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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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Three Face Felony Charges Linked to Auto Burglary, Stolen Gun

The Oxford Police Department arrested three people recently for their role in a vehicle burglary and a stolen firearm. On May 9, officers took an...

MDOT Seeks Entries for Safety Message Contest

Are you looking for a way to shake up your quarantine and get a little creative? Maybe give your brain a little exercise? Well, you’re...

Ole Miss Welcomes 2019-20 Phi Kappa Phi Initiates

Though the annual Phi Kappa Phi induction ceremony set for April 2 was canceled this semester, many University of Mississippi students were still welcomed...

Three Rosedale Men Arrested for Oxford Hotel Armed Robbery

Thanks to the social media response to a post from the Oxford Police Department in regard to an armed robbery in Oxford last week,...

Ecru Man Faces Felonies for Burglary

Investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jeremy Bramlett of Ecru Monday on two counts of commercial burglary. Bramlett is currently being held at...

Lafayette County Keeping Close Watch on LTC Facilities

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Lafayette County has positive COVID-19 cases in two long-term care facilities; however, patients were only affected in one. Lafayette County Emergency Management...

Baptist Earns ‘A’ for Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Baptist North Mississippi’s achievements...

Two Killed in Crash on Tallahatchie River Bridge

Two people were killed Saturday in a wreck on the Tallahatchie River Bridge in Lafayette County. The Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Lafayette County Sheriff's...

Abbeville Man Charged With Commercial Burglary

An Abbeville man was arrested recently for allegedly breaking into county vehicles. According to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, Clarence Sanders, 54, of Abbeville was...

‘Massive’ Sinkhole Swallows Vehicle at Oxford Post Office

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com A large sinkhole swallowed an SUV at about 6 a.m. Thursday behind the U.S. Post Office on McElroy Drive. No one was...
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