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Hotty Toddy News Services - February 19, 2025

Second UM Fulbright Scholar Named

Both a poet and a scholar, Michael Shea earned a Master of Fine Arts in May from the University of Mississippi. Now he is...

Kirkland to Lead World Class Teaching Program

Veteran educator Tammy Kirkland has joined the University of Mississippi School of Education as director of the UM World Class Teaching Program. The Pine...

CONGRATS to Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game Ticket Winners!

All week, Chick-Fil-A on West Jackson Ave. in Oxford has given you the chance to win some pretty awesome prizes, including two free tickets...

Properly Living the Dream on the Oxford Square

Oxford native, Tori Card’s keen eye for fashion helped make Pink and Proper into the thriving local boutique it is today. Tori Card lived her...

New Journal Examines Culture of American South

Inaugural article explores post-civil rights foodways The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi has launched Study the South, a...

Rickshaws in Oxford

Ashley Hoffner is a pedicab driver, a new kind of taxi introduced to Oxford this year. She found this job online while searching for...

VIDEO >> Oxonians Remember Robin Williams

The death of Robin Williams this week has resonated across the world and has touched the lives of residents nationally, as well as locally....

What's New in Oxford — Something Sweet, Something Spicy and More

This installment of HottyToddy.com's ongoing series on what's new in Oxford features something sweet, something spicy, something pretty, something transforming and something comfortable. Few things...

The Satisfaction of Entrepreneurship: What Motivates Entrepreneurs?

One of the questions often asked in my entrepreneurship classes is "Why do people become entrepreneurs?" After growing up in a family where my father...

UM ROTC Gives Fans Chance to Fire Cannon at Football Games

The Ole Miss Army ROTC cadets do so much for the Oxford and Ole Miss communities, including fundraisers, Grove cleanup, chair-back installations, and the...