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Unlocking North Mississippi’s Potential: the Urgent Need for Skilled Workers

By Duncan Gray Hotty Toddy Contributor In the heart of North Mississippi, a region rich in natural beauty and historical significance, a transformation is underway. With...

Vassallo: Ida B. Wells-Barnett – a Mississippi Legend Lost in Time

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist and someone who risked her life multiple times for what she strongly believed. Ida...

Vassallo: Ole Miss – The Attraction

Have you ever stopped to consider why so many people are interested in enrolling here? Observing the countless orientation families this summer arriving in Oxford...

Vassallo: Stephanie Storey’s Soaring Success…The Rest of the “Story”

HottyToddy.com: Stephanie, it has now been several weeks since your book signing session in Oxford. How are the sales going? Stephanie Storey: Oil and Marble...

Vassallo: Freddie Harris – A Superstar Amongst Us

There are many individuals throughout Oxford who could be classified a superstar within their respective professions and Freddie Harris of Cannon Motors of Mississippi...

Vassallo: 1930s Students Left a Lasting Legacy

Our recent story on the Cardinal Club's plaque in front of Fulton Chapel attracted a great deal of interest. Two of the names on this...

Vassallo: Sizing Up the Season…How Good Will We Be?

Hanging around the Ft. Lauderdale beach over the weekend, my thoughts turned to football after seeing so many people wearing their favorite school's advertising...

Vassallo: Football Season Must Be Getting Close

Sunday night, I had the most vivid, real, wonderful dream that I've had in quite some time a la Johnny Burnette's 1960 classic "Dreamin." The...

Vassallo: Identity Theft No Laughing Matter

Immediately following the seminar at the Oxford Convention Center entitled "Financial Protection for Seniors" sponsored by the City of Oxford, BancorpSouth and the Retiree...

Vassallo: Tell Me About the Students at Ole Miss in 1930s

The Cardinal Club's monument/plaque in front of Fulton Chapel is one of the most beautiful and historic of any on campus. The plaque highlights names...

Vassallo: “It Was the Third of June”

Way back in the fall of 1967, I was hangin' out at the Galtney Center (former Ole Miss Student Union) humming the lyrics of...