with the NCAA...

In Spite of Pandemic, End of All Music Keeps Spinning

By William Carpenter Journalism Student wmcarpen@go.olemiss.edu As the retail industry struggles to mitigate the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic, some businesses have adapted more easily than...

COVID-19 has Disruptive Domino Effect on Local Wedding Industry

By Lindsey Goubeaux Journalism student lgoubeau@go.olemiss.edu People across the country are grieving all kinds of losses, and while wedding events may strike some as relatively low-stakes, the...

Retired Oxford Coach Helped Students Succeed in Life Through Athletics

By Adam Brown Sports Editor adam.brown@hottytoddy.com The day Tim Carter landed a coaching job with the Oxford High School Chargers in 1995 is one he'll never forget. On...