Area students to head to state spelling bee in Jackson Tuesday
Soyeon Park has won the state spelling bee every year she’s attended.
This year, now that she’s an eighth grader, is her last year to try.
All five supervisor races competitive
Seven new candidates joined county races as the qualification period for 2019’s election came to a close on Friday.
Gann enters Oktibbeha sheriff’s race
A former Starkville Police Department officer has entered the Oktibbeha County sheriff’s race.
Supes approve SMART paratransit service expansion funding
Oktibbeha County unanimously approved a $50,000 request that will expand the Starkville-MSU Area Rapid Transit system’s paratransit service into the county.
Third suspect pleads guilty to Camelot Apartments robbery
A third suspect in a May 2017 armed robbery at the Camelot Apartments has been sentenced after pleading guilty in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.
Fire destroys Oktibbeha County home
A fire destroyed a house on Mt. Olive Road in Oktibbeha County early Tuesday.
Two sentenced for Camelot Apartments armed robbery
Two Starkville men received 15-year sentences to the Mississippi Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in an armed robbery case in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.
More challengers enter Oktibbeha supes races
Three new candidates have qualified to run for Oktibbeha County supervisor seats.
Clint McCain, Dennis “Denny” Daniels and Leonardo “Knot Knot” Thompson have entered the supervisor races for districts 1, 3 and 4, respectively.
BGC Golden Triangle seeking grant funding for new clubs
The Boys and Girls Club of the Golden Triangle is pushing along with preliminary steps to seek funding for a new center in Oktibbeha County.
MDOT funds 7 bridge repairs in Okt., 1 in Lowndes
Lowndes County, Oktibbeha County and Starkville have landed more than $4.6 million combined in state funding for eight bridge repair projects through the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s Emergency Road and Bridge repair program.
Oktibbeha County moves ahead with bridge repair projects
Work will soon begin to repair two Oktibbeha County bridges that have been closed since late 2018.
Supervisors approved bids, totaling about $320,000, to repair bridges on Mt. Olive and Self Creek roads.
Haddix named new Oktibbeha NAACP president
Yulanda Haddix has always had an eye for community service.
Now she’ll take her passion for involvement in the community to a new phase, as the newest president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Oktibbeha County chapter.
Posey leaves legacy as kind-hearted change agent
Don Posey, who died Wednesday at age 75, will be most broadly remembered as Oktibbeha County’s first county administrator, but he will also be remembered as a member of the 1963 Mississippi State basketball team that snuck out of town to play in the NCAA Tournament in East Lansing, Michigan, against an integrated Loyola-Chicago team, in defiance of segregationist Gov. Ross Barnett and the Jim Crow attitudes that dominated the era.
Former county administrator passes away
Don Posey, a former Oktibbeha County administrator who served in the position for nearly 20 years, passed away in a Jackson hospital on Wednesday.
Investigation into Oktibbeha unlawfully giving IHL member metal panels nearing completion
A State Auditor’s Office investigation into whether Oktibbeha County wrongly gave away county property to a private citizen may be nearing completion.
Brigham won’t seek re-election as Lowndes supervisor
Nearly 30 candidates filed paperwork to run for county offices in Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties on Wednesday.
Catholic priest scandal, MSU athletic success among top stories of 2018 in Starkville, Oktibbeha
In 2018, the Mississippi State athletic programs continued to rise on the national stage and a long court battle over who would be Starkville’s mayor was finally settled.
Tax bills, bond projects highlight legislative goals
When the Mississippi Legislature convenes in Jackson for its 2019 session on Jan. 8, it won’t quite be business as usual.
Electric co-ops get local support for providing broadband
Counties across the state are signing resolutions in favor of what one local supervisor calls a “game changer” — allowing electric cooperatives to provide high-speed broadband internet.
Oktibbeha improving chancery, justice court security
Oktibbeha County is looking to strengthen security at what’s been described as a “very dangerous” courthouse as it prepares to house two chancery judges for the first time in years.