Moreland resigning as Parks chair effective Dec. 31
Starkville Parks Commission Chairman Dan Moreland tendered a letter of resignation this week to Vice Mayor Roy A. Perkins and will step down from his position by the end of the year. Perkins asked Moreland to continue serving until June 30, but the commissioner refused.
Moreland blames previous administration for budget woes
Starkville Parks Commission Chairman Dan Moreland presented two budget proposals Thursday which he said ask the city to either foot a sizable portion of the autonomous board’s electric bills or increase SPC’s budget by about 2 mill’s worth of general operating funds.
Local Democrats to discuss party fallout
Oktibbeha County Democratic Party Chairman Chris Taylor confirmed a special executive committee meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 25 at the county courthouse to discuss one member’s alleged support of Republican candidate Dan Moreland in the Starkville mayoral race.
Democrat committee member urges disciplinary meeting
At least one sitting Oktibbeha County Democratic Executive Committee member is asking the group’s chairman to schedule a meeting this month and take action against high-ranking party officials who were spotted at a May Republican fund-raiser.
Wiseman beats back GOP challenge
Incumbent Parker Wiseman earned a second term as Starkville’s mayor Tuesday, defeating GOP challenger Dan Moreland by an unofficial 2,299 to 1,817 vote count.
Slimantics: Two candidates, one bad choice
Tuesday, Starkville voters will go to the polls to choose a mayor.
Incumbent Parker Wiseman faces a stiff challenge from Republican challenger Dan Moreland. In recent weeks, Moreland’s campaign — thought to be badly damaged by a recent audit that showed sloppy accounting and budgeting practices in the Starkville Parks Commission — has gained momentum.
Report: Parks Commission late with electric bill payments
Documents associated with an upcoming financial report state procedural gaps in Starkville Parks Commission’s electric bill payments exist and accounts are shown beyond the 45-day legal payment window.
Photos show elected Democrats at Moreland fund-raiser
An apparent rift in the Democratic Party emerged this week after photos surfaced placing three aldermen-elects and a party executive committee member at Republican mayoral candidate Dan Moreland’s Wednesday fund-raiser.
Mayoral candidates closing in on $100K donation mark
Starkville’s two remaining mayoral candidates, Democratic incumbent Parker Wiseman and GOP candidate Dan Moreland, combined to raise almost $96,000 in campaign donations as of May 28, a number which falls about $11,000 short of what all 15 primary candidates raised by April 30.
Wiseman, Moreland clash on regulation
Is Starkville a business-friendly community? It depends on which of the mayoral candidates you ask.
Mayor Parker Wiseman and Starkville Parks Commission Chairman Dan Moreland verbally sparred over economic issues and the city’s growth regulations during the Starkville High School-sponsored mayoral debate Tuesday at the Greensboro Center.
City to investigate ‘serious’ parks issues
Starkville representatives are calling for the creation of a task force to investigate budgeting anomalies discovered in Starkville Parks Commission’s Fiscal Year 2012.
Budgeting issues emerge from park commission audit
Watkins, Ward and Stafford’s Fiscal Year 2013 audit of the Starkville Parks Commission revealed three major budgeting anomalies Thursday, including the fact SPC Commissioner Dan Moreland issued an unauthorized cashier’s check for $35,000 to help pay the department’s J.L. King Splash Pad construction bill.
Parks board promises to ‘shop at home’
Starkville Parks Commission Board leader Dan Moreland promised Thursday his organization will seek more local purchases after hearing a complaint from a local merchant over a broken agreement.
Moreland announces bid for mayor
Dan Moreland, chairman of the Starkville Parks Commission Board, has qualified to run for mayor of Starkville in 2013, the Republican announced Wednesday.