Alleged Club Rock shooter arrested in Memphis
U.S. Marshals on Thursday arrested a Starkville man in Memphis that allegedly participated in March’s Club Rock shooting.
Supervisors OK new nightclub ordinance
Supervisors unanimously approved a new nightclub ordinance Monday that will require new bars, restaurants and entertainment venues in Oktibbeha County to obtain yearly operating permits and follow minimum life-safety standards.
Road house ordinance talks could be delayed until July
Oktibbeha County supervisors may not have an opportunity to discuss a potential ordinance mandating safer night club rules until July as officials travel to the coast this week for a conference.
Temporary injunction stands as Club Rock case transitions to chancery court
Circuit Court Judge Jim Kitchens on Tuesday slightly amended a temporary injunction against Club Rock and its owner, Larry Fair, but the facility’s nightclub operations are prohibited until chancery court holds a nuisance abatement hearing for the establishment.
New nightclub ordinance draft adds teeth
A new draft of an ordinance regulating nightclub operations contains several new life safety provisions, including rules curbing establishment overcrowding and ensuring access to functional, unobstructed emergency exits in structures.
Club Rock injunction remains after hearing is continued
Club Rock will remain closed until at least late May after an Oktibbeha County Circuit Court Judge continued a public nuisance abatement against the nightclub’s owner Larry Fair on Monday.
Circuit judge shuts down Club Rock
A circuit court judge on Friday temporarily closed Club Rock after the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department, through an affidavit seeking a temporary restraining order, said it received credible information that a retaliatory shooting “has been planned and is ready to be carried out” at the nightclub.
Supervisors reviewing first draft of nightclub ordinance
A proposed Oktibbeha County nightclub ordinance would force nightclubs to close their doors at 1 a.m., remove patrons from the premises 30 minutes later and require owners to provide at least one bonded security guard per 100 patrons inside and outside the facility.
A parent’s plea: Help identify my son’s shooter
The mother of 18-year-old Zacharias Blanchard, one of five victims in Sunday’s Club Rock shooting, gave a simple plea to the public Thursday: Help investigators find the person or persons responsible for her son’s injury.
OCSD seeking limits on nightclub hours
Oktibbeha County sheriff’s deputies are developing new rules limiting nightclub’s operating hours, a move similar to one approved by Lowndes County last year, after a Sunday shooting at Club Rock left five people injured.
Five injured in Starkville nightclub shooting
Oktibbeha County sheriff deputies are continuing to canvas the countryside for clues surrounding a
Sunday shooting at Club Rock that left five people injured.
Sheriff Steve Gladney confirmed five shots were fired at the facility’s parking lot about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Five people were injured in the shooting, and their injuries ranged in severity.
Five wounded in Oktibbeha nightclub shooting
No arrests have been made in a shooting outside a nightclub near Starkville that left five people wounded.
Club Rock, BJ3 under scrutiny in Oktibbeha County
Two events venues are scheduled to undergo state safety inspections today. Club Rock and BJ3, on Rockhill Road and Old West Point Road, respectively, were visited this morning by the state fire marshals, who evaluated each building for proper exits, capacity and emergency lighting.
Bryan: Club Rock out of control
Club Rock could be shut down in as little as a week.
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors Monday voted unanimously to seek a temporary injunction to close the business following police and fire safety reports that have deemed the venue hazardous.