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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Who Filmed in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, died at 86. His Mississippi connections included filming Logan and narrating a Delta State planetarium show.
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Ole Miss ASB Votes Unanimously to Relocate Confederate Statue

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com Ole Miss' Associated Student Body voted unanimously Tuesday, March 5 to relocate the Confederate statue at the edge of the Circle...

Baptist Third Business to Receive Access Oxford Award

By Carson McKinney Hottytoddy.com intern cqmckinn@go.olemiss.edu Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi was recognized Tuesday with the Access Oxford Award for its efforts to be accessible to all of...

Oxford Officials Approve Accommodations for Film Crew

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The Oxford Board of Aldermen voted on several requests Tuesday to help accommodate NBC/Universal crews while they film the pilot episode...

Gertrude Ford Boulevard Could Close in July

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Gertrude Ford Boulevard may be closed for the entire month of July while the University of Mississippi constructs a retaining wall. On...

Lafayette Officials Agree to Allow NBC to Film At Historic Courthouse

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Since its construction in the mid-1800s, the Lafayette County Courthouse has been the stage for million-dollar lawsuits, death-row murder cases and...

Lafayette County Supervisors Change ‘Facility Use Policy’ After Confederate Rally

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com In light of the recent rally that started at the Lafayette County Courthouse lawn near the Confederate statue and ended at...

Swain Named 2018-19 Parent of the Year for LCSD

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com The Lafayette County School Board announced the district's Parents of the Year Monday night during its regular meeting. This year, Pam...

Charlie Adams: Meeting “Heart of Dixie” Stars Phoebe Cates and Ally Sheedy

Like you, I have had many experiences not far from the 4 Corners in Oxford. Back in the late '70s when I was at Lafayette...

Volunteers for Veterans Seeking Sponsors for Annual Event

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com A grassroots local volunteer group whose sole mission is to improve the lives of veterans in the LOU community is seeking...

Father Shares Good Fortune By Giving the Gift of Reading

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com After receiving an unexpected bonus from a recent job, an Oxford father said God told him to pass on his good...
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