Articles by Tyler B. Jones
Monday Profile: Melanie Hankins Booth doesn’t drink wine — she experiences it
At Melanie Hankins Booth’s wine education and tasting class Thursday night, the attendees all raised their glasses and toasted: “Here’s to being here.”
Starkville, Oktibbeha considering juvenile curfews
Authorities in Starkville and Oktibbeha County are weighing whether to implement a juvenile curfew in an attempt to decrease crime among teenagers and pre-teens.
Supes tap Farmer as new Oktibbeha administrator
Oktibbeha County comptroller Delois Farmer will become the new county administrator on July 1.
Republican committee declares Daniels winner in Ward 4 alderman race
Austin Check’s challenge to the Ward 4 alderman Republican primary appears to be over after the party’s municipal executive committee voted Monday to keep the results in place.
Oktibbeha supes end mask mandate by narrow majority
Supervisors voted 3-2 to rescind the countywide mask mandate effective immediately at its meeting Monday.
Oktibbeha supes to hold public hearing on potential juvenile curfew
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to discuss the possibility of enacting a juvenile curfew within the county.
Aldermen consider master plan to make parks, open spaces more accessible
Aldermen received a bike- and pedestrian-friendly master plan at their work session Friday and will be looking at future ways to make the city more accessible.
Oktibbeha supes consider four finalists for new county administrator
The board of supervisors could hire a new county administrator as soon as this week.
MSU continuing mask requirement in classrooms
While the city of Starkville will be lifting its citywide mask mandate as of Saturday, Mississippi State University announced Wednesday it would still require face coverings within classrooms on campus throughout the summer.
Starkville partners with TVA on solar energy initiative
Starkville Utilities Department has partnered with the Tennessee Valley Authority to become the first municipality in the state of Mississippi to sign an agreement to create local renewable energy.
NAACP gathers Starkville officials, citizens to tackle teen crime
“See something, say something,” Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn called out to the crowd at the Oktibbeha County branch NAACP’s program “Become a Village maker” at J.L. King Memorial Park Tuesday night.
MSU students begin painting 300-foot mural
Standing in the afternoon sunlight on North Jackson Street Wednesday, Mississippi State University junior Marcus Williams rolled his paint roller in a pan of sky-blue paint and added some of the first brushstrokes to what he hopes will become one of many murals celebrating Starkville.
Residents concerned about crowd size, violence at McKee Park
Tytus Brown mentors kids at McKee Park every week through his mentorship program, Brothers Against Violence.
While he and his kids were not at the park Tuesday night when a drive-by shooting occurred just after 9 p.m., he said they had been there just a short hour prior. He said the situation upset him because he aims to prevent violence at the same place violence had occurred.
Ward 4 Republican candidate challenges primary election results
A Republican candidate for the Ward 4 primary in Starkville is challenging the election results after receiving what he believes to be an inaccurate voting count.
McKee basketball, tennis court access restricted after shooting
Ben Carver was watching a league baseball game in 2019 when there was a shooting at McKee Park.
“My son was on second base, and we had to duck for cover,” he recalled.
Starkville High to present first live theater show since COVID
“No more fear. No more dread. No more dwelling on the danger. We’ll dare to live instead.” Starkville High School senior Gwendolynn McNutt belted out those words to the song “No More Fear” Tuesday afternoon in a dress rehearsal for the school’s upcoming production of “Freaky Friday.”
Starkville ending mask mandate at midnight April 30
Starkville board of aldermen voted Tuesday to lift its citywide mask mandate beginning midnight April 30.
Teen arrested for Brookville Garden shooting
Starkville Police Department arrested a teenage boy Monday for aggravated assault after he allegedly shot another male juvenile in the leg Saturday night.
Aldermen considering negotiations for sportsplex
Starkville aldermen are considering a memorandum of understanding to negotiate a contract with a development company for the new sports facility at Cornerstone Park.
