Latimer returning as Starkville’s board attorney
Chris Latimer will return as Starkville’s board attorney this term after a new contract for his legal services was approved Tuesday.
Ethics commission: Aldermen violated Open Meetings Act
A hearing officer recommends the Mississippi Ethics Commission rule the Starkville Board of Aldermen violated the state’s Open Meetings Act last year by discussing a Starkville Parks and Recreation department employee’s job performance behind closed doors, a preliminary report states.
Taxpayer funds, private donations fuel municipal building litigation
Divisions between Starkville’s political ideologies are emerging through how a legal battle over municipal facilities’ construction is funded. The City of Starkville spent $44,979.77 to fund litigation costs defending its municipal facilities plan, officials confirmed Monday.
Latimer resigns as CVB attorney
Chris Latimer, the board attorney for the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, has resigned.