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Oxford Restaurants Must Close Doors to Dining Areas; Curbside, Delivery Allowed

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, no Oxford restaurant or other business can serve food inside the business for at least 15...

MS COVID-19 Cases Jump to 21; 9 New Cases Since Monday

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com This morning the Mississippi State Department of Health reported nine new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi. The state total now stands at...

Dollar General Announces First Hour of Shopping Dedicated for Seniors

Dollar General Corporation will dedicate the first hour of each shopping day to senior shoppers, as well as amend store operating hours beginning Tuesday,...

Ajax Diner Shutters to Prevent Spread of COVID-19

Ajax Diner is closing temporarily in hopes to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Oxford. The popular restaurant announced the closing on its Facebook page...

OSD to Provide Meals at Six Locations Starting Tuesday

The Oxford School District will continue to provide nutritious meals to students during the temporary closure of schools in six locations throughout the Oxford-Lafayette...

Move on Up Mississippi Offering Food Help

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Move on Up Mississippi is offering to provide food assistance to those affected by COVID-19, whether by loss of a job...

BMH-NM in Oxford Revises Visitation Policy in Light of COVID-19

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi is implementing changes to its visitation policy to help prevent the introduction and spread of COVID-19 at the hospital. The changes...

MS PSC Prohibiting Utility Shutoffs for 60 Days

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Public Service Commission issued an emergency order Sunday prohibiting all water, electric, sewer and natural gas shutoffs for 60 days. The...

Oxford Walmart One of Many Cutting Hours to Restock, Clean

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Walmart is reducing hours at its U.S. stores to allow more time to replenish shelves and clean and sanitize stores, the...

Gov. Reeves Declares State of Emergency for Mississippi

https://www.facebook.com/tatereeves/videos/530973104224639/ Taking proactive measures to limit community spread of COVID-19, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Saturday "to deploy the necessary resources...