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Mississippi attorney general clears Senatobia police officer who shot, killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley

Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia officer’s fatal shooting of toddler Kohen Wiley was justified, while questions about evidence remain.
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Oxford Mayor Tannehill: ‘Confederate Statue Should be Moved, Flag Changed’

By Alyssa SchnuggNews editoralyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill released a statement Friday in regard to her stance on the Confederate statue on the Square and...

Oxford Aldermen Lessen Some Restrictions as COVID-19 Numbers Increase

By Alyssa SchnuggNews editoralyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Oxford Board of Aldermen voted Friday during a special meeting to make revisions to the city's Serving Oxford Safely, A...

Applications Being Accepted for Back to Business Grant Program

Small businesses affected by COVID-19 can now apply for some help. The Mississippi Development Authority’s “Back to Business Mississippi Grant Program” launched Thursday. The Back to...

Oxford Film Festival Presents 8th Virtual Film Festival Week

Oxford Film Festival offers another robust lineup of films for the summer, with two family films at OFF to the DRIVE-IN with Julio Vincent...

Head Pastor Praises Community for Investing in Lafayette County

By Sage McNamaraHottytoddy.com interndsmcnama@go.olemiss.edu Oxford, Mississippi is a community rich with literary and artistic roots, and it's a town that many come from around the...

Op-ed: Reforms Could Bring Accountability, Restore Trust in Law Enforcement

By Brett KittredgeMississippi Center for Public Policy Should someone who was allegedly trying to use a counterfeit bill be subject to the death penalty? Obviously,...

Zoom Meeting with Oxford Officials, Law Enforcement Plants the Seeds of Change

By Alyssa SchnuggNews editoralyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Ideas on how to keep conversations on police brutality going were plentiful Tuesday when city officials, law enforcement leaders and community...

YAC to Receive Funding to Support Creative Small Businesses

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $84 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second...

Oxford to Host Independence Day Fireworks Show

By Alyssa SchnuggNews editoralyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Oxford will have a Fourth of July fireworks show. The city of Oxford announced Wednesday that fireworks will be shot at 9...

Bipartisan group of lawmakers, with Speaker Gunn’s blessing, pushes to change Mississippi state flag

By Adam GanucheauMississippi Today A bipartisan group of Mississippi lawmakers, with the blessing of Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, began whipping votes and drafting...
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