Articles by Tim Pratt
School board candidates meet with aldermen Tuesday
The Starkville Board of Aldermen Tuesday is scheduled to interview four candidates for a seat on the Starkville School District’s board of trustees.
Rodeo begins tonight at Mississippi Horse Park
The Rotary Classic Rodeo begins tonight at the Mississippi Horse Park. More than 330 riders will converge on the 100-acre park south of Starkville.
Starkville Miss Hospitality pageant accepting entries
The Greater Starkville Development Partnership is now accepting entries for Starkville’s 2011 Miss Hospitality Pageant.
Suspect charged in Regal Inn drive-by shooting
A Sturgis man was arrested Monday night after a drive-by shooting at the Regal Inn.
At approximately 7 p.m. Monday, Starkville police responded to a call of shots fired at the two-story motel on Highway 182, just west of Old West Point Road.
Latest round of snow comes, goes with few problems
The latest round of winter weather to hit the Golden Triangle came and went Thursday after dumping as much as 5 inches of snow in some areas. Area officials didn’t report any major problems as temperatures dipped back below freezing Thursday night and this morning.
Raffle to benefit ailing Oktibbeha constable
In a few weeks, the friends of Oktibbeha County Constable Jimmy Shurden will raffle off a rifle to help pay the longtime lawman’s mounting medical bills.
West Point selectmen override mayor’s veto
WEST POINT — A man who was arrested in November for disrupting a West Point Board of Selectmen meeting is back on the North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority.
Starkville planning commission approves hotel, condo projects
The Starkville planning and zoning commission Tuesday approved plats for a new hotel on Highway 12 and more than a half-dozen condominiums in the newly renovated Creamery at Central Station.
Oktibbeha pit bull attack victim pushes for county law
Less than three weeks after a retired Army colonel was attacked by a pit bull in Oktibbeha County, he stood in front of the county’s Board of Supervisors Monday and urged the board to enact enforceable animal control measures.
Buffalo Wild Wings coming to Starkville
Larry Tabor, owner of the former University Inn on Spring Street, confirmed Monday the lobby and restaurant portion of the old hotel is being demolished to make way for a Buffalo Wild Wings franchise.
Starkville green-lights new traffic bulbs
The Starkville Electric Department is set to install new LED light bulbs in dozens of the city’s traffic signals.
Master Gardeners spruce up Starkville
Temperatures hovered around 30 degrees Thursday afternoon as Oktibbeha County Master Gardeners Jim McKell and Charlie Weatherly spread soil in front of the Oktibbeha County Courthouse annex.
Highway 82 reopened after wrecks in Oktibbeha County
STARKVILLE — Both eastbound and westbound lanes of Highway 82 were closed for more than 90 minutes Thursday evening in Oktibbeha County as several vehicles slid off the road icy roadway.
Starkville mayor vetoes sidewalk exemptions
Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman Wednesday vetoed the Board of Aldermen’s recent amendments to the city’s sidewalk ordinance, which exempted four streets south of Highway 12 from sidewalk construction requirements.
Columbus man arrested for shoplifting at Starkville store
A Columbus man was arrested and charged with shoplifting recently for allegedly stealing a pair of boots and a coat from the Oktibbeha County Co-Op.
Starkville men get prison time for counterfeit money scheme
Two of the three Starkville men charged with operating a counterfeit money scheme in late 2009 were sentenced to prison time Tuesday in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.
Starkville aldermen move to fix Maple Drive flooding
The city of Starkville could begin a storm water control project adjacent to the Green Oaks subdivision as soon as this summer.
Murder retrial of Columbus man delayed
A Columbus man who was granted a new trial by the Mississippi Supreme Court for the 2005 murder of his on-again, off-again girlfriend in Oktibbeha County will have to wait a bit longer before he gets a new day in court.
Starkville aldermen to address Maple Drive drainage problems
The Starkville Board of Aldermen tonight will consider whether drainage issues which have plagued Maple Drive residents for years should be considered a public health and safety threat.
Three arrested in Columbus meth lab bust
Three people were arrested Friday after authorities discovered a methamphetamine lab at a home on Warpath Road, police said.