Three charities vying for Restaurant Week donations

The Homeward Bound Project of Mississippi, Starkville Pregnancy Care Center and Mississippi State University’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability will compete for a combined $6,500 in donations during this year’s Starkville Restaurant Week, the Greater Starkville Development Partnership announced Tuesday.

SCM launching a mid-week produce market this season

Starkville Community Market will offer a supplemental mid-week market this season that is expected to be open Tuesday afternoons during the market’s normal spring and summer months, Greater Starkville Development Partnership officials confirmed this week.

Aldermen trim budget committee to three members

Starkville aldermen approved shrinking its seven-person budget and audit committee to three board members, thereby easing schedule restraints and beginning long-range planning initiatives, but at least two aldermen say they feel left out of the process guiding the city’s approximately $18 million budget.

Internal email says MSU engineering dean moving to new job with school

Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering Dean Achille Messac will transition to a tenured professor position within school’s aerospace engineering department on March 1, according to an email sent to faculty and staff from the provost’s office.

Three Restaurant Week charity finalists chosen

Members of the Starkville Convention and Visitors Bureau picked three finalists Wednesday for the upcoming Restaurant Week’s charity aspect but declined to reveal their identities until next week.

Vaughn fails to recuse himself for school board vote

Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn failed to recuse himself from Tuesday’s Starkville School District Board of Trustees appointment despite having a family member employed by the district.

Assistant SSD superintendent named interim SHS principal

Assistant Starkville School District superintendent Toriano Holloway will serve as Starkville High School’s interim leader for the rest of the academic year as the district begins its search to replace outgoing Principal Keith Fennell.

School board: Weaver-Reese in, Myles out

The 10-year school board career of Starkville School District Board of Trustees President Eddie Myles came to an end when aldermen, led by Ward 2 representative Lisa Wynn, killed his attempt at a third term and appointed Juliette Weaver-Reese to his expiring seat.

Starkville neighborhood qualifies for new C Spire service

Starkville’s South Montgomery neighborhood became one of three Mississippi communities to qualify for C Spire’s high-speed, residential Internet program Monday.

Johnson pulls out of county administrator pool

The candidate pool for Oktibbeha County’s vacant county administrator position narrowed Monday but not by supervisors’ doing.

Myles hopes to remain on school board

Starkville School District Board of Trustees President Eddie Myles will submit his letter of intent to again serve on the city school board today and is expected to plead his case for reappointment to aldermen Tuesday.

County administrator interviews set for Monday

Supervisors will continue their search for a new county administrator Monday by interviewing five finalists but it is unknown if the board will either make a selection or continue narrowing the field.

Myles seeking school board reappointment despite missing deadline

Starkville School District Board of Trustees President Eddie Myles says he wants to continue serving on the city’s school board despite missing a deadline to submit his letter of intent to aldermen.

SHS Principal Fennell leaving for JSU job

Starkville High School Principal Keith Fennell will leave his position for a job as Jackson State University’s director of student academic services, school officials announced Thursday

Fennell’s last day as SHS leader is Feb. 28.

House, Senate pass individual school consolidation bill substitutes

One area lawmaker says he will fight for an amendment naming Starkville School District Superintendent Lewis Holloway the county school system’s conservator a year ahead of schedule after lawmakers passed two bill substitutes Thursday that stripped out the provision from original legislation.

Amended West Point school merger bill clears House hurdle

State House members overwhelmingly passed a West Point-Clay County school consolidation bill Tuesday that makes slight changes to previously approved Mississippi Code.

Starkville’s food, beverage tax renewal not expected this term

A bill authorizing Starkville’s 2 percent food and beverage tax renewal is not expected this legislative term, local and state representatives confirmed this week.

Chism, Ellis support Holloway’s early transition to conservator

Two Oktibbeha County representatives say they favor the original language of local school consolidation bills that called upon Starkville School District Superintendent Lewis Holloway to lead the county school district in July.

Mississippi House passes new road bill honoring Zacharias

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that, if approved by the Senate and signed by Gov. Phil Bryant, would honor Donald Zacharias by naming a portion of Hwy. 25 after the long-serving Mississippi State University president.

University report: More riders utilizing SMART buses

Ridership of the Starkville-Mississippi State University Area Rapid Transit program is increasing as more residents become aware of the bus transit system, the university reported Friday.