Articles by Jason Browne
Plenty of roastin’ and boastin’ to go around at barbecue fest today
Give Billy Sims a hot grill, a fine piece of meat and a barbecue contest, and he’s rarin’ to go. Today he and the rest of the River Rat Pig Porkers join dozens of other competitive teams at the annual Roast n’ Boast, the Mississippi state barbecue cooking contest at Columbus Fairgrounds that will benefit the American Cancer Society.
Plenty of roastin’ and boastin’ to go around at barbecue fest today
Give Billy Sims a hot grill, a fine piece of meat and a barbecue contest, and he’s rarin’ to go. Today he and the rest of the River Rat Pig Porkers join dozens of other competitive teams at the annual Roast n’ Boast, the Mississippi state barbecue cooking contest at Columbus Fairgrounds that will benefit the American Cancer Society.
Basketball tournament raises money for for the Family Readiness Group fund
The hoops squad from the Battery A Second of the 114th Strike National Guard unit in Columbus may have lost its first game handily Saturday, but they’ll win in the end.
Basketball tournament raises money for for the Family Readiness Group fund
The hoops squad from the Battery A Second of the 114th Strike National Guard unit in Columbus may have lost its first game handily Saturday, but they’ll win in the end.
Election Profiles: District 16 District Attorney
The District 16 District Attorney represents Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha Counties, but the race is a Lowndes County affair.
Third suspect apprehended for Columbus murder
The third suspect in a Monday murder is in jail and a fourth suspect is sought. Cortez Williams, 26, of 515 18th St. N., was discovered hiding at 716 19th St. S. Friday afternoon.
Floral designer Lois Rice puts her experience to revitalize shop
As the city of Starkville debates how to reinvigorate Highway 182, a flower shop along the forgotten highway is already making moves to reinvent itself.
Family escapes blaze as firefighters battle third fire in past week
Four adults and three children escaped a burning mobile home Wednesday night on Blackjack Road.
Election Profiles: The unopposed
Several candidates for Oktibbeha County elected offices have a distinct advantage this election cycle in that nobody else wants their jobs.
Three firefighters sent to hospital for heat exposure
A Tuesday morning fire sent three Oktibbeha County firemen to the hospital to be treated for heat exposure.
Starkville city offices, police department project expected to cost $14M
The first discussion is in the books and Starkville has given its tentative blessing to the proposed municipal-building solution.
Election Profile: Oktibbeha District 1 Constable
Ruby Shurden, an employee with the Starkville Police Department, stepped up to complete her husband’s term as District 1 Constable when he died in April. Now six candidates have their eyes on the position with hopes to begin their own long term run as District 1 Constable.
Oktibbeha firefighters busy with blaze, wrecks
A Thursday fire on Andrew Road in Oktibbeha County destroyed a house and two cars.
Starkville, Amory men arrested for child porn
A two-week investigation has landed a Starkville man in jail charged with child pornography. Monroe County man also nabbed in Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force operation.
Election profile: Oktibbeha County constable
A county constable has all the same powers as a sheriff’s deputy, so it’s no surprise the position attracts many from the ranks of the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office.
Starkville police chief details recent losses
The Starkville Police Department is facing a two-fold loss in funds in services following the exit of five veteran officers and the non-renewal of a contract with a prisoner transport service.
Fans bless football season with Running of the Bulldogs
A thundering herd will stampede through the streets of Starkville Saturday, laying waste to everything in its path. And by “laying waste” we mean chucking water balloons and bopping people with pool noodles.
Fans bless football season with Running of the Bulldogs
A thundering herd will stampede through the streets of Starkville Saturday, laying waste to everything in its path. And by “laying waste” we mean chucking water balloons and bopping people with pool noodles.
Two Starkville men arrested for burglary in separate cases
The Starkville Police Department arrested a pair of individuals Sunday in separate burglary cases.
At approximately 2:30 p.m., officers arrested Willie James Young, 48, of 903 1/2 Louisville St., Yellow Jacket Trailer Park Lot 3, for three auto burglaries committed at Peter’s Rock Church at 223 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.