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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...

Health Officials Confirm First Pediatric Flu Death of 2023-2024 Season

On Wednesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported the first confirmed pediatric influenza death in Mississippi for the 2023-2024 flu season. Pediatric deaths...

Senators Introduce Ole Miss 175th Anniversary Resolution

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), joined by Ole Miss alumni U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), today introduced a resolution commemorating...

Holly Jolly Holidays Kicks Off Saturday with the Opening of the Ice Rink; Square Lighting on Sunday

Starting Saturday, Christmas officially arrives in Oxford with the opening of the outdoor ice-skating rink and the lighting of the downtown Square this weekend. To...

Ole Miss Hockey Dropped Both Games at Tennessee

By Russ Eddins Journalism Student Game one was a very competitive back-and-forth contest. Game two was one of the worst games the Rebs have played all...

Unprecedented UMMC Kidney Swap: A Lifesaving Exchange of Donors Gives Two Patients a Second Chance at Life

By Rachel Vanderford UMMC Communications and Marketing Jeff Hughes of Hattiesburg and Dakota White of Mize, both in need of life-saving kidney transplants, faced a challenge when...

Ole Miss Business Fraternity Offers New Networking Opportunity

By Samantha Hendrix School of Business Administration Communications The University of Mississippi's chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, a national business fraternity, hosted its first-ever “Connect ‘n’...

Oxford Civic Chorus’ Special 25th Season Winter Concert is Dec. 9

‘Tis the season—and Oxford Civic Chorus invites you to celebrate the joy with its 25th Anniversary Winter Concert at 3 p.m. on Dec. 9...

Allen Boyer Review – ‘In the Pines: A Lynching, A Lie, A Reckoning’ by Grace Elizabeth Hale

Editor’s Note: Grace Elizabeth Hale will hold a book signing for “Into the Pines” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at Off-Square Books....

Mississippi Jailed More than 800 People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatment in a Year

By Isabelle Taft Mississippi Today This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Mississippi Today. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories...

Mild Fall Temps This Week; Maybe Some Rain Mid-Week

The weather this week in Lafayette County won't vary much from day to day, and if we are lucky, we might even see some...