News Briefs

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...

LOU Community Can Support Pre-K Programs for Tax Credit

With tax season right in full swing, Oxford and Lafayette County residents can help support local pre-K programs while receiving tax credits on their...

Double Decker Bus Tours Offer a Fun Way to Learn About Oxford

See Oxford in a whole new way this spring and learn more about our “little postage stamp of native soil” while taking a ride on...

MS Hit Hardest By Flu; Oxford Numbers Down

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Mississippi has been the hardest hit state with the highest flu activity, according to the Walgreens Flu Index; however, the number...

Feed The Hunger Pack-A-Thon Needs Volunteers, Donations

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Organizers for the ninth annual Feed the Hunger Pack-a-Thon, that provides thousands of meals for impoverished children from Kenya to Kentucky,...

UM Athletics Confirms Safeties Coach Jason Jones is Out

By Adam Brown Sports Editor adam.brown@hottytoddy.com Media reports circled early this week that Ole Miss football safeties coach Jason Jones would be leaving the program. Associate Athletic Director Kyle...

Tri-Lakes Area Job and Career Fair Friday in Water Valley

The Tri-Lakes Area Job and Career Fair is Friday and the list of businesses and industries committed to coming continues to grow in the...

Oxford’s Southern Coop Offers More Than 30 Wing Flavors

By Carson McKinney Hottytoddy.com intern cqmckinn@go.olemiss.edu Video by Carson McKinney Don’t fly the coop out of Oxford until you’ve tried the wings at Southern Coop. Local entrepreneurs Jennifer and...

LOU Crime & Emergencies From Feb. 12, 2019

The following reports were made Feb. 12, 2019, by city, university and county law enforcement agencies, unless otherwise noted. Oxford Police Department issued 46...

Doctoral Student Earns Competitive Summer Fellowship

University of Mississippi doctoral student Sarah Heying has earned a highly competitive fellowship that will send her to Texas A&M University this summer to...

Walking Track, Basketball Now Open at Oxford Activity Center

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Area residents now have a safe, indoor area to get some exercise or shoot a few hoops. On Tuesday, the walking track...