Articles by Zack Plair
Colom tops $100K in DA race fundraising
Incumbent Democrat Scott Colom has cleared the $100,000 mark in fundraising in his bid for a third term as 16th Circuit district attorney.
Phelps widens money gap in sheriff’s race
Campaign contributions in the sheriff’s race are inching closer to $40,000, according to the most recent campaign finance reports.
Historic Black cemetery wrestles with trash
Visiting Brush Arbor Cemetery on University Drive over the weekend, Mississippi State University anthropology professor Jordan Lynton Cox was disappointed in what she saw.
Your questions about the history of Burns Bottom, answered
When former residents of Burns Bottom gathered for a reunion Saturday along Third Street North, the tents butted up against five blocks’ worth of cleared lots being prepared for redevelopment.
‘Where we came from’: Former Burns Bottom residents reunite to remember the old neighborhood
The Red Rose Cafe. The neighborhood basketball court near Second Street North. More than a dozen stores, mostly named for their owners.
Data-driven road maintenance plan to start with new software
City Engineer Cody Burnett likens maintaining roads to taking care of the vehicles we drive on them.
New alert system launched for emergencies, other notifications
Residents can sign up for a new, improved system to receive city alerts.
Your questions about upcoming power rate increases, answered
Editor’s note: Do you want answers to questions about the Golden Triangle? Each week, Dispatch reporters set out to explain or update a timely, practical
New design plans commissioned for Hwy 182 project
It may be a few more weeks before the city learns if it can take over maintenance of about a mile of State Highway 182 between Old West Point Road and Beattie Street. But aldermen on Tuesday approved nearly $500,000 of engineering redesign work along the corridor under the auspices the answer will be yes.
Customer power bills going up in Starkville
City electric customers can likely expect an average 5.4% increase to their bills starting Oct. 1.
Home Base: A little perspective in ‘real time’
Over the past several years, I’ve fallen increasingly victim to the opium of YouTube to help me fall asleep at night.
City property tax increase passes for next fiscal year
Aldermen on Tuesday approved a 1.87-mill tax increase for the Fiscal Year 2024 budget.
Homeless man accused of robbing woman at knifepoint
A homeless man in Steens suspected of armed robbery is at large, a sheriff’s office press release issued Monday said.
Gaskin: Each household should have a garbage bin within 2 weeks
Golden Triangle Waste Services began distributing garbage bins throughout the city on Saturday, and Mayor Keith Gaskin said it should take two weeks or less for every residential customer to receive one.
Home Base: A photo album tells a thousand stories
When Amelia walked in the front door Thursday night, her eyes looked like she had seen a ghost.
Starkville’s social media strategy highlights public workers
On June 21, the first day of summer, a photo of Starkville Utilities linemen posted to the city’s social media channels reached 22,236 sets of eyeballs and garnered 680 reactions.
Technicality may cost city $200K in ARPA match
A technicality in state law could leave the city holding the bag for nearly all of a roughly $400,000 box culvert replacement project on Second Street South.
Shuttered fire station highlights pay issue at SFD
At first glance, Fire Station 5 on West Garrard Road appears to have everything it needs.
Carver wins Republican runoff for District 1 supervisor
Ben Carver is one step closer to being an Oktibbeha County supervisor.
‘Controversial’ posts from sheriff spark rift with DA
If you’re a frequent guest of Lowndes County Adult Detention Center, Sheriff Eddie Hawkins plans to put your business on the streets, even as his deputies take you off of them.
Holiday Handcrafts Bazaar accepting vendor applications
July 12, 2025
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