Education brief: Jiaxin Wang among 9 forestry students recently celebrated at Mississippi State’s annual College of Forest Resources awards ceremony
Jiaxin Wang, of Starkville, was honored for academic excellence in Mississippi’s only nationally accredited natural resource program.
Biomedical engineering assistant professor to improve detection of critical congenital heart defects in newborns
Could improved screening methods for detecting newborn heart defects save more lives? That’s what Mississippi State’s Amirtaha Taebi is using a $3 million National Science Foundation award — and personal motivation — to find out.
Education brief: Local students among sustainable bioproducts student honorees at Mississippi State’s annual College of Forest Resources banquet
Mississippi State’s Department of Sustainable Bioproducts celebrated outstanding students at the annual College of Forest Resources banquet, honoring undergraduate and graduate students for academic excellence and leadership.
Education brief: Local students part of MSU in Global Game Changers study abroad trip to Italy
Student members of Global Game Changers, an interdisciplinary Mississippi State student program in its third year, recently traveled to Italy for a two-week study abroad trip.
Camgian AI algorithms to help Army target battlefield threats
Starkville-based software company Camgian Corporation announced Tuesday that it was awarded a $55 million contract to develop advanced kill chain automation technologies for the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense systems.
CVB grant program promoting tourism opens applications for FY 2024-2025
The Starkville Convention and Visitors Bureau has once again opened its Sponsorship Grant Program to applicants for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
3 sanitation employees charged with stealing rolls of city garbage bags
Three men face felony embezzlement charges for allegedly stealing city trash bags while working for the sanitation department.
Ordinance could legalize beer, wine sales in Maben
Aldermen hope to legalize beer and light wine sales next week after the state legislature granted the town qualified resort status during the previous legislative session.
Education: SOCSD welcomes Shields as director of student support services
The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District is excited to welcome Stacy Shields as the district’s new director of student support services.
Community Profile: ‘It’s hiking with a frisbee’
Starkville is a town that has embraced disc golf for some time, with courses at J.L. King Park, the Wise Center, and Lakeside, and a Mississippi State club team that has won multiple National Collegiate Disc Golf National Championships in both the men’s and women’s competitions.
Ask The Dispatch: All your questions answered about the Main Street redesign project
Main Street is still in for a pedestrian-friendly redesign, and citizens should begin to see construction rolling out on the project by early next year.
MSU administrator promoted to brigadier general in Mississippi National Guard
There are three institutions in Andrew Rendon’s life that helped him get where he is today: his family, the Mississippi National Guard and Mississippi State University.
Starkville teen arrested after allegedly breaking into multiple cars
A Starkville teen was arrested Thursday after allegedly breaking into multiple cars earlier this month, according to a Starkville Police Department press release.
Woman pleads guilty, to serve 35 years for second-degree murder
A woman will spend 35 years in prison for fatally shooting a man at a townhouse complex in Oktibbeha County two years ago.
Community Profile: Shelter volunteer’s passion for pets turns into side hustle
Some people pay for therapy, but the way Tyler Gingras sees it, therapy pays him.
Ackerman woman killed in highway car crash
An Ackerman woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Starkville, Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt confirmed to The Dispatch.
New online platform changes how Starkville residents pay utility bills
Starkville Utilities customers may need to enroll in a new payment portal to pay their next bill, depending on their payment method.
Townhome development shot down as adjacent HOA protests
When Mayor Lynn Spruill asked who was with the Highland Estates homeowners association at Tuesday night’s board of alderman meeting, two dozen hands went up.
Loitering, aggressive panhandling could become crimes
Criminal loitering and aggressive panhandling may soon be punishable by fines or jail time in the city, if a proposed ordinance takes effect.
Community Profile: Old state license plate inspires art expert’s pottery designs
Born in Trinidad and growing up in Barbados, Starkville High School art teacher Ashia Gandy remembers always finding ways to be creative.
