Registry of 1500-plus private cameras aids SPD investigations
Starkville Police Department is looking to get assistance from local businesses and residents in the department’s expanding surveillance program.
SFD takes second stab at grant to reopen Fire Station 5
Starkville Fire Department is making a second run at a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant in hopes of staffing and reopening Fire Station 5.
Suspects arrested in weekend double homicide
Sheriff’s deputies arrested two suspects in a weekend double homicide on Kincaid Road.
Community Profile: Once a ‘feather in the wind,’ Handran climbs ranks at Rick’s Cafe, from doorman to owner
Ryan Handran was out fishing in May 2024 with his boss Rick Welch when he was asked a question he hadn’t really thought about.
Deputies searching for two suspects in Sunday double homicide
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two suspects in a Sunday shooting that left two men dead. Jordan Mitchell, 21, and Kaiden Evans,
SOCSD looks to borrow additional $39M for new high school
The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District could borrow up to $125 million to build its new high school.
Spruill vetoes barbershop driveway reopening on 182
The board of aldermen’s decision to reopen an access point to Larry “Luv” Johnson’s business, Touch of Luv Barber and Beauty Salon, was vetoed by Mayor Lynn Spruill in a letter this week.
Two Oktibbeha voting precincts changing locations
Changes are coming to Oktibbeha County voting precincts, District 3 Election Commissioner Dennis Daniels told The Dispatch.
Student-led neuroscience club leads to new minor at MSU
When Zoe Ishee first started out as a Mississippi State University student in 2021, she didn’t know much about neuroscience, but she knew she wanted to learn more about how the brain functions.
Development projects in Oktibbeha ‘on the line’ without dirt borrow pit
Aldermen denied an exception for Burns Dirt to open a borrow pit on Pat Station Road, after a resident of a nearby home on Tuesday night raised objections to the company’s operations in the area. But the decision could lead to increased prices for construction projects in the city.
Weather forces Air Race Classic to skip Starkville stop
Spectators and volunteers at George M. Bryan Airport were disappointed Tuesday morning when Air Race Classic pilots had to bypass Starkville on their 2,426-mile journey from Fairhope, Alabama, to Spokane, Washington, for the 48th annual event.
Starkville Strong plans benefit concert amid plummeting donations
Community members are invited to bring their families, friends and pets out this Saturday to Rick’s Cafe for a day of music, games and food for Starkville Strong’s inaugural benefit concert.
Could driveway reopening on Highway 182 put millions in grant funding at risk?
STARKVILLE — The Touch of Luv Barber and Beauty Salon’s driveway connecting it to the stretch of Highway 182 is about to be reopened. But
State awards MSU $2.2M to further AI development
As artificial intelligence continues to grow in popularity, so does the need for improved infrastructure and a larger workforce.
Community Profile: Still making stained glass after 40 years
If you come across a brightly-colored window catching sunlight in Mississippi, whether it be in a chapel, a bathroom or even an Applebee’s, there’s a good chance it passed through Kathryn Davis’ hands first.
Fire claims life of Oktibbeha man
An early morning house fire claimed a man’s life Friday morning on Curtis Chapel Road.
Anti-Trump protest slated for Saturday in Starkville
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are planning to speak out this Saturday with protests in cities all across the country, including Starkville.
Woman arrested in May shooting at Sandhill Arms
A Coffeeville woman was arrested Tuesday in a May shooting at a home at Sandhill Arms housing complex.
Theater camp keeps audiences watching with 44th musical
Superheroes and villains compete in a reality television show to find their arch nemesis. Employees at a mall food court are followed by a documentary crew. Amateur ghost hunters attempt to uncover the unknown, but they may find more than they expected.
Court of Appeals upholds attempted murder conviction of Oktibbeha man
The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Jerome Davis on an attempted murder charge that was the result of a disagreement over gambling.
Jelly Roll to perform at Jeffery Simmons Community Fun Day
July 3, 2025
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