Lafayette County was formed from lands ceded by the Chickasaw in the treaty of Pontotoc Creek in 1832. The county was organized in 1836, and in...
Oxford’s annual St. John’s Drawdown raised approximately $40,000 for the Clayton Stevens Fund Trust Account, organizers say, with a record number of tickets sold and 600...
University among 690 institutions of higher education to receive this honor OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been named to the 2013 President’s Higher...
Oxford and Lafayette County boast a first-rate parks and recreation sports venue in FNC Park, but when the new Mississippi Flood Futbol Club opens south of...
By Michael Harrelson, editor, HottyToddy.com michael.harrelson@hottytoddy.com Friends and relatives of Lesley Chambers are reaching out to the Oxford and Lafayette County community for support to assist...
After accepting the donation of fifty acres in the geographical center of the new Lafayette County, the Board of Police (the forerunner of the present day...
New approach requires local twists for festival dishes By Tad Wilkes, Nightlife & Lifestyles Editor tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com Oxford’s hallmark spring arts festival has redefined the kind of...
Early settlers and land speculators started coming in this area of north Mississippi after the Chickasaw Cession of 1832. An act of the Mississippi legislature formed...
Lafayette County, Mississippi was given its charter by the state of Mississippi on February 9, 1836. The Treaty of Pontotoc Creek in 1832 between the federal...
Privately owned sports complex just south of Oxford to provide venue for volunteer coaches and athletes By Jarred Senseman, junior journalism major, Meek School of Journalism...