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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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Thirteen OHS Students Named National Merit Finalists

Thirteen Oxford High School students have been named National Merit Finalists. In September, these 13 students learned of their Semi-Finalist status based on their scores...

Flood Warnings, Flash Flood Watch Issued for Lafayette County Through Sunday

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com As the rain continues to fall this morning, the National Weather Service has issued Flood Warnings for local rivers and a...

Protestors Vow to Continue Fight Against Institutional Racism

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com Video by Talbert Toole and Carson McKinney More than 150 students, faculty, staff and members of the LOU community gathered in the...

Man Indicted in Math Teacher’s Death Pleads Guilty

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Almost exactly one year after her death, the man charged with driving drunk and killing Oxford math teacher Sherry Buford pleaded...

Work Continues on Oxford Workforce Housing Developments

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com One of two “workforce housing” developments spearheaded by Steward Rutledge and LOU-Home is nearing 40 percent completion. The Belle Rivers development,...

Bonnie Brown: Mississippi Teachers Deserve More

I’ve been thinking about teachers recently given the debate about teacher salaries. I remember back to my teachers and am in awe of how...

Turkey Harvest Reporting Begins This Spring

Mississippi hunters who bag a gobbler this spring will be more engaged than ever in ensuring the future of Mississippi’s turkey flock. Beginning with the...

Public Meeting Tonight on Proposed Voting District Updates

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Now that the annexation of about 11 miles of Lafayette County land by the city of Oxford is complete, new voting...

UM Administration Hosts Public Forum on the Heels of Weekend Rallies

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com The University of Mississippi administration hosted a community discussion Wednesday, Feb. 20 in the Union ballroom to clarify plans and address...

Memorial Benches Now Available in Oxford

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Oxford residents can now sit and pause to remember lost loved ones on a bench named in their honor. On Tuesday, the city...
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