News Briefs

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com With the new West Oxford Loop Extension set to open later this month, Oxford and Lafayette County leaders have set the...

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com From office supplies to home essentials, Fred’s offers community members a variety of goods; however, the Water Valley community will have...

By Jackson Solari Hottytoddy.com intern jjsolari@go.olemiss.edu Single mothers in the Oxford community have a chance to attend a free event, enjoy the fellowship of other single mothers...

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department and the Oxford Police Department are joining together to help provide local schools with necessary supplies. From noon to 7...

A new community notification system to alert Oxford residents in real-time about localized emergency situations and relevant community advisories is now available. Once registered, residents...

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The family of slain 4-year-old is asking the community for help to keep their loved one's murderer in prison. On July 24,...

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com A Como man died Monday after a trench collapsed in the Plein Air neighborhood in Taylor. According to Lafayette County Coroner Rocky...

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Air Safety Investigator for the National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) Ed Malinowski offered little insight into the cause of Saturday’s...

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com All beaches on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are now closed to the public, officials said. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued...

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Longtime Mississippi author, educator and historian, David Sansing, passed away today, July 6. His son, Perry Sansing, confirmed the news. Sansing was born...