Articles by Carl Smith
Atmos stepping up communication efforts with rehab project
Atmos Energy is installing signage in a small swath of Starkville to let residents know of an ongoing $2 million effort replacing aging infrastructure.
SOCSD picks Wisconsin firm to finance bond
The Wisconsin-based firm Robert W. Baird and Co. will finance Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District’s $16 million partnership school-funding bond after school board members picked the group’s proposal out of seven total submissions Wednesday.
Wynn makes Ward 2 re-election bid official
Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn became the final incumbent to qualify for this year’s municipal election cycle after she filed her candidate’s paperwork Wednesday at City Hall.
New Starkville road projects draw criticism over funding
Starkville aldermen accepted three Ward 6 roads as public thoroughfares and approved “bare minimum” maintenance projects for them Tuesday but not before board members questioned the fairness of how the city will pay for those fixes and alluded to inappropriate, election-year hijinks.
Howard: Road bond split a ‘cutthroat, thuggish’ action
Dissatisfaction over how Oktibbeha County supervisors decided to divvy the proceeds of an upcoming $14.5 million road bond remains two weeks after their decision as District 3 Supervisor Marvell Howard called the split a “cut-throat … and thuggish” act by fellow board members.
Supervisors hire Butler Snow as counsel on OCH issue
Oktibbeha County supervisors voted 3-2 Monday to hire the Jackson-based law firm Butler Snow for legal counsel as the county deals with the future of OCH Regional Medical Center.
Dine-and-dashers hit restaurant employee with car
A La Terraza employee was struck by a car utilized by two suspects as they fled the Mexican restaurant Thursday without paying for their meals.
Gilmore’s, Perkins’ 2016 campaign filings emerge
Two filings provided Monday show Ward 5 alderman candidate Kayla Gilmore and Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins met a Jan. 31 deadline to report campaign contributions and expenditures made last year in preparation for the 2017 municipal cycle.
Spruill, Sistrunk begin campaigns with 2016 donations
Only two candidates running for elected Starkville offices reported raising campaign funds in 2016 in anticipation of this year’s municipal election.
Butler Snow to discuss legal options for OCH issues
At least one lawyer with the Jackson-based firm Butler Snow will discuss with supervisors Monday what his organization can do to assist Oktibbeha County if the board decides to move forward with a process that could result in the sale or lease of OCH Regional Medical Center.
C Spire named Starkville’s 2016 Industry of the Year
C Spire, which opened a $23 million commercial data center in 2013 and launched one of Mississippi’s first residential fiber internet programs in Starkville one year later, was named the Greater Starkville Development Partnership’s Industry of the Year Thursday at the organization’s annual banquet.
Man convicted in 2014 Club Rock shooting
Tobias Coleman was convicted of shooting another man in the head and ordered to spend 15 years in prison for his role in a 2014 Oktibbeha County nightclub shooting.
Turner leaving SOCSD Board of Trustees in March
Starkville aldermen will now make two school board appointments this year after Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees President Jenny Turner confirmed she won’t seek a second term and will step away from her leadership position in March.
Shooting, stabbing suspects arrested in Starkville
A Starkville man is behind bars after he allegedly fired a weapon into an occupied Rockhill Road home.
Pets, chickens killed in Greensboro St. fire
A fire at a Greensboro Street residence killed a number of animals Tuesday, but no injuries to humans were reported.
Landowners, LINK extend industrial park property options
The Golden Triangle Development LINK and the three primary families that own property designated to become Oktibbeha County’s newest industrial park have agreed to extend land purchase options beyond a legal dispute that, at best, will delay the park’s construction until next year.
Starkville man killed in 2-car accident Sunday
A Starkville man died Sunday after he was involved in a two-car wreck in the Blackjack community.
Code re-write, opening SPD top aldermen’s to-do list
With 150 days left until the end of the term, many Starkville aldermen are not only getting into campaign mode for their respective re-election bids but are also looking ahead at unfinished business and tasks left to complete by June 30.
Sexual battery suspect now charged with exposing victim to HIV
A Starkville man previously arrested for an illegal sexual act with a minor is now charged with knowingly exposing that child to HIV.
Restaurant Tyler hosts Saturday’s Starkville SOUPer Bowl
Ten local restaurants will compete to see who serves Starkville’s best cup of soup at this year’s Starkville Main Street Association SOUPer Bowl.
Chain’s life in the water leads to a lap around Key West
July 19, 2025
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