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Why unemployment is dropping in the Golden Triangle
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, January 30, 2017STARKVILLE, MSAccording to data released this month by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Oktibbeha...
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MSU students plan vigil following travel ban
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, January 31, 2017STARKVILLE, MSStudents and faculty are holding a vigil for those impacted by the recent travel ban on Wednesday, Feb....
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County spelling bee held: Park victorious again
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, January 31, 2017STARKVILLE, MSRecherché.According to Merriam-Webster, this word means exquisite or choice. It can also mean, exotic,...
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Greensboro Street house fire leaves three pets dead, occupants unharmed
By: SDN STAFF REPORTStaff WriterTuesday, January 31, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThree occupants avoided injury in a Tuesday afternoon house fire on Greensboro Street. Starkville Fire Chief Charles Yarbrough...
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Editor’s View: Why Mississippi has much to ponder in wake of recent events
By: RYAN PHILLIPS SDN EDITOReditor@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, January 31, 2017STARKVILLE, MS“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of...
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Multiple grass fires kick up across Okitbbeha County
By: RYAN PHILLIPSStaff Writereditor@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, January 31, 2017STARKVILLE, MSOkitbbeha County was a hotbed for grass fires on Tuesday, with three separate blazes occurring...
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MDOT, FBI address efforts against human trafficking
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Wednesday, February 1, 2017STARKVILLE, MSRepresentatives from the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Federal Bureau of...
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SPD searching for "skimming" suspect
By: SDN STAFF REPORTWednesday, February 1, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Starkville Police Department is requesting help identifying a "skimming" suspect. The SPD released a photo of the suspect on Wednesday...
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Campus vigil held following travel ban
By: SARAH RAINES and RYAN PHILLIPS Wednesday, February 1, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMore than 200 people attended an on-campus vigil Wednesday night in support of those recently impacted by new restrictions on...
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Turner to leave board: will not seek re-appointment
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Thursday, February 2, 2017STARKVILLE, MSStarkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees President Jenny Turner announced...
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MSU sees strong turnout for career fair
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.comThursday, February 2, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMississippi State University students had a chance to make some connections for their futures this...
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Henderson starts Move to Learn program
By: CHARLIE BENTON Staff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Friday, February 3, 2017STARKVILLE, MSHenderson Ward Stewart Students were introduced to the Move to Learn program in a special assembly...
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Columbus artist goes viral: empowers women
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Friday, February 3, 2017STARKVILLE, MSA Golden Triangle artist has been in the national spotlight after a sign she created for the recent...
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Mississippi economy grows 3.4 percent in third quarter 2016
By: Associated PressSaturday, February 4, 2017 New figures show Mississippi's economy grew at a 3.4 percent annual rate from July through September, just short of the national growth rate.Gross...
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Starkville man sentenced following 2014 Club Rock shooting
By: SDN STAFF REPORTSaturday, February 4, 2017STARKVILLE, MSTobias Coleman, 23, of Starkville, was sentenced Wednesday by Oktibbeha County Circuit Court Judge James T. Kitchens, Jr., for one count of...
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UPDATE: Silver Alert canceled, 75-year-old Brandon man found alive
SDN STAFF REPORTSunday, February 5, 2017UPDATE: The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has lifted the Silver Alert as of 10:20 p.m. 75-year-old Dennis Franklin Lofton of Brandon was previously listed...
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Police apprehend suspect in Yazoo City quadruple homicide
By: SDN STAFF REPORTMonday, February 6, 2017The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said on Monday that authorities have apprehended the 27-year-old man suspected in a quadruple homicide in Yazoo City....
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SPD searching for suspects in aggravated assault at La Terraza
SDN STAFF REPORTMonday, February 6, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Starkville Police Department is investigating an incident involving an aggravated assault that took place at La Terraza restaurant on Thursday....
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Former MS governor to speak at MSU
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.comMonday, February 6, 2017STARKVILLE, MSFormer Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is scheduled to give a Lamar Conerly Governance Lecture at...
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Board of Supervisors approve hire of Butler Snow regarding OCH future
By: SARAH RAINES and RYAN PHILLIPS Monday, February 6, 2017In a 3-2 vote on Monday morning, the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors approved to hire the law firm of Butler Snow as an advisor on the...
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