Oktibbeha jail employees and inmates test positive for COVID-19
The Oktibbeha County Jail implemented stronger safety protocols after a few inmates and employees tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus in the last couple weeks, head jailer Shawn Word told The Dispatch.
New info suggests baby left in toilet may have been born dead
The Mississippi 16th Circuit District Attorney’s Office has dropped an initial second-degree murder charge against a woman accused of birthing her baby in a toilet and abandoning it.
Trial for second suspect in Cotton District rape set for this week
The second suspect in a 2016 rape and assault in the Cotton District is scheduled to go to trial as Oktibbeha County’s January circuit court term begins this week.
Oktibbeha jail to install cameras in cells
The Oktibbeha County Jail will replace its aging camera system after county supervisors approved funding for a new one on Monday.
Starkville man arrested in robbery, assault case
Authorities have accused a second suspect in connection with a November armed robbery and shooting in Starkville
Oktibbeha County to provide jail beds for Starkville
Oktibbeha County has agreed to provide an extra eight beds at the county jail for prisoners from Starkville. This will cut the number of prisoners being transported to the Clay County jail from 15 to seven.