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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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K9 Retired After 5 years with Oxford Police Department

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com For five years, Oxford Police K9 Mattis has served the community by keeping his nose to the ground and sniffing out...

Cleveland: On the Home of the Southeastern Conference

Notes, quotes and an opinion or two, while considering the home office of the Southeastern Conference, surely the mostly wildly successful league in college...

Wish Granted: Leukemia Survivor Becomes a Cheerleader

Rowan Neff's little feet flew up and she landed on her back with her eyes facing the ceiling of Tad Smith Coliseum. She laughed...

Wi-Fi for Warriors: UM Alumni Help Deployed Soldiers Stay in Touch

Members of the military make incredible sacrifices when deployed to serve their country, but a group of University of Mississippi alumni wants to make sure that...

National Sea Grant Law Center Launches Shellfish Aquaculture Podcast

The National Sea Grant Law Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law has launched a shellfish aquaculture podcast. The eight-episode "Law on the Half Shell" podcast is...

Free Shuttles Available Saturday for LSU Game

Large crowds are expected in Oxford this weekend as Ole Miss takes on LSU at 6 p.m. Saturday at home in the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. People...

UM Enrollment Continues to Decline While Honors College, Professional Programs Grow

By Julia Peoples HottyToddy.Com intern jtpeople@go.olemiss.edu After 22 years of consecutively rising enrollment trends for the University of Mississippi, enrollment numbers began to descend in 2017. This...

Conservative Speaker Elisha Krauss Emphasizes Freedom of Speech, Criticizes Press

By Gene Crunk Hottytoddy.com Intern ehcrunk@go.olemiss.edu *Editor's Note: Hottytoddy.com is operated by the University of Mississippi and housed in the School of Journalism and New Media. Editorial...

Donated Books to UM Libraries Appreciated But Don’t Always Make the Shelves

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Ginny Guess Cheek, the daughter of Dr. Wallace L. Guess who served as the fourth dean of the University of Mississippi...

Hempville CBD Owner Tabbed to Serve on State’s Medical Marijuana Panel

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com When Mississippians for Compassionate Care—a statewide organization that advocates for progressive medicinal marijuana legislation—passed the 86,000 signature threshold in September to...
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