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HottyToddy News: Hurricane Ida, Mask Mandate and Football Season Preview on Sept. 1, 2021

https://youtu.be/bQXywCAvY_g Hotty Toddy News brings you all the latest stories from Oxford and the University of Mississippi campus. Check back every Wednesday for more news from...

Three Oxford Businesses Cited for Selling Alcohol to a Minor

The Oxford Police Department conducted an undercover operation Sunday targeting businesses selling alcohol to minors.

MS Officials Continue to Assess Ida Damage, Work to Restore Power

While Mississippi was spared the destruction neighboring Louisiana saw from Hurricane Ida, the storm traversed most of the Magnolia State and hard-hit areas on the Coast and in southwest Mississippi are still dealing with the disaster.

New CISS Hires Bring Six Decades of Experience in Intelligence Fields

By Shea Stewart University of Mississippi Communications Two new Center for Intelligence and Security Studies faculty members bring to University of Mississippi classrooms more than 60 years of combined...

Mississippi Largely Spared from Ida’s Devastation, State Officials Send Help to Louisiana

As the remnants of Hurricane Ida crawls through and out of Mississippi late Monday through Tuesday morning, officials said the Magnolia State mostly dodged a bullet and made plans to help devastated south Louisiana.

Public Storm Shelters Available in Oxford, Lafayette County

Tropical Storm Ida will bring heavy rain, gusty winds and a chance for tornadoes tonight into early Tuesday.

‘Expect significant damage’: Ida Bears Down on Mississippi

Ida, the historic storm that slammed much of Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane on Sunday, crossed into southwestern Mississippi as a tropical storm early Monday morning, threatening to dump heavy rains and produce widespread wind damage across the Magnolia State.

University Kicks Off Semester with Vaccination Clinics

By Sydney Slotkin DuPriest University of Mississippi Communications With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the state, the University of Mississippi is working to ensure that...

College board votes to not require COVID-19 vaccine for students, faculty

After just 19 minutes of discussion, the board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning approved a motion Friday not to require the COVID-19 vaccine for students and employees at Mississippi’s eight public universities.

Theesfeld Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of UM Student

Brandon Theesfeld admitted in court Friday to killing 21-year-old Ally Kostial in July 2019 and he will spend most, if not his entire life in prison for that crime.