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Hotty Toddy News Services - February 19, 2025

Oxford Bartender Tips — Part I

Welcome to a three-part series in which HottyToddy.com interviews some of Oxford’s busiest bartenders. HottyToddy.com contributor Steve Vassallo had the tough job of visiting...

Rusty Faulkner — Set in Oxford Stone

Commentary by Rusty Faulkner, great-nephew of William Faulkner I recently saw a story on the Thompson House in Oxford and remembered that I have a...

Cofield on Oxford — The Run of the Place, Part VII

The Tallahatchie seemed to be everywhere. Looking out the backseat window, we crossed it a million times going up Old 7 to Memphis. And you...

Tom Feltenstein's 'Uncommon Wisdom': Worship Machines

Aldous Huxley forewarned: there will be a dark day when we come to…worship machines. Huxley is one of the greatest literary thought leaders and...

Ole Miss Agency Wins $2,000 Award in AT&T Challenge

Competition provides real-world experience for integrated marketing communications students The Ole Miss Agency student marketing group won second place and a $2,000 award in the...

Throwback Summer Video Yearbook: Mid-1980s, Part I

Where you in Oxford or attending Ole Miss in the mid-1980s? Then this video yearbook is for you! Watch the video, the share you...

10 Summer Fun Ideas Around Oxford

Okay, y’all got what you asked for: summer. In Mississippi, that means the good, the bad, and the ugly. Summer is that cruel mistress...

Intensive English Program Searching for Oxford Host Families

The Intensive English Program at the University of Mississippi gives students the opportunity to study English in a supportive classroom environment, but understands that...

Cannon Motor's Two-Man Scramble Supports Local Scholarships

On June 21-22, Cannon Motors will host a Two Man Scramble golf tournament to benefit the LOU Ole Miss Club Scholarship Endowment. The two-day...

A pictorial History of the Thompson House

The Thompson House was the first hotel built in Oxford after the Civil War. It was built on the site of the Oxford Inn, originally constructed by Charles George...