FOIA reveals names of SPD officers who let off Alexander for DUI
Starkville’s board of aldermen has no immediate plans to discipline any of the officers involved in the decision not to arrest or ticket a part-time Columbus patrolman stopped for drunk driving on March 9.
US sets new record for denying, censoring government files
For the second consecutive year, the Obama administration more often than ever censored government files or outright denied access to them under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
Alderman Wynn threatens charges against reporter over phone calls
Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn threatened Dispatch reporter Carl Smith Thursday with harassment charges if he attempts to contact her for comments in the future.
Board attorney vows to fight city’s ethics claim
Starkville will vigorously defend itself in a state ethics complaint alleging aldermen tend to business in secret meetings outside public view, board attorney Chris Latimer said Friday.
In the eye of the storm: FOIA shows Ward 2 Alderman Wynn set board action with private email
A Freedom of Information Act request by The Dispatch shows Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn sent an email from a private account setting up board business, an act that partially ties into a recent Open Meetings Act complaint alleging aldermen tend to city business outside the public’s view.