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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...

General Gridiron’s Week Four Picks for the 2018 Season

Texas hosts TCU, and the Horns hope for another Top 25 win. Oregon and Stanford tangle in Pac-12 action. The No. 3...

Construction of Parking Garage Back On

By Alyssa Schnugg Staff writer alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The construction of the downtown parking garage is set to begin Monday – again. Earlier this month, the Oxford Board of Aldermen...

Vassallo: SEC Strength Ratings Following Week 3

Alabama: 100.....The Tide getting stronger each week. Can any team compete against this elephant? Georgia: 98.....This week at Missouri could determine the eastern champion. LSU: 95.....Coach...

Free Shuttles to Football Game Begin at 5 a.m. Saturday

The Oxford Police Department along with the city of Oxford are reminding citizens and visitors that using the area's free shuttle services is a...

Students Speak Out Regarding UM Donor’s Facebook Post During Public Forum

By Savannah Woods HottyToddy.com contributor After Meek School of Journalism and New Media donor Ed Meek's Facebook post went viral Wednesday, Meek School faculty and administration...

Petition Garners Over 1,600 Signatures for Removal of Ed Meek’s Name from Journalism School

After severe backlash from the University of Mississippi student body, faculty and alumni, Raven Francomano— a senior public policy and political science major of...

Oxford, Lafayette School Districts Both Receive ‘A’ Grades

By Alyssa Schnugg Staff writer alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Oxford and Lafayette County can now both bost they have two Grade A school districts. The Mississippi Department of Education has released...

Meek School of Journalism and New Media Issues Statement Regarding Donor’s Post

In light of a recent Facebook post made by a Meek School of Journalism and New Media donor, the Meek School of Journalism and...

Salter: McDaniel’s ‘Morning Joe’ Comments Missed the Point of our State’s Fiscal Realities

The so-called “jungle primary” to choose a successor to retired Republican Mississippi U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran took a truly strange turn in downtown Oxford...

Residents May See Small Hike in Electric Bill Starting Oct. 1

By Alyssa Schnugg Staff writer alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com A new utility bill rate hike will go into effect Oct. 1, but Oxford Electrical Department Superintendent Rob Neely said most...