Starkville planners approve Creamery at Central Station

STARKVILLE — The Starkville Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday approved the first phase of the Creamery at Central Station project, proposed in the old Borden Milk plant off South Montgomery Street.

The preliminary/final plat, which planning and zoning passed unanimously, now must be approved by the Starkville Board of Aldermen.

Starkville makes do amid hiring freeze

STARKVILLE — The hiring freeze approved Tuesday by the Starkville Board of Aldermen will leave some offices short-handed, but city department heads Thursday acknowledged it was a necessary move and said they aren’t too worried.

Oktibbeha supervisor arrested in Starkville

An Oktibbeha County Supervisor was arrested last week on a charge of disorderly conduct after an incident outside the Starkville Police Department.

State: Starkville’s alcohol sales request ‘neither approved nor denied’

The State Tax Commission said it has neither “approved nor denied” Starkville’s request to allow Sunday alcohol sales, after reports surfaced Wednesday that the Tax Commission’s Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control had issued a preliminary denial of the city’s request to allow restaurants to sell wine and spirits by the glass on Sundays.

ABC denies Starkville’s request for Sunday alcohol sales

STARKVILLE — Just two weeks after the Starkville Board of Aldermen voted to allow Sunday alcohol sales, the State Tax Commission’s Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control threw the city a curve ball.

New fire station getting funded by grant

A new fire station is on the way in Starkville. 

The about 5,800-sqaure-foot building will be constructed at Reed Road and Highway 25 South. 

Plan could create Beale Street atmosphere

STARKVILLE — Business owners in downtown Starkville have grown increasingly alarmed over the past few years as crowds during Mississippi State University football weekends have spilled into the streets.

Starkville authorities investigate possible arson

STARKVILLE — A day after fire ripped through his chiropractic office on Russell Street, Dr. Robert Leach was back to work Thursday, only this time it was from a new location: his home.

Starkville Sportsplex offers yoga, other activities

STARKVILLE — The new Starkville Sportsplex building on Lynn Lane has become popular for city residents looking to play basketball or use the facility’s free indoor walking track.

Cash family to pardon the city during ’09 Flower Pickin’ Festival

During each of the past two Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festivals, the city of Starkville and Oktibbeha County have granted symbolic pardons to the family of Johnny Cash, who was arrested in Starkville in 1965 and later wrote a song about the ordeal: “Starkville City Jail.”

McDonald’s shooting suspects face new charges

Two Columbus men who were arrested in December for their involvement in a shooting outside a Starkville McDonald’s are facing new charges this week related to an Aug. 15 purse snatching in downtown Starkville.

Travis Outlaw Day this weekend

Golden Triangle residents who want to hang out with a professional basketball player will have the chance this weekend when the city of Starkville celebrates Travis Outlaw Day. 

Missing Starkville man found in Florida

A Starkville man who went missing Wednesday was found safe and sound Friday in Florida.

Swine flu keeps MSU on edge

Rumors of upcoming class cancellations at Mississippi State University due to an H1N1, or “swine flu,” outbreak aren’t true, university officials said this week.

As of Thursday afternoon, the university had 109 potential cases of H1N1 on campus, though only eight cases have been confirmed by the Mississippi Department of Health, said Robert Cadenhead, administrator of the university’s Health Center. Some of the cases might be seasonal flu, Cadenhead said, though he acknowledged seasonal flu outbreaks typically don’t show up until later in the year.

Starkville police locate missing man

A Starkville man who went missing Wednesday has been located in Florida.

In wake of vote, Starkville residents, visitors still split on Sunday alcohol sales

A day after the Starkville Board of Aldermen voted to allow Sunday alcohol sales, the city of about 24,000 Wednesday had mixed feelings about the issue.

Starkville approves Sunday alcohol sales

Touting messages of progress and development, the Starkville Board of Aldermen Tuesday took another step toward allowing Sunday alcohol sales.

Starkville residents asked to name city park

The Starkville Park Commission is calling on residents to help name a popular city park.

Lt. Gov. pushes voter ID reform at Starkville meeting

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant was in Starkville Monday and asked the city’s Rotarians for their support in making identification requirements stricter for voters when they head to the polls.

Ragtime Festival receives grant

The Charles Templeton Ragtime Jazz Festival is still seven months away, but Mississippi State University Thursday announced it has received a $4,000 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission to help produce the event.