Articles by Carl Smith
In-person absentee voter deadline is Saturday
Golden Triangle residents have until noon Saturday to cast in-person absentee ballots at their local circuit clerk’s office.
Starkville locks in employee pay with raises for aldermen, mayor
Starkville’s lowest-paid employees will earn at least $10 per hour starting July 2017, and aldermen still must figure out how to financially cover the salary increase.
Starkville orders removal of state flag on city property
Starkville on Tuesday joined other Mississippi cities choosing not to fly the state flag above municipal buildings, as aldermen voted 4-3 to lower the flag.
Aldermen to discuss raises for workers, elected officials
For the second time in two months, Starkville aldermen will discuss setting a minimum $10-per-hour pay raise for city employees and an annual increase for the incoming administration.
OCH betting on improved financial position
OCH Regional Medical Center’s tentative Fiscal Year 2015-2016 budget shows officials are more optimistic about the hospital’s short-term financial future.
Votes building against Wynn’s flag-removing resolution
Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn’s upcoming resolution to remove the state flag from flying on city property will pass or fail by a razor-thin margin.
Neel-Schaffer named Cornerstone improvements engineer
Engineering and planning firm Neel-Schaffer Inc. will handle an upcoming public infrastructure improvement project associated with DPM Fragrance’s $5 million expansion project at Cornerstone Park, supervisors announced Tuesday.
Engineer: Developers eyeing new housing project in east Oktibbeha
County Engineer Clyde Pritchard told supervisors Tuesday he is in communication with a developer looking to build a new student housing project near Mississippi State University in the eastern portion of the county.
School building-use squabble continues
Oktibbeha County supervisors thought they had reached a mutually beneficial arrangement by splitting the usage of its Main Street education building between emergency management and the new Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District until they read newspaper quotes from Superintendent Lewis Holloway saying he would fight for additional space.
Josey Creek area under temporary water advisory
Oktibbeha County residents in the Josey Creek area should avoid contact with its waters after an untreated sewage discharge was reported today, according to the state Department of Environmental Quality.
Vendors up, volunteers needed at Starkville Community Market
Organizers say more vendors are selling produce and other foods this year at Starkville Community Market’s inaugural season at Fire Station Park than before the move.
Texas woman accused of molesting a minor
Starkville officers arrested a Texas woman Monday and charged with molesting a minor.
Starkville begins comprehensive planning process
Efforts to develop a new comprehensive plan for Starkville begin this week as the city is hosting two public meetings.
Partnership picks up award for New South Weekends series
Mississippi State University’s football team wasn’t the only group that found success this fall.
Mathiston man killed in Oktibbeha Co. wreck
A Mathiston man died Friday after the truck he was driving rear ended another vehicle on Highway 82 near Toby Henry Road.
Special prosecutor appointed in Vaughn case
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Eupora-based lawyer George Mitchell Jr. as the special prosecutor for Starkville Alderman Henry Vaughn’s upcoming driving under the influence trial.
Majority of Oktibbeha candidates hit report deadline
About three-fourths of Oktibbeha’s 44 county-wide candidates met Friday’s deadline for campaign finance reports, according to a review of those records at the circuit clerk’s office last week.
Oktibbeha man accused of sex with horse
An Oktibbeha County man is facing up to a decade behind bars after authorities say he had sex with a horse.
Starkville renter faces charges for damaging apartment
Starkville police arrested a 38-year-old man Tuesday after responding to a report of a heavily damaged apartment.
Battle brewing over county education building use
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Superintendent Lewis Holloway isn’t giving up full use of the county education building without a fight.
