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Hotty Toddy News Services - February 19, 2025

Mercedes Specialist of Oxford Offers Expertise Close to Home

Mercedes is a name that to most people means reliability. Many Oxford residents who drive Mercedes vehicles aren't aware that there is a certified...

Zachery Callicutt Earns Rank of Eagle Scout

Zachery Callicutt, a freshman at Oxford High School and a member of Troop 45, became an Eagle Scout in ceremonies held at First Presbyterian...

John Hailman’s From Midnight to Guntown: Sorry About that Bum Rap, Johnny Paul

As a federal prosecutor in Mississippi for over thirty years, John Hailman worked with federal agents, lawyers, judges, and criminals of every stripe. In From Midnight to...

Local Women Raise Money to Rescue Children from Human Trafficking

Rhoda Kershaw was eleven when she decided she wanted to be a singer. Her red hair and blue eyes could have caught anyone's attention,...

Ron Borne: “The Wall is Crying Too”

Previous portions of this story have been published before but with Veterans Day approaching memories of a trip I took to the Vietnam Wall...

Homegrown Hogs Take the Bacon in Mississippi

The HottyToddy.com staff decided that this was the perfect week to introduce our readers (who don't already know the legend) to one of our...

How I Got the Shot: Smitty’s Restaurant

I grew up in Oxford during the late ‘60s and worked construction during the summer. One day I was working with Mr. Al, one of...

New Flu Vaccines Available for Kids

With flu season on us now is the time to get their shots If you’re waiting to get your kids the flu vaccine, plan on...

Faith, Fellowship is St. John’s Outreach to Oxford Catholics

At seven o’clock on Wednesday nights, Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) hosts Good Cheer at Bouré. In the side room upstairs, about two dozen students...

John Hailman’s From Midnight to Guntown: The Nation of Islam Comes to Greenville

As a federal prosecutor in Mississippi for over thirty years, John Hailman worked with federal agents, lawyers, judges, and criminals of every stripe. In From Midnight to...