Woman injured in shooting at Academy Sports parking lot
A female victim has been released from the hospital after she was injured in what Starkville police believe to be an accidental shooting Tuesday in the Academy Sports parking lot on Highway 12.
Starkville, Oktibbeha County OK adjusted Academy Sports TIF
Oktibbeha County supervisors and Starkville aldermen paved the way for a new Academy Sports retail store last week, approving a $1.5 million-maximum, 15-year tax increment financing plan for the development.
Adjusted Academy Sports TIF plan moves forward
Starkville aldermen approved a tax increment financing (TIF) plan Tuesday that should meet the needs of Academy Sports developers and facilitate the store’s construction in western Starkville.
City leaders say Academy Sports deal likely
Without fully tipping their hand, two Starkville leaders say the proposed Academy Sports development could be saved with a minor adjustment to the city’s sales tax pledge toward the project’s tax increment financing package.
Academy Sports incentives short, even with extra county help
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors could adjust its part of a proposed tax increment financing (TIF) package for a potential Academy Sports retail store after city aldermen lowballed the development Tuesday.
Academy Sports project falters over TIF request
An $11 million investment that would bring Academy Sports to Starkville is in limbo after developers said the city’s proposed tax increment financing (TIF) package would not cover enough costs to continue forward with construction in February.