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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 14 Percent Below State Average on U.S. Census Response

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com While Oxford focuses on the COVID-19 crisis with the rest of the world, local and state leaders are urging citizens to...

Oxford Canteen Owners Hope to Keep Business Alive

By JT Butts Journalism Student jbutts@go.olemiss.edu Oxford Canteen is normally bustling at lunchtime, but co-owner Cynthia Joyce says these days, they’re serving only one customer at a...

Fulfilling Dreams for Legal Education

When law professor John Robin Bradley established the Medgar Evers Scholarship Endowment at the University of Mississippi a decade ago, his goal was to...

UM Health Services Director’s Work Lauded

Even though his focus recently has been on the University of Mississippi's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex Langhart has been making meaningful changes...

Oxford Science Cafe Launches Monthly Podcast

In an effort to keep informing and entertaining science enthusiasts amid regulations that have canceled most in-person events, organizers of the Oxford Science Cafe...

UM Summer Programs for High School Students Move Online

Summer vacation and activities will look different this year for high school students around the country. Despite the postponement of traditional summer camps and programs,...

UM Students Continuing to Aid Communities During Pandemic

While the rest of the country is adjusting to a new normal in isolation, many University of Mississippi students – including those involved in...

Pharmacy Faculty Named Distinguished Teaching Scholars

University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy faculty members David Colby, Meagen Rosenthal and Gary Theilman have been named as Distinguished Teaching Scholars for a...

UM English Professor Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

Aimee Nezhukumatathil, a University of Mississippi English professor, has been named a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Established in 1925,...

Oxford’s COVID-19 Resolutions Stand Despite Reeves’ New Order

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com On Friday, Gov. Tates Reeves issued a new executive order that allows some now-closed retail businesses to re-open Monday. However, the new...
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