Area residents alter Thanksgiving plans due to COVID-19 concerns
Lisa Long has never cooked a Thanksgiving turkey before, but she will this year.
Her family gathers in a group of about 15 most years, usually at her house in Starkville, and everyone brings a dish. She usually makes a side dish or a dessert while someone else handles the turkey, she said, but this year the group is limited to just her household — her, her husband and their 10-year-old daughter — due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Long-term care facilities ‘making best’ of Thanksgiving
Even as she talks about plans for this year’s Thanksgiving preparations, there’s a wistful tone in Judy Otts’ voice.
On Thursday, the 47 residents of Carrington Nursing Center in Starkville will still enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal and some will have visits from relatives. The common areas will still be decorated for the holiday.
Mississippi State men’s basketball notebook: Season opener still on track to be played, starting lineup announcement will have to wait
STARKVILLE — Wednesday’s season opener against Clemson is right around the corner for Mississippi State men’s basketball.
COVID-19 cases in four-county area nearing 6,000
As COVID-19 cases keep soaring both statewide and nationwide, the numbers in the four-county area continue to climb.
Private schools inconsistent with COVID reporting methods
Some private schools in the four-county area are not reporting COVID-19 related information directly to Mississippi State Department of Health, in violation of an Aug. 14 state order put in place to track virus cases in schools.
Golden Triangle COVID-19 numbers continue to increase
COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the Golden Triangle continue to rise along with those nationwide, with 339 new cases in the past week after 215 new cases the week before.
Carnival sent packing over COVID concerns
WEST POINT — A “Please Wear Face Masks” sign was displayed at the entrance to the lot where C&M Southern Midways Carnival had set up at the intersection where West Church Hill Road meets Highway 45 Alternate on Wednesday. Behind it, the cotton candy concession stand, bright yellow ticket booth and Ferris wheel were already in place, along with roughly a dozen other rides and concession stands, just as they had been every fall for more than a decade.
COVID-19 numbers increasing in Golden Triangle
As the United States experiences another surge in COVID-19 coronavirus cases, the Golden Triangle area is seeing increases as well, with at least 215 new cases having been reported in a week, more than half of which are in Lowndes County.
A different kind of Halloween: COVID fears likely to mean fewer trick-or-treaters, parties
All dressed up and no place to go.
Welcome to Halloween 2020.
Officials: Spike in Lowndes COVID numbers misleading
Lowndes County saw 180 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus last week, a notable spike from 34 new cases the previous week, while surrounding counties and the rest of the state saw small decreases or much smaller increases in the numbers of new cases.
Many voters felt comfortable, safe casting ballots in person Tuesday
Changes made in response to COVID-19 were apparent even before voters entered New Hope Community Center to vote in the District 37 House of Representatives special election.
Labor Day gatherings, travel could bring COVID spike to area
Ned Browning and his wife usually travel from Starkville to Natchez, Birmingham or Nashville, where each of their children live, for Labor Day weekend. But Browning said he realized by June this year that they might have to call off the trip due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID changes college move-in experience
In a typical year, the Saturday before college classes start are part celebration, part chaos.
Saturday, the difference was palpable.
Miss State, Ole Miss football programs plan to shoulder combined $600K in COVID testing costs for 2020 season
Mississippi State football players’ post-practice routines are consistent. Student-athletes place their pads in their respective lockers before heading to the dining room in the Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex for a team meal, snack or drink.
School starts in Columbus under strict COVID protocols
The first day of school always means a bit of apprehension. But this year, those fears were of a different nature.
SOCSD delays student start date to Aug. 24
Classes will start Aug. 24 in the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, Superintendent Eddie Peasant announced Friday, instead of Aug. 6 as originally planned, in order to prepare teachers for an unexpectedly high number of students who will learn through the district’s virtual option.
LCSD to implement full in-person learning plan starting Aug. 20
Lowndes County School District plans to start the school year with a hybrid learning method, then return to a fully in-person traditional method after two weeks.
Locally available antibody tests could show exposure to COVID
Amy Bogue is reasonably confident she’s never had COVID-19.