Articles by Zack Plair
Hawkins nears $70K in donations in sheriff’s race
In his reelection bid for sheriff, Republican incumbent Eddie Hawkins has outspent his opponent by a rate of more than 5-to-1 and still has $15,160 on hand through the Nov. 7 election.
Sanitation worker dies on job after dog attack
A Golden Triangle Waste Services employee was killed Wednesday after he was attacked by a dog, fell from his truck and was run over.
Less than half of county candidates file campaign finance reports
With campaign fundraising seemingly lulled as the Nov. 7 general election approaches, a notable host of candidates failed to file their most recent mandatory reports.
Man charged in connection with murder escapes Lowndes jail
A man charged in connection with a murder is on the run after escaping from Lowndes County Adult Detention Center.
Body found at lake positively identified as missing man
A body found Saturday at Lake Norris has been positively identified as Robert Hargrove, a man who had been missing since Sept. 29.
Oktibbeha looks to OCH to house committed patients
Three to four times a week, Chancery Clerk Sharon Livingston sees the same heartbreaking process play out.
All your questions about Starkville’s park plan, answered
The completion of the nearly $23 million Cornerstone Park off Highway 25 in south Starkville was the largest and most expensive investment in the city’s
Body found at Lake Norris presumed to be Robert Hargrove
The body of a man missing since last month has possibly been found at Lake Norris.
Adults, juveniles arrested in ‘embarrassing’ Starkville High fight
Tony McGee has spent enough time as a school district administrator to know a simple truth about fights breaking out between students.
Men charged with armed robbery Choctaw Road residence
Two Starkville men are charged for attempting to rob a Choctaw Road residence at gunpoint on Friday night.
Ribbon-cutting signals long-awaited completion of Cornerstone Park
Efforts to bring a tournament-grade baseball/softball complex to Starkville “hit their stride” in summer 2019.
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.