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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.

Charlie Adams: Reflecting on Memories of North Oxford Baptist Church

At 56 I am not one to get into the "back in my day" talk, but I take a lot of pride having been...

UM Wraps Up 15th Speaker’s Edge Competition

More than 100 business and accountancy students tackled ethical issues ranging from gender discrimination to embezzlement and pitched ideas for boosting the workplace at...

Local Businesses Aiding Those Affected by Government Shutdown

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Three local businesses are offering support to government workers during the shutdown period: FNB Oxford, Dodo Pizza and Uptown Coffee.  Today marks...

More than 350 Lafayette Students Out Sick Wednesday, Presumably With Flu

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com More than 11 percent of students in the Lafayette County School District were home sick Wednesday, according to Lead Nurse Celia...

Rural Broadband Internet Bill Passes Senate

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com A Rural Broadband Internet bill that will allow electric power associations to provide internet services passed the Senate this morning and...

Supervisors Crack Down on Run-Down Properties

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com In October, the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors gave a property owner 30 days to clean up his yard and 60...

UM Southern Studies Sets Diverse Slate of Spring Brown Bag Lectures

The Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series sponsored by the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture continues this spring with...

Salter: Late Ed Perry was a Jovial, Intensely Loyal Force of Nature in the Mississippi House

State Rep. Felix Edwin “Stump” Perry was one of the most effective legislators in the long history of the Mississippi House, but it was...

Few Qualify for Elections in Third Week of Qualification Period

By Alyssa Schnugg News Editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Editor's Note: Hottytoddy.com will run an update each Monday (unless a holiday) until March 1 on who qualifies for local elections...

Ole Miss Students Spend MLK Day Serving in New Albany

A crew of University of Mississippi students spent their time Monday (Jan. 21) improving the lives of citizens in a neighboring town on Martin...