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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...

Meet the Candidates: Tax Collector/Assessor Race Will be Determined After Primary Election

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com The Lafayette County Tax Collector/Assessor is a two-part job. They are responsible to determine the value of property and then collect...

UM Staff Help Train Next Generation of National Guard Leaders

The University of Mississippi is nearly 5,000 miles from Estonia, but a group of Mississippi National Guard senior leaders gathered recently on the Oxford...

UM Researchers Explore Health Effects of Competitive Video Gaming

Market research indicates the global esports economy will top $1 billion for the first time in 2019, with an estimated audience of 453.8 million...

Business School Hosts SEC Development Officers

Professionals from across the region gathered recently at the University of Mississippi for the 11th annual Southeastern Conference Business Schools Development Officers Conference. This marked...

Meet the Candidates: Five Candidates Vie for MS House District 10 Seat

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Candidates for Mississippi House District 10 represent Lafayette, Panola and Tallahatchie counties. Elected officials serve four-year terms and are not subject...

Election: Profiles of Candidates to Run Over Next Four Days

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com On Tuesday, Lafayette County voters will head to the polls for the primary election that will whittle down a long list...

Attorney for Man Claiming Police Beat Him at Roadblock Submits $1M Insurance Claim

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The attorney representing a Grenada man who claims he was beaten during a traffic stop in Water Valley has submitted an...

Pharmaceutical Drug Diversion Investigations Leads to Two Arrests

The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Statewide Pharmaceutical Diversion Unit arrested a pharmacist and a nurse practitioner in separate drug cases Tuesday. Pharmacist Jerry Vaughn, 33,...

Bar Owners Says Off-Duty Cop Shot Himself in Leg

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com UPDATE: After conducting interviews and reviewing surveillance video, the Oxford Police Department charged Christopher Matthew Gipson, 34 of Magee with discharging...

OSD Approved 2020 Budget Without Raising School Taxes

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Oxford homeowners won’t see a rise in their millage rate for school taxes this coming fiscal year which runs from July...