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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...

Triplett Foundation’s $4M Gift to Support Construction of New Alumni Center at Ole Miss

By Bill Dabney University of Mississippi The most recent of many gifts from the Dr. and Mrs. R. Faser Triplett Foundation to the University of Mississippi...

Fight at Oxford Park Leads to Arrest

A Georgia woman was arrested recently after a fight at Pat Lamar Park. On Feb. 8, the Oxford Police Department took a report about an...

Joy Williamson-Lott to Discuss Black Freedom Struggle’s Impact at UM

By Edwin B. Smith University of Mississippi A respected expert on the civil rights movement will discuss how the movement came to the University of Mississippi,...

UM Math Professor Awarded National Science Foundation EPSCoR Fellowship

By Debbie Nelson and Jason Hale University of Mississippi Ayla Gafni, assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Mississippi, has been named a research fellow...

Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting a Minor

A Pontotoc man was arrested by the Oxford Police Department recently for allegedly molesting a child. On Jan. 29, officers responded to Burns Avenue for...

Faulkner-Graham-Warren Crash Marker Approved

By Dr. Kathleen W. Wickham Journalism Professor at the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media A state historical marker has been approved by the...

Favre sues Auditor Shad White, Media for Defamation Over Welfare Scandal

By Anna Wolfe and Adam Ganucheau Mississippi Today Brett Favre, the NFL legend who has become publicly ensnared in the sprawling Mississippi welfare scandal, sued state...

Newcomers Group Presents Free Discussion on New Media

Understanding “new media,” such as mobile apps, social media and artificial intelligence can be a valuable tool for people of all ages if they...

STATE NEWS: Cleveland Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Fraud

A Cleveland doctor was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for healthcare fraud in connection with fraudulent hospice operations throughout the Mississippi...

School of Journalism and New Media to Host IMC Connect!

By Paige Hill IMC Graduate Student https://youtu.be/XEdEuKhdva8 After a successful debut in the spring of 2022, the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media is...