Articles by Tim Pratt
Convicted burglar gets 20 years
A man responsible for a series of break-ins last year in the Whispering Pines community outside of Starkville was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years behind bars.
Committee makes progress on Starkville Municipal Complex
The city of Starkville is set to form a citizens committee to help determine a site for a new municipal complex.
Starkville on track to become Main Street community
The city of Starkville could soon become a Mississippi Main Street community, which would give the city additional tools to promote economic development downtown.
Starkville eyes four-day workweek, explores reorganization
With budget time looming, city leaders are eyeing a number of changes for the next fiscal year, including a four-day workweek for city employees, reorganization of city departments and the elimination of some outside contributions, among other measures.
Murder trials continued to next term
Two Oktibbeha County women scheduled to go on trial next week on unrelated murder charges will have to wait until November before their cases are heard in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.
Pit bull attacks leave five cows dead
Five dairy heifers are dead and more than a half-dozen were injured in two pit bull attacks Sunday off Oktoc Road.
‘Stop the Violence’ parade called off
A “Stop the Violence” parade was supposed to take place Friday in downtown Starkville, but the event was called off because nobody showed up to march.
Graffiti artists arrested
Two Mississippi State University art students surrendered to police Friday and were charged with malicious mischief for their roles in the recent rash of stenciled graffiti seen around Starkville.
Task force opposes juvenile curfew in Starkville
With the exception of one member, the city of Starkville’s curfew task force is opposed to a proposed juvenile curfew and plans to make a recommendation against one next month to the seven-member Board of Aldermen.
Hundreds say goodbye to Suttle Hall (VIDEO)
Hundreds of onlookers packed the hills and parking lots around Mississippi State University’s Suttle Hall Wednesday afternoon as a wrecking ball brought down chunks of the 43-year-old building.
Film festival honors former MSU student
As Adam Kazery’s friends and family tried to describe him this week, many didn’t know where to start.
Aldermen reject University Club condos
The Starkville Board of Aldermen Tuesday denied a developer’s conditional use request to convert the former University Inn hotel into condominiums.
Police going after graffiti artist
When the first stenciled storm trooper appeared months ago on the side of the former Starkville Buses building at Jackson and Lampkin streets, Starkville Police Department Chief David Lindley admits he thought it was “kind of cute.”
Film festival honors former MSU student
As Adam Kazery’s friends and family tried to describe him this week, many didn’t know where to start.
Oktibbeha residents getting new addresses
Most Oktibbeha County residents outside Starkville city limits are on the verge of receiving new street addresses.
Red Cross searches for new Oktibbeha leader
The American Red Cross is looking for someone to manage its Oktibbeha County office.
‘Positive momentum’ builds for former Cre8tive Warehouse
It’s been two months since the Cre8tive Warehouse closed at the corner of Washington and Lampkin streets.
One year in, aldermen pursue municipal complex
The Starkville Board of Aldermen is set to take on a project previous administrations couldn’t complete: the construction of a new municipal complex.
Keenum: MSU enrollment to top 19,000 this fall
The state’s most populous university is about to get bigger.
Four local soccer teams place at state and regional tournaments
June 25, 2025
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