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MSU pilot plans to soar in Ward 7 race
By: RYAN PHILLIPSeditor@starkvilledailynews.com Wednesday, January 25, 2017STARKVILLE, MSCareer pilot Roben Dawkins has spent much of his professional career in the sky, but will now look to take the...
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No injuries in Highway 82 vehicle fire
Staff Reporteditor@starkvilledailynews.com Wednesday, January 25, 2017STARKVILLE, MSTwo car occupants managed to escape unharmed from a vehicle fire on Highway 82, west of Starkville in the afternoon...
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National Guard veteran qualifies for mayor's race
By: RYAN PHILLIPSEditor editor@starkvilledailynews.com Wednesday, January 25, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThere's a new face in the Starkville political scene. Damion Poe, 26, recently qualified as a Democrat to...
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MSMS to host middle school science bowl
By: Staff editor@starkvilledailynews.com Thursday, January 26, 2017The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) plans to welcome young scholars from around the state for a competition that...
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Miss. Secretary of State OKs OCH petition language
By: RYAN PHILLIPSeditor@starkvilledailynews.com Thursday, January 26, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe future of the OCH Regional Medical Center may be closer to realization after a petition was validated by...
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2 convicted of $8.9M Medicare scam in 4 Gulf Coast states
ASSOCIATED PRESSThursday, January 26, 2017Federal prosecutors say two owners of psychological service companies have been convicted in an $8.9 million Medicare fraud scheme that billed Medicare for...
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AP analysis: Plan boosts 80 percent of Mississippi schools
By: JEFF AMYAssociated Press Thursday, January 26, 2017JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lawmakers are considering a school funding proposal that could send more state money to nearly 80 percent of Mississippi's...
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Judge weighs whether to give death penalty in girl's slaying
ASSOCIATED PRESSFriday, January 27, 2017GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has begun examining evidence and hearing testimony into whether a man should receive the death penalty after he...
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Sexual battery suspect charged with exposing person to HIV
SDN Staff Report Friday, January 27, 2017STARKVILLE, MSA Starkville man has been accused of knowingly exposing another person to HIV following a sexual battery arrest last December. James D. Sudduth,...
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No prison time for father who pleads in baby's hot car death
By: EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS ASSOCIATED PRESSFriday, January 27, 2017JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi father pleaded guilty Friday in the hot car death of his baby daughter but won't go to prison, under...
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Getting to know mayoral candidate Lynn Spruill
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN Editor editor@starkvilledailynews.com Saturday, January 28, 2017STARKVILLE, MSProperty manager and retired pilot Lynn Spruill earlier this month qualified to enter the mayoral race...
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500+ runners take part in Frostbite Half-Marathon
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN Editor editor@starkvilledailynews.com Saturday, January 28, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Frostbite Half-Marathon saw a huge turnout in downtown Starkville on Saturday, with more than 500...
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Oktibbeha County tops MS counties for confirmed flu cases
SDN STAFF REPORT Saturday, January 28, 2017STARKVILLE, MSFlu cases have been confirmed across Mississippi amid the latest flu season and a startling revelation was made in Oktibbeha County. From Oct. 8...
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Study shows $608M in Starkville retail expenditure
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.comSaturday, January 28, 2017STARKVILLE, MSTarget and Olive Garden are the two most requested businesses for Starkville , according to a consumer...
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Gourmet treat shop plans Main Street opening
By: RYAN PHILLIPSStaff Writereditor@starkvilledailynews.com Saturday, January 28, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMain Street in Starkville will soon be treated to a new snack stop opening in the coming weeks. The...
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Bill: Alter Mississippi execution methods to sidestep suits
By: JEFF AMYASSOCIATED PRESS Sunday, January 29, 2017JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi — facing repeated court challenges to lethal injection and the difficulty of finding drugs — could start looking...
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Starkville-area scholars rake in awards at EMCC
SDN Staff ReportSunday, January 29, 2017Several local scholars won big on Friday at the East Mississippi Community College Scholars Olympiad. A release from EMCC said about 140 high school students...
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Pair of brush fires scorch acreage, property in Oktibbeha County
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOReditor@starkvilledailynews.com Sunday, January 29, 2017STARKVILLE, MSNo injuries were reported following a pair of brush fires that scorched several acres in Oktibbeha County...
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Miss. sees lowest unemployment in more than a decade
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comSunday, January 29, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMississippi continues to see sustained job growth, with recent data showing that unemployment has hit its...
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Travel ban sparks debate in Oktibbeha County
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, January 30, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMississippi State University President Mark Keenum released a statement Monday afternoon regarding the...
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