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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...

FedEx Corp. Expands Strategic Partnership with University

By Tina H. Hahn University of Mississippi FedEx Corp., a longtime industry partner of the University of Mississippi, is advancing that relationship with a major new commitment...

When Disasters are Deemed Too Small, Rural Mississippi Struggles to Recover

By Alex Rozier Mississippi Today Under a mystic blend of pink lightning and green sky, Victoria Jackson called her daughter in a panic, warning her of...

Fuller Center, CoreLogic Team Up to Help Local Family With Roof

Oxford-Lafayette Fuller Center for Housing recently teamed up with CoreLogic to shingle the house of Lafayette County residents Bessie Starks and her niece Kimberly...

MDOT: Securing Safety One Load at a Time

At first instinct, many begin fastening seatbelts for their children and themselves, but what about the loads in the back of their pickup trucks? According...

Educator Provides for Future Teachers

By Tina H. Hahn University of Mississippi Teaching and learning were Dorothy Wayne Blackwell's lifelong passions. The daughter of educators, it came as no surprise that Blackwell...

Improvements Planned for Natchez State Park Lake

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks began lowering the water level at Natchez State Park Lake on June 1 for a lake...

Oxford Pantry Closed for Renovations; Mobile Sites Begin Wednesday

The Oxford Food Pantry closed its doors for the summer on Memorial Day and won’t reopen until around Labor Day while the food bank...

UM Student Receives Award for Excellence in Leadership

By Clara Turnage University of Mississippi Before she crossed the graduation stage in May, University of Mississippi senior and future Marine Corps officer Holland Morris received an...

Making History: Ted Ownby to Retire After 35 Years

By Rebecca Lauck Cleary University of Mississippi After 35 years as a member of the University of Mississippi faculty, including 11 years as director of the...

Temps Expected to Gradually Decrease; Slight Chance of Afternoon Showers

Whether or not Lafayette County gets any rain this week is still up in the air. There is a slight chance of rain each day...