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Ferguson: No Snow in a Mississippi Christmas

Mississippi may lack snow, but Christmas traditions, humor, faith, and gratitude make the season meaningful and full of joy.

HottyToddy Hometown: Itta Bena, Mississippi

When someone mentions Itta Bena, we are certain that most of our readers either think of the speakeasy-style restaurant above B.B. King's Blues Club...

In the News at UM: Kappa Delta Accepts Black Member

In news out of the University of Mississippi today the Daily Mississippian reports that Bianca Abney of Big Point, Miss. is the first African...

Wine Tip: Gizmos Do All But Drink Your Wine For You

Editor’s Note: This is an exert from author John Hailman’s book The Search for Good Wine. This particular chapter was written on April 29,...

Eye and Vision Health: Dominant Eyes and the Eyes of your Children

Look into your Children's Eyes The importance of a regular eye exam for school-age children is underscored by the fact that 80 percent of a...

Ole Miss Notes from the Past: William Nichols, Architect

As my last blog indicated, one of the first jobs of the Board of Trustees for a new university in Mississippi was that of...

City Denies Appeal to Build Rental Complex

The clash between longtime residents living in single-family homes and rental housing developers is a storyline that plays out in college towns like Oxford...

Rebels Get Into Spring With Lively Practice

  Tonight was the first spring practice and the main news seemed to be riding on Bo Wallace's rejuvenated arm. The starting quarterback was throwing the...

Oxford Weddings are always Red and Blue affairs

Well, it's officially wedding season in Mississippi. I'm about 30 days away from my own, in fact. So, I asked our loyal Facebook friends...

BLOG: I married a Rebel. Now what?

The very first article I shared here at HottyToddy.com was “Falling in Love with a Rebel” in which I talked about how I fell...

One Day, 10,000 Steps: Can this Mission be Accomplished?

Are you sitting down? That’s usually the question one asks before delivering bad news. But in this case, it’s the sitting down itself that is...