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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...

UPD Lieutenant Captures Slithery Suspect on Ole Miss Campus

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com University of Mississippi Police Lt. Adam Peacock apprehended a slithery suspect Wednesday after capturing a venomous cottonmouth snake on campus. Handling snakes...

Road Name Changed to Honor Late Ed Perry

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved changing the name of Oxford Commons Boulevard to pay homage to the late Ed Perry. On...

Lafayette County Master Gardeners Announce Spring Schedule

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Though many of the Lafayette County Master Gardeners began their gardening careers out of necessity, many say they couldn’t give it...

New Oxford Housing Committee Will Address Affordable Housing Issues

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com With the county’s median income being $43,000, the very people who make Oxford, Oxford, are finding it difficult to live in...

The 2019 Oxford Film Festival Announces Roger Bart to Receive Lisa Blount Memorial Acting Award

The 2019 Oxford Film Festival (February 6-10) announced that Roger Bart will be honored with this year’s annual Lisa Blount Memorial Acting Award prior...

Bed Sheet Banners No Longer Allowed in Oxford

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved a change to a local ordinance Tuesday that will ban bed sheet banners from hanging...

WV Aldermen Move Forward with Historic Preservation Ordinance

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com The Water Valley Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to move forward with their decision to create a Historic Preservation Ordinance Tuesday...

Emmerich: Legislators Need to Acknowledge Failure, Chart a Different Course on Prison Reform

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, making his last State of the State address last month, called for Mississippi to lead the nation in criminal justice...

Cleveland: How Fans in the City of New Orleans Celebrated Super Bowl 53

From the back of the bar, a voice bellowed: “Take the three, Sean Payton, don't be stupid, take the three!” It was Super Bowl Sunday...

“Willie” Frank Mitchell: The Lifeblood of Phi Delta Theta House

By Alex Learned Hottytoddy.com intern Oxford, Mississippi boasts an impressive list of former and current residents. Among them are the likes of John Grisham, William Faulkner,...