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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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OPD to Collect Books at First Badges for Books Event Saturday

The Oxford Police Department is extending its outreach efforts to help boost literacy in Oxford. OPD will host its first Badges for Books event this...

Birds, Butterflies and Blooms are the Focus of the 2019 MG Lecture Series

The annual spring lecture series sponsored by Lafayette County Master Gardener Association in association with the University Museum will be held on the first...

Obituary: In Loving Memory of Joe Karl Larson

Obituary courtesy of Waller Funeral Home Joe Karl Larson, 77, died Saturday, March 9 at The Blake in Oxford. The funeral service will be held...

Spring Break for Oxonians Will Be Mostly Chilly and Damp

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Don't put those umbrellas and sweaters away just yet – Spring Break will be a wet one. Mother Nature will take Lafayette...

10th Annual Oxford Pub Crawl Set for Spring Break

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Now that Mardi Gras beads have fallen and all the king cake has been consumed, the next holiday, St. Patrick's Day,...

Lafayette County Supervisors Change ‘Facility Use Policy’ After Confederate Rally

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com In light of the recent rally that started at the Lafayette County Courthouse lawn near the Confederate statue and ended at...

Community Rallies Around ICM Director Wiley Who Needs New Kidney

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com For more than 20 years, Lena Wiley has worked endless hours helping people find a roof over their head, getting necessary...

Oxford Sanitation Bills Must Now be in Property Owner’s Name For Trash-Only Customers

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Newly annexed Oxonians who rent their homes and are receiving only trash collection from the city of Oxford will now need...

STATE NEWS: MHP Trooper Rescues Pike Woman from Submerged Car

A Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper saved a woman from drowning after finding her vehicle in the water after responding to a vehicle crash. At about...

New Oxford Housing Commission Ready to Tackle Workforce Housing

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Oxford’s newest group to take on the colossal issue of affordable housing met for the first time Wednesday. The Oxford Housing Commission...
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