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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...

Oxford Tractor Supply Co. Gets Nod From Planning Commission

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Oxford Planning Commission approved a site plan Monday for a new Tractor Supply Co. to be built near Oxford Commons. The...

University Celebrating National Nurses Week

Nurses at the University of Mississippi Employee and Student Health Services are being honored for their service during National Nurses Week. "We are so proud...

Athletic Directors Eager to Start Back to Practice June 1

By Luke Little Hottytoddy.com intern lblittle@go.olemiss.edu As what would have been the spring sports' semester begins to wind down, high school athletic departments are beginning to look...

MDOT Seeks Entries for Safety Message Contest

Are you looking for a way to shake up your quarantine and get a little creative? Maybe give your brain a little exercise? Well, you’re...

Tattoo Parlors Not Included in Gov. Reeves Order to Reopen

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com After the Oxford Board of Aldermen voted Saturday to allow close-contact businesses to open, scissors were sharpened, tanning beds were turned...

Oxford Bread Maker Works to Preserve a Dying Craft

Story Contributed by Jake Davis and Daeisha Gipson IMC Students gdaeisha@gmail.com; akeryan.davis98@gmail.com Artisan bread maker Adam Griffith describes his baking as part art and part science. For some,...

Senior Class Gift Will Aid Fellow Students

Every year, members of the University of Mississippi senior class raise funds to leave a gift behind that represents their legacy. This year, the tradition...

Facebook Group Lists Oxford Restaurants Opening Dining Rooms

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com As of 8 a.m. Monday, Oxford restaurants were allowed to throw open the doors and allow customers to dine inside for...

The Spaw Focuses on Pets’ Mental, Emotional Well-Being During Pampering

By Sara Caroline Bridgers and Brooke Atkinson Hottytoddy.com interns scbridg1@go.olemiss.edu; rbatkins@go.olemiss.edu The Spaw—a doggie day spa by Homeward Bound—is unique to the Oxford community because it takes...

Community Rallies Together to ‘Adopt’ High School Seniors

By Emily DeWitt Hottytoddy.com intern esdewitt@go.olemiss.edu So many high school graduates feel their time of friendship, learning and togetherness was cut short as a result of COVID-19,...