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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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Letter from Chancellor Boyce Outlines Fall Plans

Dear students, faculty and staff,    With the Spring 2020 semester now behind us, we look to the summer and the planning necessary for the Fall...

Parking Meters on Oxford Square Will be Turned on June 1

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Parking meters around the downtown Square in Oxford will be turned back on June 1. On Tuesday, the Oxford Board of Aldermen...

Masks Still Required, Necessary for Oxford’s Return to ‘Normalcy’

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Oxford Board of Aldermen made a few slight changes and additions to its reopening plan Tuesday night while stressing the...

New Rental Home Development Approved for Lafayette County

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approved a conditional use permit and the preliminary site plan Monday for a new residential...

Oxford’s 2 Percent Tourism Tax Dips 30 percent in March

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com While the first case of COVID-19 in Lafayette County was reported on March 31, restaurants and other Oxford businesses had already...

Ole Miss Student Killed in Crash While Returning Home

University of Mississippi student John Michael Aulds Jr., 21, of Archer City, Texas died May 15 in a vehicle wreck in Texas while returning...

Visit Oxford Staff Await Word on Large Gatherings for August Double Decker Festival

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Plans for the Double Decker Arts Festival are still ago for August as far as Visit Oxford is concerned; however, there...

Spread of COVID-19 Cases in Lafayette County LTC Facilities Slows

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Lafayette County has gained 11 positive cases of COVID-19 in the past eight days; however, the spread of the virus in...

Air Force Veteran to Lead UM Intelligence, Security Studies Center

A U.S. Air Force veteran with degrees in political science and security studies has been hired as the new director of the Center for...

UM Musicologist Named to Prestigious Mahler Research Center

A longtime fascination with composer Gustav Mahler was rewarded recently when University of Mississippi music professor Thomas Peattie was among 10 scholars from seven...
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