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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.

$1K Reward Offered in LC School Bomb Threat Case

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department in conjunction with Crime Stoppers is offering $1,000 reward to anyone who turns evidence for an arrest to be made...

Girl Scouts, RSVP Deliver Valentine’s Day Cards to Oxford Veterans

By Ashley Whitmer OPC intern Oxford veterans enjoyed an early Valentine’s Day present as Girl Scout Troop 13616 and RSVP volunteers visited the Mississippi State Veterans...

Empty Bowls Brings Together the Community Over Soup

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Whether it was the chilly winter morning making people crave some hot soup or just a drive to help their fellow...

Plenty to do in Oxford to make Valentine’s Day Special

By Channing Martin Hottytoddy.com intern clmarti6@go.olemiss.edu Romance is in the air, and the aromas of steak, shrimp and grilled oysters will be circling around the Square come...

Sheriff Releases More Info on Morning Bomb Threat at Lafayette Schools

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department is investigating at least two threats of violence against the Lafayette County School District over the last two days...

Lafayette School District Receives Second Threat

Lafayette County Schools received an additional threat Thursday morning in a message that was airdropped to students and faculty at the high school. The schools...

Lafayette Middle School Student Council Members are on the Move

By Katelyn McKinney Hottytoddy.com intern kamckin1@go.olemiss.edu Lafayette Middle School Student Council members Elliott Clark and Claire Anne Pugh were recently recognized for being leaders amongst their peers. Clark...

More Rain to Fall on Already Saturated Ground, Trees

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com With another inch or so of rain expected to fall later this afternoon and into the evening, the biggest threat will...

OPD Assists in Arrest of Grenada Man in Prostitution Bust

The Oxford Police Department, along with members from the Northeast and Northwest Mississippi Human Trafficking Taskforce, conducted operations aimed at combating human trafficking recently...

LC Sheriff’s Department to Increase Presence at Schools After Written Threat

A threatening message on a bathroom stall at a Lafayette County school has put local law enforcement, school officials and parents on guard. On Tuesday,...