2-year residency law could exclude Ward 7 hopeful from ballot
A relatively new residency requirement for local election candidates may keep a Ward 7 alderman hopeful off the ballot.
Starkville boys soccer falls to Oxford in playoff overtime thriller
STARKVILLE — Starkville High School’s 2020-21 boys soccer season came to a somber halt Tuesday night.
Anonymous anti-Spruill billboard invokes Bernie Sanders meme
Bernie Sanders’ sudden appearance in his meme-worthy mittens on a Highway 12 billboard has garnered plenty of local attention.
It may also run afoul of state campaign finance law.
Director hopes to position Starkville library as ‘community hub’
Phillip Carter tells people all the time he is a “bad librarian.”
He’s not the person to ask about big-name authors or bestselling fiction, since he prefers to read nonfiction, the Starkville-Oktibbeha Public Library System director told the Starkville Rotary Club at its Monday meeting. But he described himself as “very community-focused.”
SMART ridership down 40-plus percent in 2020
In Sam Pitts’ 2 1/2 years driving the central campus route for the Starkville-MSU Area Rapid Transit (SMART) system, 2020 stands out. He’s unlikely to ever forget it.
Challenger qualifies in Starkville Ward 7 alderman race
Ward 7’s alderman seat has produced the first competitive race for this year’s Starkville municipal elections.
Aldermen ‘leaning’ toward rule change that would allow brewpubs to operate without selling food
Starkville aldermen took another key step Tuesday toward granting another exception to its code of ordinances that would clear the way for a prospective business to locate downtown.
Prep basketball roundup: Heritage Academy boys hold off Leake Academy
Jonathan Peal led the Patriots with 17 points, and Sam Hannon scored 10.
Starkville police getting new body, vehicle cameras in $621K contract
Starkville aldermen on Tuesday plan to approve a $621,600 contract for a new police department body and vehicle camera system.
Prep basketball roundup: Heritage Academy boys fall to Bayou Academy in overtime
Whit Altmyer sent the game to overtime with a late layup, but the Patriots couldn’t win it.
Prep soccer roundup: New Hope boys, girls rout Columbus High
The Trojans girls beat the Falcons 7-1, while the New Hope boys won their match 7-0.
Unity Park names honorees for 2021
Things were supposed to be different Monday at Unity Park in downtown Starkville.
No crowd will gather at the park on Douglas L. Conner Drive to witness the formal dedication of two new honorees whose lives helped promote racial unity and understanding. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic took care of that local Martin Luther King Jr. Day tradition.
Prep basketball: Columbus Christian Academy boys hold off Kemper Academy; CCA girls romp
STEENS — Coach Jason Williams and the Columbus Christian Academy boys basketball team had seen it before.
Prep basketball: New Hope boys, girls open district play with wins over West Point
The Trojans picked up a pair of home wins over the Green Wave.
Car-ma: Car club to help get local woman back on road
At about 10 a.m. on Dec. 10, Tatiana Burgess was pulling into the Kroger parking lot to drop off a kettle for the Starkville Salvation Army’s Red Kettle drive when she felt a jolt, followed by a terrible noise.
Public forums could help cigar lounge add brewpub
Starkville aldermen will consider allowing businesses in certain parts of the city to serve alcohol without food, the second change that would allow a Tupelo-based cigar shop and lounge to open a location downtown.
Starkville Year in Review: Pandemic changes school, business, life; debate arises on replacing lake dam after near breach
The COVID-19 pandemic was the biggest, but far from the only, change to shake Starkville and Oktibbeha County in 2020. Since March, business and social activities have been limited and citizens have worn face masks, hoping to curb the spread of the virus.
The Commercial Dispatch’s top 10 sports stories of 2020
From COVID-19 to the hires of Mike Leach and Nikki McCray-Penson to prep championships and upsets, there were plenty of compelling sports stories in the Golden Triangle this year.
Trojan Christmas Classic: Starkville boys hit their stride against New Hope
The Yellow Jackets ran their potent offense to perfection, scoring 46 points in the first half and running away with an inspired win over the host Trojans.
Spruill, 5 aldermen to seek re-election in 2021
Starkville’s first female mayor will run for re-election in 2021.
Mayor Lynn Spruill announced her candidacy in a press release Monday, in which she said she wants to focus on “continuing the growth in Starkville” if re-elected.