Oktibbeha County Circuit Court

The most recent Oktibbeha County Circuit Court session wrapped up earlier this month and was highlighted by the capital murder trial of former Mississippi State University student Bobby Batiste, but a number of other individuals also were sentenced by judges Jim Kitchens and Lee Howard.

Shooting suspects still at large

The Starkville Police Department Wednesday was still searching for two suspects involved in a shooting last month on North Montgomery Street.

Global Pharmaceutical Corporation receives accreditation

Global Pharmaceutical Corp., has achieved the Award of Accreditation from the Healthcare Quality Association. This award is achieved only when home medical equipment companies demonstrate a high level of quality practices in their business operations and patient care techniques.

West Alabama’s Gilleylan makes most of opportunity

Surframe Gilleylan had waited patiently for an opportunity.

The senior linebacker on the University of West Alabama footballl team got an opportunity Saturday and made the most of it.

Gilleylan had a season-high and team-leading seven tackles to help West Alabama beat Albany State 24-22 in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.

Anne Freeze: Recipes to remember

If you are lucky enough, your mother or grandmother had a recipe box that now lives in your own kitchen. I don’t know many cooks who actively keep one nowadays. I think the advent of instant recipes via the Internet, along with enough published cookbooks to warrant their own section in bookstores, have lessened the importance of saving passed-down recipes. And, many of these passed-down recipes have lost their relevance to today’s cook, with amounts given in pinches, or ingredients that include such items as oleo or prunes (lots of prunes in those old recipes).

A Vietnam vet says thanks

My hat is off to Mississippi State University. I was fortunate enough to attend a Vietnam Veterans Luncheon hosted by MSU Veteran’s Center the day after Veterans Day in the Foster Ballroom of the Colvard Student Union. Not only was it a delightful meal, but the company was great!

Absentee ballots available for justice court race

Absentee ballots for the Tuesday Lowndes County District 1 Justice Court judge’s seat are available in the office of Circuit Clerk Haley Salazar.

No to a merger, yes to a new identity

As was widely expected, Gov. Haley Barbour advocated Monday for the merger of Mississippi University for Women with Mississippi State University.

Columbus police arrest second shooting suspect

Investigators with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Columbus Police Department arrested a second suspect Monday evening in connection with a Saturday drive-by shooting at 1110 Seventh Ave. N.

Barbour calls for merger of MUW, Mississippi State

JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said today the state should consider merging Mississippi University for Women with nearby Mississippi State University and that Alcorn State University and Mississippi Valley State University be merged into Jackson State University.

Alums vow to again fight for independent MUW

Keeping the Mississippi University of Women as one of the state’s publicly funded universities is a battle some alumni say they are ready to fight.

Arrest Report 11-16-09

The following people were arrested on felony charges, according to reports released from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office:

The W, a gem that should be polished

Talk of closure and merger is aggravating, because it has the power to turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy. Students lose confidence. Professors seek employment elsewhere. In light of hysterical headlines, who can blame them?

Same-sex marriage

I am writing to express my disgust that you would choose to print the repugnant letter from Gerry Jones on 11/9. I am tired of hearing that the “people have spoken” on the issue of same-sex marriage. Marriage is a basic civil right.

Save The W

We need your help. Certain politicians in this state have suggested the closure and/or merger of MUW with another institution. Either choice spells the end of The W.

Merging and closing colleges wrong way to go

I read Jason Browne’s Nov. 11 article on Governor Barbour’s comments from Afghanistan on merger or closure with disbelief. I am a graduate of The W but now live in Georgia. Barbour is traveling with four governors, one of them, Sonny Perdue, is from Georgia.

Roses and thorns 11-15-09

Ward 3 Councilman Charlie Box; The Friends of the W; and the 1,000 households in Starkville that have signed up for the city’s curbside recycling program.

IRS: More than 100 area residents due refunds

The Internal Revenue Service reported 951 Mississippi tax refunds, totaling $781,314, are undeliverable, including refunds to more than 100 local residents; the average Mississippi refund is $822.

Taylor, former Lowndes County sheriff, dies at 89

Robert Penn Taylor, a former Lowndes County sheriff and longtime board member of 4-County Electric Power Association, died Saturday evening at Windsor Place Retirement Home, county Coroner Lonnie Weaver said. He was 89.

Lowndes circuit court cases

Sentences on cases ranging from grand larceny to possession of precursors were handed down during the first week of the November term of Lowndes County Circuit Court.