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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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Firefighters Battling Huge Blaze at American Furniture Plant in Ecru

Editor's note: This story is being updated by HottyToddy.com associate editor Randall Haley, who's reporting on the spot, as new information comes in. Firefighters from...

Weekend at the Movies: Here's What's Showing Now at Malco (with Trailers)!

Wanting to know what new movies are playing at the local theaters this week? HottyToddy.com is proud to bring you a sneak preview from...

Wyatt Emmerich: Turning Down Billions in Federal Money is Killing Our State

A new year! 2018. That marks 28 years of columns, 1,456 in all. That’s the equivalent of writing 16 books. Whew! Mississippi is not off...

OLHS Pet of the Week: Peter Pawker

Peter Pawker is a one-year-old cat who's been at the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society (OLHS) for less than a month. No, he doesn't morph...

Update: Taylor Man Charged with Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting

Editor's Note: This story has been updated since earlier today. Jadarius Harmon, 22, of Taylor has been formally charged with manslaughter-culpable negligence in connection with...

City Crew Working to Repair Damaged Water Main in Sisk Ave. Area

Homes and businesses in the Sisk Avenue area will be without water while City of Oxford crews work to repair a damaged water main. According...

Mississippi's Trump Campaign Leaders Endorse Roger Wicker

Facing the possible threat of a primary challenge by State Senator Chris McDaniel in this year’s election, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker on Thursday released...

County Wants to Place 2 Percent Tax on Hotels and Motels

  The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors will seek approval from the State Legislature to impose a 2 percent tourism tax on hotels and motels...

John Cofield's Oxford and Ole Miss: Sardis Lake and Faulkner's Sailboat

Out of the public eye, William Faulkner loved to sail his 19-foot sailboat, The Ring Dove, at Sardis Reservoir near Oxford. He bought the boat...

Sardis Native and Ole Miss Alum Leads Stanford's Wave Physics Laboratory

When it comes to terrestrial understanding, University of Mississippi alumnus Jerry Harris (BSEE 73) knows the lay of the land. As the Cecil and Ida...
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