PAC money pushes Smith well ahead in fundraising for Dist. 39 race
By the end of the final reporting period before the upcoming primary elections, candidates seeking the District 39 seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives raised a combined $68,750, making it the most expensive race for a state legislative office.
Former alderman: LGBT issues expected under ‘lesbian leadership’
A former Starkville alderman is claiming she warned that Starkville would be confronted with issues such as Tuesday’s vote on a Pride parade under “lesbian leadership” in a thinly-veiled swipe at Mayor Lynn Spruill.
Wynn announces bid for vacant District 38 House seat
Lisa Wynn is the first candidate to qualify for Nov. 7’s special election for District 38’s vacant Mississippi House of Representatives seat.
Wynn hits threshold for independent Ward 2 campaign
Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn can proceed with an independent re-election campaign after City Hall certified more than 50 petitioners as qualified Starkville voters Monday.
Wynn makes Ward 2 re-election bid official
Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn became the final incumbent to qualify for this year’s municipal election cycle after she filed her candidate’s paperwork Wednesday at City Hall.
Perkins: City employees should avoid political events
Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins warned municipal employees against getting caught up in political events during business hours after many Starkville department heads attended Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn’s re-election announcement at City Hall Thursday.
Moore will run for Starkville mayor in 2017
Starkville property attorney Johnny Moore will run for the city’s open mayoral seat next year.
Wiseman defends against Wynn-led scrutiny
Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman spent a majority of Tuesday’s board meeting defending the city’s sanitation department and municipal court system as aldermen beat back Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn-led discussions scrutinizing the entities.
Wynn calls for school board head to resign
Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn called for Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees President Eddie Myles to resign his post Tuesday in the wake of the board’s handling of a legal situation involving Superintendent Lewis Holloway.
Myles back to school board despite Wynn’s objections
Former Starkville School District Board of Trustees President Eddie Myles rejoined the consolidated school board and will fulfill outgoing President Eric Heiselt’s term.
Wynn: City employees improperly using vehicles
Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn’s attempt to create and adopt stricter city vehicle-usage rules was pulled from the agenda Tuesday after aldermen complained the new policy was not available for inspection before the meeting.
Lynn Spruill: A new low for Lisa Wynn
Just when I thought we had bottomed out and were surely on the upswing toward some peaceful and non-contentious period with the current term of the Starkville Board of Aldermen, somebody handed alderman Lisa Wynn a really big shovel and a treasure map.
Wynn’s vote is crucial in plus-one insurance battle
When aldermen vote tonight whether to override Mayor Parker Wiseman’s veto of a board action that limited Starkville’s plus-one health insurance policy to only legally married spouses, both supporters and detractors of the change will turn their attention to Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn for her decision to either abstain or take a stance on the issue.
Open meetings defense: Wynn misspoke
Starkville is defending itself from under-the-table collusion claims by attesting its mayor and seven aldermen do not conduct secret meetings or know how other board members will vote prior to meetings, all while painting the complainant as a political dissident.
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.
Wynn is focus of ethics complaint
An Open Meetings Act complaint against Starkville aldermen alleges Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn and other city representatives repeatedly participate in secret meetings and seeks a full state investigation into a pattern that dates to July 1.
School board: Weaver-Reese in, Myles out
The 10-year school board career of Starkville School District Board of Trustees President Eddie Myles came to an end when aldermen, led by Ward 2 representative Lisa Wynn, killed his attempt at a third term and appointed Juliette Weaver-Reese to his expiring seat.
Our view: Wynn’s shameful conduct demands apologies
On Tuesday, the Starkville Board of Aldermen appointed Juliette Weaver-Reese to the Starkville School District Board of Trustees, a move that ended the 10-year tenure of current school board president Eddie Myles.