Articles by Bonnie Coblentz
Public speaks out on Starkville school superintendent search
About 50 people came to Sudduth Elementary School Tuesday night to involve themselves in the process of searching for a new superintendent for the Starkville School District.
Starkville school board shuffles officer positions
Starkville school board members chose a new board president Tuesday night in a brief meeting where they decided not to go into closed session to discuss matters out of the public’s hearing.
Public speaks out on Starkville superintendent search
Starkville school officials heard from seven concerned citizens in a meeting Wednesday where they began to lay out a plan for finding and hiring the next school superintendent.
Police escort speaker from Starkville school meeting
Starkville police took a woman from Wednesday’s board meeting of the Starkville School District after the board president apparently called 911 when the speaker refused to end her prepared remarks.
Starkville school board eases uniform requirements
School board members relaxed the dress code just a bit Tuesday night for students in the Starkville School District.
Land leases, graduation top Oktibbeha schools agenda
Oktibbeha County School District officials set a minimum price they want for hunting and fishing leases on the school’s 16th Section land in a meeting where they also heard reports on student issues.
Reports of progress, successes at Oktibbeha schools
Principals of the four schools in Oktibbeha County School District gave school board members reports of progress, successes, and wishes and needs for the coming years.
Oktibbeha school board hears program overview
School board officials heard a year’s worth of reports on programs and departments within the Oktibbeha County School District at Monday night’s meeting.
Starkville school board to meet today in closed session
It has taken four tries, but the board of the Starkville School District will meet today at 1:30 p.m. in closed session in what is supposed to bring closure to a hush-hush situation.
Starkville school superintendent ‘not on campus’ after board session
There is no official word on what happened of Wednesday’s closed door meeting of the Starkville school board, but Judy Couey was not “on campus” Thursday.
Starkville schools handle money matters
The Starkville School Board handled several financial matters Tuesday night at its board meeting in the Greensboro Center.
Send-off celebrates Weeks’ 20 years on Starkville school board
Public education supporters gathered Tuesday night to celebrate Bill Weeks, outgoing trustee who served 20 years on the board of the Starkville School District.
Oktibbeha schools adopt academic action plan
Oktibbeha County school officials handled two items related directly to academics in a meeting where they also got some answers about energy savings in the district.
Starkville schools to host reception for longtime board member
Starkville school officials and the public education community will honor outgoing board member Bill Weeks with a reception tonight before the regular board meeting.