Four arrested for Starkville home invasion

Three Columbus men and a Macon man have been arrested for a home invasion last week on Reed Road.

Downtown tree replacement draws scrutiny in Starkville

The city’s citizen-led beautification committee is upset over the recent replacement of downtown trees and bushes.

Teens may be connected to robberies

The Starkville Police Department arrested one man and two juveniles Sunday for an armed robbery earlier in the night on Highway 12, and are investigating their possible connection with an earlier store robbery.

Aldermen to consider exemptions for sidewalk ordinance

The Starkville Board of Aldermen Tuesday will consider calling for another public hearing to amend the city’s sidewalk ordinance, only this time the board intends to exempt specific streets from the controversial walkway construction requirements.

Starkville Christmas Parade takes to streets on Saturday

The Starkville Christmas Parade is set to take place this Saturday.

Starkville arrest report 12-3-10

The Starkville Police Department released its arrest report for the last two weeks.

Holiday Bazaar draws shoppers, vendors from throughout South

Starkville’s 38th annual Holiday Bazaar will conclude today at the city’s Sportsplex after three days of arts, crafts and holiday decor.

Public invited to tour Starkville City Hall

The city of Starkville is inviting the public to attend two tours of City Hall in coming weeks so residents can catch a glimpse of the poor working conditions faced by city employees.

Dozens of Starkville residents homeless

As M.J. Hill loaded clothes, shoes and other belongings onto a trailer Wednesday morning in The Pines mobile home park, the Mississippi State University senior was greeted by Isabella Collier and her son, Kenneth.

Starkville police release images of robbery suspects

The Starkville Police Department Tuesday released surveillance camera images of two men suspected of robbing a convenience store this weekend on Russell Street.

‘Trailers in the streets:’ Starkville residents clean up after brutal storm

The streets of The Pines mobile home park were littered with debris Tuesday morning as Jessie and Mattie Kemp wandered through the development off Louisville Street and surveyed the damage.

Police release info on robbery suspects

The Starkville Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify two men suspected of robbing a convenience store this weekend on Russell Street.

Bicycle, pedestrian lane meeting today

Research Boulevard is a shaded four-lane asphalt loop which circles the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park in Starkville.

Monday profile: Meat market owner tastes success

At the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and North Long Street in Starkville, Mac’s Meat Market serves as a one-stop-shop for passersby and residents of the city’s north side.

Sixteenth Section Road bridge closure planned

A bridge on Sixteenth Section Road will be closed for at least a portion of next week as construction crews extend the structure and stabilize it in the wake of recent erosion problems.

Starkville aldermen move forward with CottonMill financing

The Starkville Board of Aldermen Tuesday took several steps to secure financing for infrastructure improvements necessary around the proposed CottonMill Marketplace retail project.

Oktibbeha woman resentenced to life without parole for murder

Less than a month after the Mississippi Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of convicted murderer Kristi Fulgham, an Oktibbeha County Circuit Court judge Tuesday gave the woman life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Oktibbeha sheriff’s office to trade old and confiscated guns for new Glocks

The Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office is set to trade dozens of old and confiscated firearms to a gun dealer in Grenada for new Glock pistols as part of an effort to upgrade deputies’ weaponry.

Church prepares for free Thanksgiving dinner

Since Michael Jones began working at Peter’s Rock Temple Church of God in Christ in 2003, he has been astounded by the number of Starkville residents who have nowhere to go for Thanksgiving dinner.

But Thursday, just as it has for the past 10 years, Peter’s Rock is providing a free Thanksgiving meal for residents of the Starkville community.

What happened to the flowers? Downtown Starkville’s street corners bare

Downtown Starkville’s street corners are bare this week as the trees and shrubs which once occupied dozens of concrete planters have been moved to the Starkville Community Market site one block south.