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SEC coaches honor MSU players
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Mississippi State’s Derek Sherrod, Pernell McPhee, and Chris White were named All-Southeastern Conference and Bulldog defensive end Nick Bell was named the team’s honorary captain, the league office announced Tuesday.
Training unit for new Air Force plane to be based in Meridian
Key Field in Meridian has been selected as the site for a new training unit for the Air Force’s new C-27J Spartan military transport.
Miss. school: Bikini photo negates lesbian’s lawsuit
A Mississippi school district hopes photographs of a teenage lesbian in a bikini will help lead to the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming her rights were violated when a picture of her in a tuxedo was left out of the yearbook’s senior section.
Y prepares for visit by Santa, Miz Claus
Hey kids — the holidays are here. And what better way to enjoy the magic than with a visit with Santa and Miz Claus. Meet Santa and Miz Claus as they make a special visit to the Downtown Y at 602 Second Ave. N. Saturday, Dec. 11, from 9-11 a.m.
Eupora man dies in Highway 82 accident
A Eupora man was killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash in western Oktibbeha County.
Concert to benefit Starkville Community Market
Market Fest, a benefit concert for the Starkville Community Market, will take place Thursday from 8 p.m. to midnight at Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern at 410 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. E., in Starkville.
Five years after Katrina, cat reunited with Biloxi owners
A gray and white cat has been reunited with its Mississippi family, five years after wandering away when their home lacked electricity after Hurricane Katrina.
Oktibbeha County schools consider buying buses in 2011
Oktibbeha County school officials closed out the 2010 business year Monday night with a discussion of their wellness policy, school bus needs and a goodbye to board member Yvette Rice.
Starkville Arrest Report 12-7-10
The Starkville Police Department Monday released its weekend arrest report.
Starkville Christmas Parade results
Results of the 2010 Starkville Christmas Parade, as provided by the Greater Starkville Development Partnership:
Brrr! Cold weather blasts through South
A Canadian high pressure system pushed a blast of winter weather through the Southeast on Monday, leaving people shivering as far south as Florida.
Michigan State, Alabama in Capital One Bowl
Michigan State and Alabama had their sights set higher this year. Instead, they got a pretty nice consolation prize against each other.
Choosing a lure easier now than most times
Lure selection this time of year is probably easier now than most anytime of the year. As long as it resembles a shad, the chances are good that it will produce some fish in the livewell. The most fun I have had this year has recently been on a lipless crankbait.
One year later, Pickering sued over soccer fight
A year after former U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering was involved in a fight with a youth soccer league coach, he’s facing a lawsuit stemming from the incident.
Noted author, painter to attend Starkville book signings
Writer and PBS television personality Walt Grayson, and Mississippi watercolorist Wyatt Waters, will attend two separate book signings at Book Mart and Cafe at 120 E. Main St. in Starkville Dec. 9 and Dec. 10.
Plans underway for Williams’ 100th birthday
The planning committee for the Tennessee Williams 100th Birthday Celebration in Columbus met Nov. 18 at the Tennessee Williams Home Museum and Welcome Center with the Robinson and Associates Advertising Agency to plan national promotion of celebration events March 24-27, 2011, to honor two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Tennessee Williams, born March 26, 1911, in Columbus.
Festival celebrates First Christmas, 10th year
The “glitz and glitter” of decorations, wrapping paper and bows might bring excitement during the holiday season. But if you take your family back over 2,000 years to the streets of Bethlehem, the true reason for the season can be found. That’s the invitation First Baptist Church of Columbus is extending to everyone this holiday season.
Community breakfast to benefit injured war vet
A community breakfast will be held this week to benefit Starkville native Cpl. Timothy Read, who was injured recently while serving in Afghanistan.
Cadence settles class-action suit brought by shareholders
Cadence Financial Corp. has tentatively settled a lawsuit accusing the directors of the Starkville-based bank of misleading shareholders for personal profit.
Slow job growth forecast for Mississippi
Mississippi’s recovery from the recession will be slow with overall employment not reaching the state’s record – set in 2000 – until 2015, according to an economic forecast.




