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Fall Signing Day 2023: Seven OHS Athletes Sign Letters of Intent

During this morning's National Signing Day event, seven Oxford Charger student-athletes solidified their commitment to play on the college level. Family, friends, and teammates gathered...
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Vitter Steps Down as Chancellor, Will Return as Faculty Member

Officials at the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board confirmed Jeffery Vitter has resigned as chancellor of the University of Mississippi. University Communications has...

Sources: UM Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter Plans to Announce Resignation Today

Sources at the University of Mississippi confirm UM Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter plans to announce his resignation Friday, Nov. 9. The university plans to release a...

Officials: Deer Infected by Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Pontotoc

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com *Update: Officials say two more deer with Chronic Wasting Disease have been found in the state. One in Issaquena County—its second—and...

Man Charged with DUI in Connection With Death of Lafayette Man

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The driver of the vehicle that struck and killed a Lafayette County man walking on Ricky D. Britt Boulevard has been...

Oxford Aldermen: No Parking Lot for First Baptist Church

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com First Baptist Church won’t be “tearing down paradise to put up a parking lot” anytime soon. The Oxford Board of Aldermen...

UMMC: Clinical Trial for Marijuana-Derived Epilepsy Drug Underway

A clinical trial of a new drug derived from marijuana to treat seizures in children has received approval, and patients are receiving the medication,...

Baptist North Mississippi Receives ‘A’ for Patient Safety

Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi was awarded an “A” from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Baptist North Mississippi’s...

Lafayette Man Killed After Being Struck by a Truck in Oxford

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Oxford Police Department and the Lafayette County Coroner's Office are investigating the death of Lafayette County man who was struck and...

Oxford Commons to Form Public Improvement District

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com To help plan and implement infrastructure projects in Oxford Commons, residents in the development have petitioned the city of Oxford to...

Campus Reacts to Record Number of Women Elected to Congress

Story contributed by students Abbie McIntosh and Turner St. Romain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjjO_JlMZiY&t=12s Two days ago the American public voted more than 100 women into office. Students at...
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