Oktibbeha includes slight property tax increase to benefit schools
Oktibbeha supervisors unanimously approved the $44.5 million Fiscal Year 2021 budget Monday, raising property tax millage by 0.03 mills, from 123.57 to 123.60.
The revenue from the millage increase will benefit the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, County Administrator Emily Garrard said.
Citizen wants vicious dog ordinance strengthened after stray German Shepherd kills livestock
An Oktibbeha County farmer approached the board of supervisors Tuesday to take issue with the county’s ordinance and procedure for dealing with vicious dogs, saying it does not sufficiently protect livestock, after he lost several animals to a 100-pound German Shepherd with no known owner.
Oktibbeha supes approve curfew to curb ‘block parties’
Supervisors unanimously approved a curfew that started Tuesday, from midnight to 4 a.m., in Oktibbeha County until at least Monday, after the sheriff’s department expressed concerns about large parties in recent weeks as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Oktibbeha supes disqualify election commissioner candidate
Oktibbeha supervisors voted 3-1 in a special-call meeting Wednesday to disqualify a candidate for District 3 election commissioner after the incumbent questioned his opponent’s time as a permanent resident of the county.
2 dead, 3 seriously injured in east Oktibbeha wreck
Two people from Brooksville died and three more were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in northeastern Oktibbeha County, Coroner Michael Hunt confirmed Monday.
Oktibbeha supervisors approve salary study from Stennis Institute
The Oktibbeha County supervisors will receive a proposal for changes to its employee pay plan from the Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development, a service and research organization at Mississippi State University that works with local governments to make them more efficient.
Pritchard, MDEQ will work to secure FEMA funding for county lake dam
County Engineer Clyde Pritchard will work more closely with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to find funding sources for the possible replacement of the Oktibbeha County Lake Dam, county and MDEQ officials decided at Monday’s board of supervisors meeting.
Large PPP loans help local-based businesses ‘weather the storm’
In the middle of storm season, 4-County Electric Power has one principal job: to keep the power on.
Consequently, Marketing and Public Relations Director Jon Turner said, “the last thing you want to do is be understaffed.”
Area businesses receive more than $123 million in PPP loans
Roughly 2,000 small businesses in Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay and Noxubee counties were approved for more than $123 million in federal loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, according to an analysis of SBA data released Monday.
Oktibbeha supervisors approve $3.16 million road plan for next four years
Oktibbeha supervisors unanimously approved a $3.16 million, four-year road project plan Monday after postponing the vote at their previous meeting.
Water management district guarantees a few projects a year, director says
The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District will tackle multiple drainage projects in Oktibbeha County per year, agency Executive Director David Kennard told supervisors at their Monday meeting — a promise that contradicted some supervisors’ concerns last month when the board voted to join the Tupelo-based state agency.
Free face masks available at 6 Oktibbeha locations Saturday
Four fire departments in Oktibbeha County and two other locations in Starkville will distribute free face masks Saturday from 9-11 a.m. as part of a statewide effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.
Brandon man charged with capital murder in Oktibbeha woman’s death
A Brandon man was charged with capital murder Tuesday for the death of a woman found in a burned mobile home last month.
Oktibbeha supervisors delay passage of 4-year road project plan
Oktibbeha County supervisors had planned to discuss and pass their 4-year road project plan at Monday’s meeting, but they tabled it until the next meeting, June 15.
Oktibbeha County to pay $133K annually for flood control association membership
Oktibbeha supervisors voted 3-2 Monday to join the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District after reviving a debate from last year over the pros and cons of becoming a member of the Tupelo-based state agency.
Oktibbeha supes owe MDEQ data on county lake dam
Oktibbeha County will provide the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality with data on the county lake dam and a schedule to complete several studies by July 31, as requested by MDEQ at the county board of supervisors’ meeting on Monday.
77-year-old from Oktibbeha County dies of COVID-19
A fourth person in Oktibbeha County has died from the COVID-19 coronavirus, coroner Michael Hunt confirmed this morning.
Oktibbeha supes enact curfew, require protective measures from departments
The Oktibbeha supervisors unanimously passed a 30-day curfew at Monday’s board meeting in response to the continued spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.
Citizen to ask supes to make Oktibbeha a gun rights sanctuary
A statewide movement to shield Mississippi from the possibility of future legal restrictions on firearm ownership and access will come to Oktibbeha County at Monday’s board of supervisors meeting.
Warner tapped as new Oktibbeha fire coordinator
Patrick Warner became Oktibbeha County’s new and second-ever fire services coordinator by a 3-2 vote Monday after the board of supervisors interviewed four candidates and had a 20-minute closed-door debate.