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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...

University Supports Community Partnership Projects

By Erin Garrett University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi has awarded funding to six projects aimed at increasing collaboration between the institution and the Lafayette...

Podiatrist Pleads Guilty to Foot Bath Fraud Scheme

A Mississippi man pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and TRICARE by prescribing and dispensing medically unnecessary foot...

U.S. Poet Laureate Slated as UM Baine Lecturer

By Edwin B. Smith University of Mississippi U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón is set to deliver this year's Baine Lecture at the University of Mississippi. Limón...

UM Law School Names Inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

By Clara Turnage University of Mississippi Joshua Quinn Tucker, a four-time graduate of the University of Mississippi, returns to campus this month as the School of...

Survey: Majority of Lawmakers Support Postpartum Medicaid Extension

By Geoff Pender, Bobby Harrison and Adam Ganucheau Mississippi Today Though they haven’t been given the chance to vote on it, a majority of House members...

Oxford Teen Wins First Runner-Up in District B&G Youth of the Year Competition

This week, Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi named Jahtonia Wilson of Haven Acres – Tupelo their 2023 Youth of the Year, with...

Lucky Finds Market Opens Saturday with 53 Diverse Vendors

With just a few days left until the first Lucky Finds Market opens at the Lafayette County Multipurpose Arena, the new market aimed at...

MDOT Highlights Employees in Honor of Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, the Mississippi Department of Transportation is highlighting two MDOT employees, David Kenney and Terrance Yarbrough. Yarbrough is the Director...

Sanderson Farms Championship Host Organization Donates $1M to Benefit Children’s of Mississippi Hospital

By Annie Oeth UMMC Communications Sanderson Farms Championship host organization Century Club Charities donated $1 million from the golf tournament to benefit Mississippi’s only hospital for children.   The...

Oxford Campus Opening Delayed until 10 a.m.

The University of Mississippi’s Oxford Campus will delay the beginning of classes and on-campus operations until 10 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 1, 2023), due to...