Saturday profile: Patricia Thornton
Patricia Thornton, 30, is the assistant director of the Pines/Cady Hill Adult Treatment Center, which is a part of West Point-based Community Counseling. Thornton is a native of Durant.
Building permits 3-1-12
Week of Feb. 20-28.
Marriages and Divorces 3-1-12
For the week of Feb. 22-29.
Nissan annexation case moved to 2013
A Madison County Chancery Court trial on the city of Canton’s petition to annex the Nissan North American plant has been postponed until June of 2013.
FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP: Local inventor, businessman plans movie based on his life
STARKVILLE — Starkville inventor and businessman John Campbell’s trajectory from poverty to successful entrepreneur wasn’t easy, but with imagination, hard work and a little common sense, he made it to the top.
He’s an inventor, with Shaver’s Choice skin therapy system and Ram-Lock protection systems to his credit. He’s a businessman, as founder of Yo’ Transportation, a car service for Medicaid and Medicare recipients.
Now, he’s looking ahead to his latest endeavor: A movie based upon his life.
MSU sets training for farmers’ market vendors
The General Food Safety Training and Acidified Canned Foods Training for farmers’ market vendors will be held March 13 in Pontotoc, March 15 in Gulfport and March 20 in Brookhaven. Golden Triangle farmers and vendors are encouraged to attend the Pontotoc session as none are planned for the area in the near future.
Religious briefs for 2-24-12
Area events for the week of Feb. 20, 2012.
Marriages and Divorces 2-23-12
Marriages and Divorces for Feb. 15-22.
Special election set for Noxubee superintendent
JACKSON — Noxubee County voters will choose a superintendent of schools in an April 3 special election.
Rhea faces up to 10 years for aiding prisoner escape
A Starkville woman accused of aiding a prisoner escape state custody is free on $5,000 bond.
Marriages and Divorces
Marriages and Divorces for Feb. 9-15, 2012
Magnolia Film Fest: An ‘illuminating’ experience
The Magnolia Independent Film Festival will feature filmmakers from Tupelo to Bangladesh, but one Golden Triangle participant will be front and center Friday night.
Noxubee man gets life sentence for rape, murder
MACON — The girls lived only three miles apart. They were only three years old. Both were snatched from their homes in the middle of the night, raped and strangled.
Colleagues tout superintendent’s many assets
One can glean plenty from a superintendent’s relationship with the school board president.
Former Bulloch County School Board President David Ball doesn’t have a negative word about Lewis Holloway, new superintendent of Starkville School District.
Officer suffers broken arm in burglary arrest
A Starkville Police officer was injured Thursday while arresting a burglary suspect in the Cotton District.
Starkville hires new superintendent
Lewis Holloway is Starkville School District’s new superintendent.
Summer Chase fire ruled an accident
The Starkville Fire Department Wednesday ruled the Jan. 27 fire that demolished four Summer Chase apartments and displaced seven people was an accident.
West Point police invite public to turn in guns
WEST POINT — The West Point Police Department is encouraging area residents to turn over unregistered firearms Saturday at the police department at 310 E. Westbrook Ave.
Drug cases yield prison sentences in Clay
WEST POINT — Five cases involving cocaine or methamphetamine yielded guilty pleas and lengthy prison sentences during the January term of Clay County Circuit Court, which concluded Jan. 20.
Alabama hit again by tornadoes; 2 dead, 100 hurt
OAK GROVE, Ala. — Knowing this community’s history of tornadoes, Jhan Powers gets nervous anytime violent weather rolls in. While her house was spared this time, a tornado demolished nearby mobile homes — all of which were just a short drive from a path of destruction cut just last year by a deadly twister.