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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...

Music Industry Icon to Receive UM Medal for the Arts

By Tina H. Hahn University of Mississippi Music industry icon Glen Ballard, of Los Angeles, is being honored with the highest award the University of Mississippi...

Oxford Native Pat Hopson to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Mississippi is coming to Hattiesburg as Sales and Marketing Professionals announces its first-ever Humanitarian honorees, in conjunction with The Mississippi Pinnacle Awards. Oxford native Pat...

Hundreds of Mississippi HS Journalists to Explore New Ideas at Ole Miss

Story by Paris Payne, Integrated Marketing Communications Graduate Student On March 22, more than 400 high school students from across the state of Mississippi will...

Star Power Set to Fill Ford Center for 20th Anniversary

By Tina H. Hahn University of Mississippi Stars will be shining brightly March 25 when the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the...

Forvis Invests in UM Accountancy School

By Tina H. Hahn University of Mississippi For its $500,000 gift to the University of Mississippi, one of the nation's top public accounting firms, Forvis LLP,...

Study USA Offers Courses Tied to UM’s 60th Anniversary of Integration

By Benita Whitehorn University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi's Study USA program is offering five intersession courses with themes related to the university's 60th anniversary...

Southern Documentary Project Director Earns Two Fellowships

By Rebecca Lauck Cleary Melanie Ho, producer-director at the Southern Documentary Project and an adjunct assistant professor in the University of Mississippi's Center for the...

Oxford, Lafayette Sign Local Emergency Proclamations for March 3rd Wind Damage

Oxford and Lafayette County leaders have both signed proclamations declaring a local emergency due to the high winds on March 3. According to Oxford Emergency...

OSD Receives $91,000 Grant for STEM Pathways

The Oxford School District has received a $91,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security and the governor’s office in order to promote...

Funeral Services Planned for 33-Year-Old Kendric McLean

Former Oxonian Kendric Montrel McLean died on March 1 in Memphis at 33 years old. Visitation will be from 12 to 4 p.m. on Friday....