Aldermen expected to reorganize parks

City leaders are expected to begin a process Tuesday that will create two new assistant director positions for the Starkville Parks and Recreation Department.

Three charged in Cotton Row auto burglaries

Starkville police officers arrested a local man and two juveniles Sunday allegedly tied to a Cotton Row auto burglary.

Proposed Oktibbeha budget dips into cash reserves

Oktibbeha County supervisors are expected to approve a fiscal year budget Tuesday that requires a $3.47 million dip into cash reserves to balance revenues with expenditures.

Perkins: Bulldog Bash should stay in Starkville limits

The Starkville Board of Aldermen unanimously approved its Fiscal Year 2016-17 2-percent food and beverage tax contribution to the Mississippi State University Student Association Tuesday after officials told aldermen they intend to hold next year’s Bulldog Bash inside the city limits.

Maynard won’t seek re-election as Ward 5 alderman

Ward 5 Alderman Scott Maynard’s first term as an elected Starkville representative will be his last.

Maynard, a Republican who ran unopposed in 2013, confirmed he will not seek re-election in next year’s municipal election cycle.

Aldermen approve early minimum pay for Starkville firefighters

All Starkville firefighters will receive at least $10 per hour for their services beginning April 1, 2017, after aldermen approved new skills and pay grade progression plans Tuesday for the city’s fire, sanitation, street and water departments.

Starkville residents could see 6-mill tax hike from city, county investments

Starkville residents should see 6.35-mill tax increase next fiscal year due to city and county investments toward industrial recruitment, improvements to its municipal police station and an expected county road bond.

Rapper Flo Rida to headline Bulldog Bash

Rapper Flo Rida, best known for his 2008 hit “Low,” will headline Oct. 7’s Bulldog Bash, the Mississippi State University Student Association announced Friday.

Drug, obstruction charges dropped against former MSU WR Wilson

An order non-prosecuting two drug charges and an obstruction of justice charge against former Mississippi State University wide receiver De’Runnya Wilson was signed by Starkville Municipal Court officials Thursday, the same day a similar order was approved ending criminal proceedings against defensive lineman Nick James.

Starkville drops DUI, noise charges against MSU lineman

Starkville declined to prosecute Mississippi State University defensive lineman Nick James Thursday for driving under the influence and disturbing the peace after he was arrested Sunday, court documents show.

Starkville Night Market set for Friday

Almost 30 retailers and independent vendors will offer a variety of goods and wares during Friday’s Starkville Main Street Association-sponsored Night Market, while seven area restaurants and distributors will provide samplings of locally sourced foods and signature cocktails.

Holloway faces no additional disciplinary action

Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Superintendent Lewis Holloway will face no additional disciplinary action from the SOCSD Board of Trustees outside of last year’s two-week suspension after he was convicted of two counts of simple assault Friday.

Supervisors make minor additions to Oktibbeha’s 4-year road plan

Oktibbeha County supervisors unanimously approved a $3.66 million, four-year road plan to guide infrastructure projects through Fiscal Year 2019 Monday, adding overlay efforts to a draft released earlier this month.

Oktibbeha Co. Lake repair bids come in under July estimate

Supervisors received bids from seven companies Thursday competing to handle approximately 800 feet of slope repairs at Oktibbeha County Lake, and all seven bids came in under a July estimate forecasting costs at about $1.5 million.

Dakhlalla sentenced to 8 years for supporting IS

A Starkville man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Wednesday after pleading guilty this spring to one count of conspiring to support the Islamic State.

Starkville CVB grant applications due Friday

Local non-profit groups and event organizers have until 5 p.m. Friday to submit applications for Starkville Convention and Visitors Bureau’s annual sponsorship grants.

Woman shot, boyfriend arrested after Cedar Cove incident

A Starkville man was charged with aggravated assault Monday after he allegedly shot his girlfriend in the back of the head last week.

Crime author shares with Rotary ‘Confessions’ as undercover cop

One of former undercover cop Charlie Spillers’ most memorable arrests came when officers dragged a suspect out of an occupied vehicle and violently threw him against the car.

Oktibbeha road plan draft calls for $2M in work

An early draft of Oktibbeha County’s upcoming four-year road plan would calls for the county to spend an estimated $2.33 million on a number of infrastructure projects — including paving, resealing and overlay efforts — through 2019.

Starkville’s June tax figures rebound after slight May drop

Starkville’s June sales and 2 percent tax receipts eclipsed their 2015 marks after the city recorded a slight dip in returns for the month of May.