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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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Faculty Senate Passes Resolution Demanding Clarity from IHL

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com As protestors sat quietly in the back of the auditorium of the Thad Cochran Research Center Tuesday night, the majority of...

Oxford, Lafayette Science Teachers Named Best in Mississippi

Two local science teachers were recently recognized for being among the best in the state by the Mississippi Science Teachers Association. Oxford Intermediate School science...

Skywarn Storm Spotter Training Program Set For Tuesday

The fall is often considered north Mississippi’s second tornado season as warm and cold fronts often collide head-on as the seasons shift from summer...

Natural Gas Soon an Option for Abbeville Residents

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Abbeville residents and those living between Oxford and Abbeville can soon start cooking marshmallows on a fork using their gas stove. On...

Nurse Practitioner Aims for ‘Something Bigger Than Myself’ for Others

Normally, when Lauren Cannon Durham is administering a shot or bandaging a wound, the nurse practitioner is the one asking questions of her patients...

UM Southern Studies Student Pursues ‘Outlaws and Armadillos’

 If you want to learn about country music, what better way to do that than to spend the summer in Music City, USA? For Liam...

DAR Presents Jim Pryor with National Historic Preservation Medal

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com As the LOU community continues to grow and expand beyond its original parameters, the Historic Properties Commission has continuously worked with...

Oxford-University Transit Officials Address Growing Concerns

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Since the Oxford-University Transit system first went live in 2008, ridership has gone from 100,000 riders in a year to over...

Aldermen Reverse Earlier Prices for Gameday Parking in New Garage

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com After approving special all-day parking prices in the new garage on home game days two weeks ago, the Oxford Board of...

Community Responds to Food Pantry’s Need for Donations

By Margaret Dent Hottytoddy.com Intern mldent@go.olemiss.edu The Pantry of Oxford and Lafayette County experienced a summer shortage of normal food supplies within the last few months; however,...
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