Articles by David Miller
Holloway: SSD’s strength is its people
Lewis Holloway is impressed with the extra curricular programs and the talented students in the Starkville School District.
Skeletal remains may solve Oktibbeha missing person case
The skeletal remains found Tuesday in the Adaton community could help bring an 11-year-old missing person case to rest.
Saturday Profile: Bedsaul leading Foundation’s charge
Doug Bedsaul has been sharing his spare time volunteering in Starkville public schools for the last seven years.
Holloway: We need to change perceptions
Those who work for the Starkville School District don’t need to be reminded of student achievement and quality of instruction.
Decayed body found in Oktibbeha
Partial skeletal remains of an adult were found in a heavily wooded area in the Adaton community west of Starkville city limits Tuesday.
Rhea faces up to 10 years for aiding prisoner escape
A Starkville woman accused of aiding a prisoner escape state custody is free on $5,000 bond.
Skeletal remains found in Adaton community
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Partial skeletal remains of an adult were found in a heavily wooded area in the Adaton community Tuesday.
The Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday the remains were found a quarter mile from Reed Road after receiving a call about a death in the area.
Family makes tradition of donating blood
The love — and the blood — kept flowing Tuesday in Starkville. United Blood Services parked its mobile blood donation bus in the OCH Regional Medical Center parking lot hoping to collect 35 pints of blood. It was an optimistic goal, considering they collected just 18 in December.
Depraved-heart murder on Lowndes court docket
COLUMBUS — Columbus woman accused of murdering her unborn child is slated to stand trial in Lowndes County Circuit Court this term. Rennie Taria Gibbs, 20, of 300 S. Lehmberg Road in Columbus, No. 25, was 15 when she got pregnant.
Rhea awaits bond hearing in Picayune
A Starkville woman arrested for aiding a prisoner escape custody is awaiting a bond hearing in Pearl River County Jail.
One dead, three injured in Lowndes wreck
One person died and three others were injured after a two-vehicle wreck Monday afternoon.
Coroner: MSU student died of cocaine, heroin overdose
STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State University student found dead in an off-campus apartment more than a week ago died from an accidental drug overdose, Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt said.
Hunt received toxicology results from the state medical examiner, which showed Teresa Ann Veal, 20, died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin.
TVA power expansion to aid Starkville development
STARKVILLE — Expansion plans by the Tennessee Valley Authority will give Starkville a new tool to recruit businesses.
TVA will build a 14-mile stretch of transmission lines that will cut through Clayton Village on Highway 182 past the Thad Cochran Research Park. The transmission lines will be completed by spring 2013.
Colleagues tout superintendent’s many assets
One can glean plenty from a superintendent’s relationship with the school board president.
Former Bulloch County School Board President David Ball doesn’t have a negative word about Lewis Holloway, new superintendent of Starkville School District.
Holloway ready to get to work in Starkville
STARKVILLE — Lewis Holloway has a busy summer ahead of him. That time of the year is typically the busiest for school administrators, as they work to prepare for the next school year.
Starkville hires new superintendent
Lewis Holloway is Starkville School District’s new superintendent.
Summer Chase fire ruled an accident
The Starkville Fire Department Wednesday ruled the Jan. 27 fire that demolished four Summer Chase apartments and displaced seven people was an accident.
Sturgis Aldermen table rally board’s offer
The Sturgis Board of Aldermen Tuesday tabled a request that would have sealed the deal on the Red Hills Motorcycle Rally returning after a one-year hiatus.
Holloway chosen as Starkville superintendent
STARKVILLE — Lewis Holloway is Starkville School District’s new superintendent.
The SSD board of trustees unanimously voted Thursday to select Holloway, who has spent the last five years as superintendent of Bulloch County Schools in Georgia.
Starkville officials clash over legality of stormwater charges
The Starkville Board of Aldermen tabled a measure Tuesday that would expedite drainage improvements in the city.