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Hotty Toddy News Services - February 19, 2025

Egg Hunt at FNC Park Brings Out Smiles, a Few Tears

Thousands of Easter eggs sparkled on the deep green grass of the FNC Park complex. The announcer counted off and hundreds of Oxford children were...

Tens of Oxford Bring Healing, Guidance, Service to Community

It's back! The 10s of Oxford series is officially back and we've got a great group of Oxonions to showcase this Good Friday! Those who...

Hands-on Easter Activites for Kids

As a child, Easter was typically filled with baskets, bunnies, and lots of chocolate! We would wake up to see what the Easter bunny left...

Custom Jean Apparel Store Set to Open in Oxford

Blue Delta Jeans, the only makers of bespoke jean apparel in the South, will be opening their first brick-and-mortar store in Oxford during Double...

Honoring Crawfish Today, The Mudbug Bash in Hernando

The 10th Annual Mudbug Bash last weekend was an unqualified success and HottyToddy.com's own Sarah Beth Wiley and her husband, Loyd, were on hand...

Mary Katherine Perry: Mixing Style and Service

It is the end of a workday on the Oxford Square, but the Katherine Beck Boutique is so spotless it looks like it could...

Yellow Fever Again Threatens Americans, Once Terrorized Holly Springs

For the first time in almost 50 years mosquitoes carrying the Yellow Fever virus have been found in California. I grew up in Holly Springs,...

Baptist North Physician Performs Less Invasive Colorectal Surgery

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi general surgeon Dr. Walker Byars recently performed surgery utilizing the EndoWrist Stapler on the da Vinci robotic surgery system, according...

“Communiversity” Offers Life-Enriching Opportunities to Oxford Residents

Communiversity provides non-credit classes that are intended to expose students to new experiences in a fun, stimulating environment. Communiversity classes bring the community into the...

Chamber Partners with Baptist Memorial for 19th Annual Double Decker Spring Run

Participants can now register online for the 19th Annual Double Decker Spring Run, organized by the Oxford Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce. The event...