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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...

MHP Respond to 2 Fatal Wrecks in North Mississippi

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Mississippi Highway Patrol concluded its Christmas enforcement period, which began Friday at 6 p.m. and ended Tuesday at midnight. Statewide, MHP...

Cleveland On Medgar Evans

Most Mississippians know – or should know – the late Medgar Evers as a lion of the civil rights movement, a man who sacrificed...

Bonnie Brown: An Ode to the Christmas Fruitcake

So what’s Christmas without a fruitcake? Oh, you don’t like fruitcake, you say! In the small town of Claxton, Georgia more than 4 million...

List of Oxford Restaurants Open, Closed on Christmas

IHOP - open on both Newks - open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Closed Christmas Day McEwen's -  Closed both days. South Depot -...

NWCC Offers Flexible eLearning Classes for On-the-Go Students

By Sydney Briscoe and Paige Briscoe Hottytoddy.com interns For busy students who love campus life but also have other obligations, a new alternative to online courses...

Local Epicurean’s Homemade Sauce will be Sold Nationwide

By Jack Glosson Hottytoddy.com intern On the surface, Angela Woods may appear as just another house mother at the University of Mississippi. Having embraced the house...

Ford Center Names Mary Ann, Gary Collins as Studio Theatre Dedication Recipients

By Katherine Glenn and Jack Glosson Hottytoddy.com interns After graduating from the University of Mississippi in 1958 and becoming the first Miss America hailing from...

Merry Christmas from Kuwait: Oxford Soldiers Send Message to Families, Community

Not everyone gets to spend Christmas relaxing by the fire and eating double helpings of pecan pie. For those protecting our country abroad, the...

Allen Boyer: Review of “Occasions: Selected Writings” by Eudora Welty

In a season where people meet old friends once more, and learn once more the reasons that they like them, a collection of short...

Bonnie Brown: The “Perfect” Holiday Experience

We are all in the pursuit of perfection, especially during the holiday season. However, perfection is as elusive as that winning lottery ticket! Regardless of...