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One cup at a time: Lemonade stand proceeds to benefit cancer research
When Jackie McGrath started her first stand at the age of 10, her goal was a modest $500. At the end of the day, she had earned close to $2,000. She donated all of it to cancer research.
Skills for life: Summer jobs offer two-way benefits
Area employers are enlisting summer help from a group of people with extra time on their hands: students.
Doctor accused of sexual battery
A doctor in the Baptist network was arrested on charges of sexual battery, Tuesday, a measure his attorney calls an attempt to “railroad” a man with an unblemished career.
No new developments in sexual assault case
The Mississippi State University Police Department is still investigating the report of a sexual assault reported to have taken place last weekend on campus, but had no new leads as of Wednesday.
Red Cross offers baby-sitting class
The American Red Cross of Oktibbeha County is offering a baby sitter’s training course Friday at the organization’s chapter office in Starkville.
Report: Nearly one in three households struggling
JACKSON — Nearly a third of Mississippi households aren’t earning enough to pay for their own basic needs such as housing, food, child care, health care, transportation and state and federal taxes, according to a report Wednesday.
No new developments in sexual assault case
The Mississippi State University Police Department is still investigating the report of a sexual assault reported to have taken place last weekend on campus, but had no new leads as of Wednesday.
Baby-sitting class offered
The American Red Cross of Oktibbeha County is offering a baby sitter’s training course Friday at the organization’s chapter office in Starkville.
Starkville Daily News: Leaders support architect despite concerns raised in Ky. newspaper (link)
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Severstal idles Md. plant; no effect locally
The temporary idling of a Severstal plant in Maryland will have no effect on the Columbus plant’s operations, a local official said.
Prairie Wildlife hopes to get resort status
The Clay County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last week to grant resort status to the Prairie Wildlife Preserve.
Summer enrollment up from ’09 at The W
Summer enrollment at Mississippi University for Women is up almost 17 percent.
Miss. soldier killed in Afghanistan
Army Staff Sgt. Robert N. Barton, a Mississippi native, was killed this past weekend when a bomb exploded near his military vehicle in Afghanistan.
Lowndes Airport plans $1M in upgrades
More than $1 million worth of improvements are planned for the Lowndes County Airport, off Highway 69 in Columbus.
Domestic violence rises as economy declines
With the economy stymied, domestic violence victims in the Golden Triangle area are paying the price.
More victims sought help at the Columbus Safe Haven Inc. shelters in 2009 than in the past 23 years or more, said spokeswoman Joyce Tucker.
Starkville schools approve $54M budget
Starkville School Board members voted Tuesday night to approve the $54.4 million budget for the coming year in a meeting where they also cut 27 teacher assistants from the staff at Sudduth Elementary School.
