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College Sports Needs a CBA, Not a Congressional Bailout

Congress is currently working to push through legislation to save college sports because those who used to hold the power no longer do and...

Oxford Aldermen Review Proposed $37M Budget

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Oxford Board of Aldermen spent Wednesday afternoon reviewing the city's budget, looking for any oversights before it goes for a...

Sparks Reiterates Intent to Relocate Confederate Statue

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks released a statement Wednesday to the university community regarding the relocation of the Confederate statue which currently...

Reeves Clinches Republican Nomination for Gov., Faces Hood in General Election

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com *Editor’s Note: Statistics are from the New York Times’ live election coverage page. Voters in Mississippi took to the polls Tuesday in...

Supervisor Race Proves ‘Every Vote Counts’

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The race for Lafayette County Supervisor District 4's democratic candidate proved the adage that “every vote counts,” especially when it comes...

Leadership Lafayette Class Raises $35K for Four Community Projects

Twenty-seven local leaders take their fine-tuned skills into the community after graduating from the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce’s 31st annual Leadership Lafayette Program...

Voting Machine Removed After Forcing Vote for Reeves

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com A voting machine at the District 4 voting precinct in the Burgess community in Lafayette County has been removed after it...

OSD Revises Dress Code; Will Look at Further Changes

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Oxford School District Board of Trustees voted Monday to revise its dated dress code policy that some say targeted certain...

Population Shift, Needs of Aging Americans Spur New UM Department

Grey is the new black, according to Reuters. Recent studies have shown a surge in the American aging population has resulted in a new, booming...

Freeman Foundation Grants Send UM Students to Other Side of the Globe

Stretching from Beijing to Singapore, 20 University of Mississippi students received global work experience this summer while interning in Eastern Asia through a grant...

University to Host Fourth Technology Summit

An assembly of top technology, business and industry leaders will gather in Oxford next week to discuss expansion of rural broadband, workforce diversity and...