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College Sports Needs a CBA, Not a Congressional Bailout

Congress is currently working to push through legislation to save college sports because those who used to hold the power no longer do and...

Lafayette County Man Arrested on Car Theft Charge

A local man was charged with stealing a car and selling it for scrap metal, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department. On Sept. 18,...

Business School to Host 22nd Annual Banking and Finance Symposium

Staff Report Business School The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration is gearing up for its 22nd annual Banking and Finance Symposium, a daylong event...

Local Woman Charged With Stabbing Boyfriend; Victim is Recovering

A Lafayette County woman was arrested recently for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department. On Monday, the Sheriff’s Department, along...

‘Hot, Hot, Hot’: Historic Heat and Drought Taking Toll on State’s Agriculture

By Alex Rozier Mississippi Today No state in the contiguous United States has had more rainfall than Mississippi over the last five years. But even...

Pharmacy School to Host Inaugural Borne Lecture

By Natalie Ehrhardt University of Mississippi Pharmaceutical scientist and educator Christopher McCurdy will discuss his work to develop new pain management therapies for the inaugural Ronald...

YAC’s Three Blind Wines: Red Wine Edition is Back This October at The Powerhouse

If you consider yourself quite the wine connoisseur, you can show off your skills at the Three Blind Wines event next month. The Yoknapatawpha Arts...

Man Kicks Deputy in Face During Traffic Stop on UTV

A Harmontown man was arrested recently for driving a UTV while under the influence and kicking a deputy in the face. On Sunday, the Lafayette...

Q & A with Graham Sherman, Owner of Soles4Souls

By Anna Belson, Morgan Butz, Raegan Cohn HottyToddy Interns Graham Sherman, a senior at Oxford High School and president of Soles4Souls, has recently launched a new...

Grant Boosts Youth Literacy in Mississippi

By Leslie Joblin University of Mississippi AmeriCorps has awarded the Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction at the University of Mississippi a 2023 Volunteer Generation Grant...

Meet the Man Behind ‘First Down, Ole Miss’

By Benita Whitehorn University of Mississippi Glen Waddle (BPA 77, JD 80), public address announcer for Ole Miss football for more than a quarter-century, has no...