Articles by Tim Pratt
Dogs attack again in Oktibbeha
Less than three weeks after a pack of dogs killed five calves off Oktoc Road, the same group of dogs is suspected of killing a goat and injuring two others Thursday night in the Chapel Hill community.
Service Dawgs day nears
Volunteers are set to take to the streets of Starkville, Columbus and West Point next week as part of Mississippi State University’s third annual Service Dawgs community cleanup day.
Welcome back: MSU campus flooded with students on move-in day
STARKVILLE — Vehicles lined the drop-off areas outside Mississippi State University’s 16 dormitories Wednesday as thousands of students returned for the fall semester.
Maroon Edition: MSU partners with Habitat for Humanity on second home for woman, two sons
At the end of Greenwood Street in the Sunset subdivision west of Starkville, one Habitat for Humanity house is complete and another is just getting started.
Starkville braces for the return of MSU students
With move-in day set to take place Wednesday at Mississippi State University, businesses around Starkville are bracing for an influx of students.
Local teen arraigned for retaliatory shooting
A Starkville teenager accused of shooting a 12-gauge shotgun into the home of Club 124 murder suspect Dennis Thompson was arraigned this week in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.
Wildlife official: No gator die-off
Visitors to the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge this summer might have a difficult time spotting alligators.
Okitbbeha Circuit Court wraps up with drug, theft cases
As Oktibbeha County Circuit Court continued to wind down this week and the halls of the Oktibbeha County Courthouse Annex emptied, Judge Lee Howard was on hand to dole out a number of sentences.
Adam Kazery Short Film Benefit moved to Old Venice due to possibility of rain
A film festival scheduled this weekend to honor a former Mississippi State University student has been relocated due to threats of inclement weather.
Drug dealers sentenced
A Starkville man was sentenced in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court Tuesday to a combined 48 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections system for four drug-related charges.
Adam Kazery Short Film Benefit moved to Old Venice due to possibility of rain
A film festival scheduled this weekend to honor a former Mississippi State University student has been relocated due to threats of inclement weather.
Aldermen delay decision on tree cutting moratorium
The Starkville Board of Aldermen Tuesday tabled a controversial measure which would have forbidden city residents from cutting down trees at least 16 inches in diameter for the next six months.
Second suspect arrested in Starkville stabbing
The second suspect wanted in connection with a Sunday stabbing outside Mac’s Meat Market was captured this morning by Starkville police.
Brass-knuckles beating brings six months for trio
A former East Mississippi Community College football player was sentenced to six months in Oktibbeha County Jail Monday for a brass-knuckle assault outside McDonald’s in March 2009.
Local chapter warns against state Red Cross
The conflict between current and former American Red Cross officials continued Monday at the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors meeting as former members of the local chapter’s board of directors showed up to warn supervisors to be wary of state American Red Cross officials’ promises.
‘A little bit of everything’
Maben restaurant owner Larry Gladney finds secret ingredient for success.
Local group to protest tea party ‘racism’
When the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People marches on Washington, D.C., this October, the Concerned Citizens of Starkville will be there too.
Mantee man gets 15 years for assault, drugs
A Mantee man who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and drug charges in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court was sentenced Thursday to a combined 15 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
New times, uniforms for Starkville schools
Students in new school uniforms will be arriving at new times and following new class schedules once the school year begins in the Starkville School District, Aug. 5.
Thom Caraccio: Mission to Miami at Flipper’s house
June 21, 2025
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