Ex-road foreman speaks out after indictment for stealing gas

A former county road department foreman who is suing the county for wrongful termination and malicious prosecution now faces a felony embezzlement charge for allegedly stealing gas from the county while he was still an employee.

Candidate completed pre-trial intervention program to avoid drug conviction

A candidate for Ward 5 alderman completed a pre-trial intervention program for three drug-related felony charges from 2014, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court records show.

MSU administers COVID vaccines on campus

As all Mississippi adults become eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations per Gov. Tate Reeves’ announcement last week, Mississippi State University is now offering vaccines to every faculty and staff member, as well as some students.

SOCSD to give $4,000 incentives for 7-12th grade science teachers

The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees approved a certified teacher incentive of $4,000 for each new hire or rehire of secondary science teachers for the 2021-22 school year during a special-call board meeting Monday morning.

Weinermobile coming to the Golden Triangle

The Hotdoggers are coming to Starkville.
The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile will be on Main Street downtown Tuesday from 2-3:30 p.m.

Starkville-based education platform company receives $100K to expand marketing

Four years after Starkville-based education platform CampusKnot launched, the company formed by three Mississippi State students has received a $100,000 grant to expand its online marketing.

Proposed city code amendment could affect downtown business

Discussion over amending the city’s Unified Development Code and technical codes, including requirements for certain facilities to add features such as sprinkler systems and storm shelters, dominated Starkville’s regular board of aldermen meeting Tuesday, the first of two public hearings on the topic.

New sculpture of local civil rights activists coming to Unity Park

Supervisors approved a proposal Monday for the addition of small figurine structures to Unity Park on Douglas L. Conner Drive to symbolize social justice.

Ackerman man dies in Monday morning car crash

An Ackerman man has died after a car crash on Highway 12 and Smith Road in Oktibbeha County Monday morning.

Hwy 389 project to convert section to 3-lane, add walking paths

Mississippi Department of Transportation is preparing a resurfacing and “reconfiguration” project for a section of Highway 389 — from Highway 182 to Highway 82.

‘A silent giant’: After 19 years coaching Yellow Jackets, Carter will leave Starkville as a ‘legend’

Every year as the Starkville High School boys basketball team ends the regular season and heads into the playoffs, Yellow Jackets head coach Greg Carter feels like an entirely new season is beginning.

Now, as Carter leaves behind the school where he has coached for nearly two decades, the same feeling has begun to dawn on him.

Design plans for $12M Highway 182 project unveiled at open house

Henry Vaughn has lived near Highway 182 all his life. As a child, he said, he and his friends would sit by the highway and count the cars that drove by.

By 2024, there will be a lot more than passing cars to count there if the city has its way.

“It’s going to look a lot different,” said Vaughn, who serves as Ward 7 alderman. “Hopefully, we’ll bring a lot more business to this side of town.”

SOCSD announces administrative changes for next school year

Both Overstreet Elementary School and Partnership Middle School will have new principals next year.

Overstreet Principal Cynthia Milons is taking a position as graduation coach at Starkville High School. Partnership Principal Julie Kennedy will take Milons’ current position at Overstreet.

Two killed, one injured in wreck with dump truck

Police are still investigating a Friday afternoon vehicle collision on Garrard Road that killed two people and injured another.

OCH board member sues administrator, rest of board over financial records

A member of the OCH Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees has filed a civil suit against hospital administrator Jim Jackson and her fellow board members, alleging the hospital, with the board’s approval, has withheld public information she needs to perform her duties.

One of Starkville shooting victims nephew of alderman

One of the victims of a double homicide in Starkville Wednesday was the nephew of Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn.

Second victim dies from injuries in Wednesday shooting

A second person has died from a shooting Wednesday evening outside of an apartment complex off Henderson and Pilcher streets.

Recycling program restarts Monday

Starkville residents can begin Monday dropping off certain recyclable materials in a designated bin outside the Sanitation Department offices.

Some SUD customer to experience brief power outage Saturday

A large portion of Starkville Utilities Department customers should prepare for a brief power outage at 7 a.m. Saturday.

This planned outage, which should last approximately 15 minutes, is part of the transfer of the old southwest electrical substation to a new substation.

SOCSD to keep traditional school schedule next year

Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District will not implement a modified, year-round school schedule — at least not for the 2021-22 school year.