Since 2018, the Oktibbeha County Unity Park Committee has honored 14 outstanding county citizens who have worked to bring more civil rights and unity to the community. Their names are now permanently placed on plaques on the Unity Park Wall of Honor, along with Dr. Douglas L. Conner, Martin Luther King, Governor William Winter, Medgar Evers, and Fannie Lou Hamer.
This year the Unity Park Committee is again requesting nominations of other special citizens to add to the wonderful collection of names that can be seen on the Wall of Honor and read about on the Unity Park website and Facebook page. The nominations are being accepted all year, but the deadline is Nov. 1.
At that time, the committee will select two 2025 Unity Park Honorees, who will be honored at a special ceremony in 2025. The requirements for a person to be chosen to be an honoree are: He or she must have been deceased five years and have lived at one time in Oktibbeha County. In addition, the person had to have worked for more civil rights and contributed to unity in our community. These honorees are wonderful role models for all of our children and residents of Oktibbeha County. So, the Unity Park Committee is urging people to again nominate someone for this great honor.
Information about placing a nomination can be found on the Starkville Unity Park website, starkvilleunitypark.com or on the Oktibbeha County Unity Park Facebook page.
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