Southern Experience

Ferguson: Get Out of the Boat

A personal reflection on stepping into a new season of life and the courage it takes to get out of the boat.

Latest Forecast Has Oxford Emergency Planners Working Hard

Jimmy Allgood, director of Oxford's Emergency Management Agency, says that despite the lack of snow and ice so far, city employees are preparing for...

Help Send HottyToddy Man Around the World!

This week, HottyToddy.com introduced the world to the newest member of our staff, HottyToddy Man! He loves to travel, so he is hoping to...

St. Peters Is a Historic Landmark and Oxford Spiritual Bedrock

This National Historic Landmark is Saint Peter's Episcopal Church at the corner of South 9th Street and Jackson Avenue in Oxford. During Frederick A.P. Barnard’s...

PHOTOS: Snow Day in Oxford

Happy snow day, Oxford and Ole Miss! Our staff photographer Jenner Jordan wandered the Square and caught some beautiful images of the snow last...

Storm Update From Weather Service: An Inch of Snow, Sleet Mixture

Here is the latest from the Weather Bureau. Cold air behind a stalled frontal boundary will combine with Gulf moisture resulting in snow, sleet...

Alderman Hughes Briefs Constituents on Weather Conditions

HottyToddy.com received the following communication this evening from Jay Hughes, Ward 1 alderman: Subject: EMA Weather Update Latest from the Emergency Management Association 3 p.m. briefing: The system will...

Isuru Hewamanna Earns The Rank of Eagle Scout

Isuru Hewamanna, a member of Boy Scout Troop 45 in Oxford, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in ceremonies at First Presbyterian Church on...

VIDEO>>Field Sobriety Course Can Help Keep Drunks Off Road

This Ole Miss-produced video report describes an innovative approach to drunk driving prevention offered by The National Highway Traffic Association. The Oxford Police Department and...

On the Square: A Look Back at Two Centuries of History

This view taken some time around 1885 of the west side of The Square from the balcony of the present-day First National Bank shows...

The Great Ice Storm of 1994

By: Tom Freeland, HottyToddy.com, Blogger Twenty years ago, the temperature stuck at 32 degrees for several days.  Just before, it had been significantly colder.  But...