Former Starkville official’s son guilty of cocaine charge

STARKVILLE — The son of a former Starkville Board of Aldermen member was sentenced today in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court for a drug violation that dates back more than two years.

Artists wanted for new Starkville logo campaign

STARKVILLE — Artists, grab your sketch pads.

The Greater Starkville Development Partnership is now taking submissions for a new logo/slogan competition to represent the Starkville community. The winning logo/slogan will be available to the city, businesses, Mississippi State University and anyone else who wants to use it, Partnership President and CEO Jon Maynard said.

Starkville sales tax revenues drop

STARKVILLE – A look at sales tax figures released Friday by the city of Starkville shows revenues are down over the past year.

As of May, the most recent month for which figures were available, the city received $1,098,487.98 in sales tax. This compares to $1,239,757.53 reported by May 2008.

City misses bike path deadline; returns unspent $1.2 million

With plans for the proposed Lynn Lane multi-use path at a standstill, Starkville officials this week asked the state to keep more than $1.2 million in unspent federal grant money until the project is ready for construction.

Street signs with a flair

STARKVILLE — Residents of some Starkville neighborhoods soon might not have to look at the same drab street signs as other parts of the city. 

Sunday alcohol supporters, opponents dig in

The latest debate over Sunday alcohol sales heated up Tuesday in Starkville.

Newly elected Alderman Jeremiah Dumas brought the issue to the table when, during a marathon meeting in City Hall, he and his fellow aldermen agreed to hold two public hearings next month to discuss the issue. The board is considering amendments to the city’s code of ordinances which would allow alcohol sales seven days a week.

Aldermen OK Academy Road zoning change

STARKVILLE — The Starkville Board of Aldermen approved a controversial zoning change Tuesday night, despite the wishes of several dozen residents who showed up in opposition. 

Starkville police ask for help to solve robbery

STARKVILLE — The Starkville Police Department is investigating a weekend robbery outside of Cadence Bank downtown.

Wiseman: New municipal complex is ‘highest priority’

STARKVILLE — Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman Monday said a new municipal complex should be “the highest priority” for the city, and he expects the issue to come to a referendum by next summer.

Oktibbeha supes delay decision on road repairs

STARKVILLE — Oktibbeha County District 2 Supervisor Orlando Trainer made progress Monday in his quest to pave the county’s vast network of gravel roads, but fellow board members held off on his request to pursue a bond issue for major infrastructure improvements.

Making a stand: Greg’s Produce Barn, owned by Greg Bollinger, offers fresh produce to Oktibbeha residents year-round

STARKVILLE — Greg’s Produce Barn is a colorful little place on Highway 12, just west of Starkville in the Longview community.

Developer churning new life into former Borden Milk plant

STARKVILLE — The old Borden Milk plant has sat vacant at the corner of Lampkin and Montgomery streets in Starkville for years.

Volunteers leave their mark on Noxubee Wildlife Refuge

STARKVILLE — The group came together nearly a year ago as total strangers from all over the country.

One was from Minnesota and another was from Georgia. Massachusetts also was represented, along with Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

Oktibbeha supervisor wants new bond issue for road work

STARKVILLE — Another citizen showed up at the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday to ask for the county to pave a road, but the board ultimately told him it probably won’t happen any time soon.

Mayor Camp vetoes Lynn Lane path

STARKVILLE — Outgoing Starkville Mayor Dan Camp on Thursday issued a veto of the revised Lynn Lane multi-use path project.

No more ink: Oktibbeha to get scan fingerprint technology

STARKVILLE — The Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department soon will begin using some new, state-of-the-art fingerprinting technology in an effort to improve its outdated system.

Wiseman: ‘Something big is about to happen’

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Battling the bug: Starkville, Columbus pull out the stops to control mosquitoes

STARKVILLE — In the city of Starkville, Joseph Goddard is a mosquito’s worst enemy.

The 22-year-old Mississippi State graduate has been on a mission to control the city’s mosquito population for each of the past three summers. He places mosquito larvicide tablets in standing water to kill the insects before they hatch; he sprays chemicals to kill mosquitoes in areas where they’ve become a problem, including the city’s streets and neighborhoods; and he has eight New Jersey mosquito traps set up throughout town.

Starkville aldermen shake up Parks Dept. in final meeting

STARKVILLE — In its final meeting of the term, the Starkville Board of Aldermen Tuesday made a controversial decision about the future of the Parks and Recreation Department.

Starkville aldermen OK new Lynn Lane bike path plan

STARKVILLE — A new Lynn Lane recreation path is in the works. The Starkville Board of Aldermen Tuesday voted 4-3 for engineering firm Neel-Schaffer to move forward with a revised plan that would connect Sycamore Street to McKee Park and the city’s Sportsplex.