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HottyToddy.com is coming home.

We are grateful for the stewardship of Ole Miss Journalism and New Media in the operation of HottyToddy.com. HT will be offline as we...

Fielder Scholarship Honors Late Ole Miss Student

By Tina H. Hahn University of Mississippi Walker Allen Fielder loved devoting his time to people – whether ministering to children in Honduras or rallying friends...

Poll Highlights Conservative Tilt That Impacts Mississippi Elections

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today Based on polling, more people identify as conservative in Mississippi than in any state in the nation. According to Gallup, which routinely...

Supreme Court Justice Cites UM Law Professor in Concurrence 

By Clara Turnage University of Mississippi U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch referenced the work of University of Mississippi law professor Chris Green multiple times in a recent ruling.   In Haaland...

City, County Baptist Trust Funds Take Hit in FY 2022/23

The trust funds from the sale of the former Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi hospital on South Lamar in 2012 for both the city of...

Voter Registration Deadline for Mississippi Primary is Monday

By Geoff Pender Mississippi Today The deadline for voter registration for the Aug. 8 Mississippi statewide primary is Monday. You can register in person at your county...

Allen Boyer: ‘Three Steps Up to Mediocrity’ By Pamela Reband, M.D.

This is an eloquent book about climbing and covering ground: the scores of miles that an endurance rider may cover, the span of physical...

Center for Population Studies Gets FCC Grant to Boost Broadband Access 

By Debbie Nelson University of Mississippi The Federal Communications Comission has awarded the University of Mississippi Center for Population Studies  $350,000 through the new Affordable Connectivity...

MHP Responds to Four Fatal Crashes on MS Highways

The Mississippi Highway Patrol concluded the 2023 Independence Day Holiday Travel Period at midnight on Tuesday. The enforcement period began at 6 a.m. on Monday. Troopers...

Thousands of Mississippians Can’t Vote Because of Felony Convictions; Many Top Candidates Want to Keep it That Way.

By Taylor Vance Mississippi Today JACINTO — Candidates for the state’s highest offices were stumping under the historic Jacinto courthouse at the community’s annual Independence Day...

Ice Age Expert Named Director of UM Archaeology Center 

By Erin Garrett  University of Mississippi Archaeologist and Ice Age expert Jesse Tune will join the faculty at the University of Mississippi July 1 as the...