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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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City, County Work Together to Improve Sisk Ave./Hwy. 7 Intersections

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Roads leading to Oxford Commons could soon see some improvements now that the city of Oxford and Lafayette County have agreed...

Oxford Leaders Pass Ordinance Outlawing After-Hours Drop Off at Animal Shelter

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com With the animal shelter on McElroy Drive closed for renovations and repairs, the Oxford Board of Aldermen voted to waive the...

Hyde-Smith Vows to Confirm Kavanaugh at Trump’s Mississippi Stop

Thousands of people gathered to listen to President Donald Trump speak in Southaven Tuesday, Oct. 2. The president's only stop in Mississippi was part...

Class to Host Miss America Contestants at Journalism School Homecoming Tailgate

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Homecoming festivities commence this week as the University of Mississippi welcomes alumni and fans Oct. 6 to see the Rebels take...

Possibility of Asbestos Holds up Demolition of Unsafe House

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com In August, the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approved requiring a landowner to clean up their property and demolish a dilapidated...

RebelTHON Hosts “Miracle Week” to Raise Money, Awareness for Children’s Hospital

By Joe Procopio hottytoddy.com intern Members of RebelTHON—the University of Mississippi's student-run dance marathon benefitting Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi— are taking over...

MS Critterz Wants County to Pay More for Animal Shelter

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The director of Mississippi Critterz, Gail Brown, told the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors Monday that it was time to “step...

Visit Oxford Opens a New Year of Oxford Partnerships

Local events that promote tourism in Oxford can now apply for a grant through Visit Oxford's Partnership Program. In its third year, the program started...

Aldermen Grant Extension For Downtown Businesses to Comply with Bar Ordinance

By Alyssa Schnugg Staff writer alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Restaurants that sell alcohol will have 10 extra days to hang security camera, hire security guards and put together an emergency...

Oxford High Burglar Broke Into School to Spread Messages of Kindness

By Alyssa Schnugg New Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com A Tennessee man was arrested Thursday by the Oxford Police Department in connection with a break-in at Oxford High School Sunday. According...
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