Photo: Cornerstone Park groundbreaking
Community leaders in Starkville shovel dirt during the official groundbreaking for Cornerstone Park off Highway 25 in Starkville on Monday. Construction began this year on the project, estimated at between $18 million and $22 million, to build tournament ready baseball and softball fields at the complex.
Starkville officials not concerned about Cornerstone bond payments
Starkville is well-positioned to pay for the multimillion-dollar Cornerstone Park project, city officials say, despite an expected sales tax revenue shortfall this year due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Aldermen OK hiring consultants for Cornerstone Park
Aldermen approved hiring a pair of consultants as the city begins its plans for its new sports complex at Cornerstone Park and improvements at its current parks.
Plans forming for fields at Cornerstone Park
Preliminary plans for Starkville’s Cornerstone Park are taking shape after city officials met with designers from Dalhoff-Thomas on Thursday.
Vaughn blasts annexation plan as racially motivated
Henry Vaughn had some grievances to air at the beginning of Tuesday’s board of aldermen meeting.
Vaughn, who represents Ward 7, opened the aldermen comment period at the start of the meeting by blasting a series of initiatives the city has undertaken, from its annexation plan to efforts to build a new park.
Starkville considers private partnership for Cornerstone operation
As the bill for a new 1-percent sales tax in Starkville heads to Gov. Phil Bryant, the city is looking to Vicksburg as an example of how it might handle the operation of a new sports complex the tax is meant to fund at Cornerstone Park.
Master plan commissioned for park complex at Cornerstone
Starkville aldermen approved a $61,000 contract with Memphis architecture firm Dalhoff Thomas for a master plan of an athletic complex at Cornerstone Park off Highway 25.
County pushes city to relax Cornerstone regulations
Outgoing Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn is expected to lead a discussion Tuesday on Starkville’s development regulations after the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors penned a letter asking the city to relax landscaping and sidewalk requirements in Cornerstone Park.
4-County plans March completion for Cornerstone substation
Cornerstone Park could again become a viable option for smaller industrial developments next year once a new 4-County Electric Power Association substation boosts the area’s power capacity.
OCEDA to transfer Cornerstone deed to MHP Tuesday
The first step toward constructing a new Mississippi Highway Patrol headquarters for Troop G will occur Tuesday when Oktibbeha County formally donates a parcel of Cornerstone Park to the organization.
Cornerstone Park again part of Link development strategy
Cornerstone Park, an industrial site located south of the Miss. Highway 12 and Miss. Highway 25 bypass, has been submitted for at least two economic development projects after inventory and logistical analysis revealed 4-County Electric Power Association can commit more electricity than developers once believed.