Articles by Violet Jira
MSU grad student gets $50K to advance bone measuring device
When it comes to inventions, most people think of the wheel or a lightbulb. Few people know what an osteometric device is.
SCT returns with first summer musical revue since 2019
The Starkville Community Theater’s Summer Musical Revue is returning for the first time since 2019.
Photo: Takin’ it to the Streets
Volunteers paint a base coat for a street mural at the intersection of University Avenue and Nash Street early Saturday morning. The street murals are part of a project that includes street art at the intersections of University Avenue and Camp Street, Fellowship Street and North Nash Street.
Mill and Russell street intersection to become 3-way stop
The intersection of Mill and Russell streets will be converted to a three-way stop. The installation of stop signs will begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
MEC: State’s image needs to change for better growth
The Mississippi Economic Council hosted the Starkville leg of its MEC tour Wednesday at the Mill at MSU. The council, which is a private organization that dubs itself the state’s chamber of commerce, focused on what businesses and the state of Mississippi as a whole can do to foster economic growth.
Starkville eyeing tax increase for salaries
The board of aldermen is considering a 1-mill property tax increase for Fiscal Year 2023. It voted at Tuesday’s meeting to advertise for a public hearing on the budget that would include the increase.
Starkville to hold final redistricting hearing Tuesday
The Starkville Board of Aldermen will hold its final public hearing on a redistricting plan that makes changes based on the 2020 Census and the city’s annexation of a part of the county. The hearing will take place during Tuesday’s board meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall courtroom.
Citizens create ‘ideal vision’ for a new Columbus
In a small room nestled in the back of Friendly City Books on Saturday, a group of Columbus citizens put their heads together to create a vision for the city in the form of a comic strip on a sheet of cardstock.
New Black City to discuss involving marginalized voices in government decisions
A workshop series making its way across the country is stopping in Columbus this weekend.
SPD officer uses CPR to save drowning man
What could have been a horrific Fourth of July accident was averted after a Starkville Police Department officer administered life-saving CPR to a drowning victim, Frank Darnell Elam.
Three arrested for Kroger parking lot robbery
Three arrests have been made in connection with an armed robbery that took place Sunday evening in the Kroger parking lot.
Photo: Strange Brew sign returns
An iconic Starkville landmark has made a return to the side of Highway 12. Months after a decade-old ordinance forced local business like Strange Brew Coffeehouse to remove their pole signs, the business has put up a new one.
Concerns over parking remain for Main Street redesign
The Kimley-Horn firm’s Main Street master plan presentation drew mixed reactions from a crowd of citizens and business owners Wednesday evening at Starkville Community Theater. The presentation was meant to communicate to Main Street Association members what direction the redesign is heading and get feedback.
MSU, city agree to terms on Bulldog Bash
Aldermen on Tuesday granted a permit request from the Mississippi State University Student Association to throw Bulldog Bash with city participation and in-kind services on Oct. 21.
Supes exclude MEG from submitting proposal to decommission lake
Supervisors on Tuesday reversed course on whether to allow Mississippi Engineering Group to submit a proposal for the cost of decommissioning Oktibbeha County Lake, opting to exclude the firm from the process.
Jones selected as Miss. Main Street president
Michelle Jones of Starkville has been selected as the Mississippi Main Street Association’s board president for 2022-23.
Photo: Hitting the pavement
Harry Brewer with Falcon Contracting inspects a paver Wednesday on Garrard Road in Starkville. The City of Starkville began overlays across the city on June 20. Portions of University Drive, Hospital Road, Garrard Road, Ernest Jones Drive and Hollywood Boulevard are all receiving these improvements.
Marszalek named National Federation of Democratic Women’s Outstanding Member
STARKVILLE — A commitment to service, both in Oktibbeha County as well as in state and national politics, has earned a Starkville woman an national
Miller rebuffs public call to step down as supes president
District 4 Supervisor Bricklee Miller’s attempt to change a board order related to the Oktibbeha County Lake dam after it was approved drew a public call for her to step down as board president.
SPD offers tips on keeping children safe from predators
Starkville police officer Chris Jackson recalls seeing a story that went viral last month about a child kidnapped at a Dallas Mavericks game and trafficked.