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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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Building Remains Steady in Lafayette County

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com The number of building permits issued in 2018 in Lafayette County remained about the same compared to 2017 with a...

Oxford Sees Decline in Most Crimes in 2018

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com While the number of calls to the Oxford Police Department dropped in 2018 from the previous two years, officers are still...

Lafayette Supervisors Asked to Help Restore Old Head Start in Abbeville

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Speaking on behalf of the seven-member board that manages the Gordon Community and Cultural Center in Abbeville, Janice Carr asked the...

LOU Community Rallies to Support Lafayette High School State Championship Teams

By Jackson Sepko Hottytoddy.com intern jsepko@go.olemiss.edu The Commodores’ athletic director, soccer coach and bowling coach heaped praise on Oxford and Lafayette County businesses whose donations helped the...

Panola, Tallahatchie Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Two cases of a debilitating deer disease have been confirmed in Panola and Tallahatchie counties, according to the Mississippi Department of...

Local Educators Say State Teacher Raise is a Starting Point

Story contributed by broadcast journalism students Grant Gibbons and Carson McKinney  The Mississippi State Senate has approved a bill that would raise teacher salaries by...

Charlie Adams: Meeting John Walton of “The Waltons” at The Hoka

To be honest, I never imagined I would meet John Walton — the Dad of The Waltons — at The Hoka in Oxford. At...

Award-Winning St. Jude ‘Taste of Oxford’ Set for Thursday

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Organizers for the St. Jude Taste of Oxford event are hoping to raise more than $450,000 on Thursday to benefit St....

UM Community Conversation Event to Discuss Rallies, Protests on Wednesday

In light of several rallies and protests planned for later this week, the University of Mississippi is hosting a Community Conversation for all students,...

Law Enforcement Addresses Safety Ahead of Confederate Rally

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com After two Confederate groups announced their intent to disrupt a student-led organization’s national convention the afternoon of Feb. 23 with...
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