Education: SOCSD launches StopIt platform for middle school students
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District has launched the StopIt platform for students at Partnership Middle School and Armstrong Junior High School.
Education: MSU, NASA partnership recruiting students, early career scientists for environmental research project
Mississippi State’s Office of Research and Economic Development is now recruiting the next generation of planet observation leaders for NASA’s Earth Action DEVELOP program.
Teen charged with murder after striking 3 victims with vehicle, killing 1
A teen is behind bars for purposefully striking three victims with a vehicle Saturday night, killing one.
Man arrested in shooting at Ferndale Apartments
One man is behind bars and another hospitalized after a shooting early Friday at an apartment complex on Lynn Lane.
Education: Miss. State officials, students: DEI is about access, not ‘woke-ness’
When Nya Wiley started her freshman year at Mississippi State, she was admittedly shy.
County to cough up $2.3M from reserves to fund budget
Supervisors want to add $2.66 million to the county’s general fund budget for next fiscal year, but they are not planning to increase taxes to pay for it.
Ludacris set to headline this year’s Bulldog Bash
Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris will headline Mississippi State’s Bulldog Bash on Oct. 4 this year, the university announced in a press release on Wednesday.
Water, sewer rates won’t change … for now
Water and sewer rates are staying the same, for now at least.
In memoriam: Starkville’s everywhere man ‘lived large, laughed large and loved large’
Some people pass away in their sleep or quietly slip away in a nursing home or hospital room.
That would never have been Chris Taylor’s style, though.
Vice mayor wants to delay city raises, buy more cameras
The city’s vice mayor wants to delay city employee raises by three months and purchase double the planned number of police cameras next fiscal year.
New MSU landscape contracting and management concentrations expand career pathways
Mississippi State is introducing two new degree concentrations designed to boost graduate competitiveness and potential earnings in the thriving landscape contracting and management industry.
MSU commemorates All-Steinway School status with public ceremony
Music filled the air Friday as Mississippi State celebrated its achievement of the prestigious All-Steinway School status with a public ceremony.
Water, sewer rates rising for Starkville residents
Water and sewer rates are likely rising for city users, with sewer becoming the more expensive of the two.
Second school bus rear-ended in the Golden Triangle this month
A blue Ford Mustang struck a Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District bus Thursday morning, according to police, marking the second time this month a Golden Triangle school bus has been rear-ended.
Arkansas motorcyclist killed in accident on Hwy 12
An Arkansas man died Tuesday after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle near the entrance of Mississippi State University.
Sturgis man arrested after shooting outside Taylor Road home
A Sturgis man is in custody after a Wednesday morning shooting on Taylor Road that injured three people.
Public hearing set on potential sale of OCH
County supervisors have taken the next step to explore selling or leasing out OCH Regional Medical Center.
Education: From sky to field: MSU pioneers next-gen agricultural drones
Mississippi State University is pioneering a partnership with a leading U.S.-based drone manufacturer to innovate groundbreaking UAS technology.
Education: Students in MSU’s BRIDGES cohort gain valuable experience, contribute to impactful research
Student participants in Mississippi State’s BRIDGES Undergraduate Research Opportunity gain valuable experience preparing them to take the next step toward the workforce or continued studies in graduate school.
Supervisor advocates for demolishing historic old hospital
District 2 Supervisor Orlando Trainer wants to move forward with demolishing the old Felix Long Memorial Hospital, even without Mississippi Department of Archives and History approval.
