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We are grateful for the stewardship of Ole Miss Journalism and New Media in the operation of HottyToddy.com. HT will be offline as we...

MS Community College Impact Report Reveals Positive ROI for State

Mississippi’s 15 community college presidents gathered at the State Capitol last week with data proving the two-year college system is valuable to the state...

Eight Oxford Stores Cited for Selling Vaping Products to a Minor

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Eight Oxford businesses were cited by law enforcement earlier this week for selling electronic smoking devices to a minor, according to...

University-Related Travel to China Now Under Travel Restriction at UM

University of Mississippi Provost Noel Wilkin announced Thursday morning that due to the Centers for Disease Control and State Department recommendations and program cancelations,...

Sgt. Shipp Honored as OPD’s Top Cop of 2019

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Being a Christian is not only something that "means the world" to Sgt. Joshua Shipp, but it’s also something he carries...

The Oxford School District Expands Technology to More Grade Levels

During the 2020-2021 school year, the Oxford School District will be replacing student MacBooks with iPads and expanding technology resources to two elementary campuses. The district...

Oxford School District’s Elected Board Members Drops to One

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com With the city of Oxford's annexation of about 11 square miles in 2018, the Oxford School District's Board of Trustees will...

Chamber of Commerce Announces 2020 Leadership Lafayette Class

The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce kicked off its 2020 class of the Leadership Lafayette program earlier this month. The program began in 1988...

Oxford School Superintendent Asks for Parents’ Help Against Vaping

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Despite the US Food and Drug Administration raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products like cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and vaping...

Local Boys & Girls Club Names Youth of the Year

Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi (BGCNMS) recently named Braylon Robinson its 2020 Youth of the Year. Last Thursday, Youth of the Year...

UM Wraps Up 16th Speaker’s Edge Competition

More than 120 business, accountancy and law students tackled ethical issues ranging from gender discrimination to price-gouging and pitched ideas for boosting the workplace...