Woodrum to leave SOCSD; Partnership School lease approved
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, February 14, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District will be losing another member of its top brass...
View ArticleMore Than Food: Gourmet popcorn business plans big weekend opening
By: RYAN PHILLIPSStaff Writereditor@starkvilledailynews.comWednesday, February 15, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMarjorie Willis has been busy preparing for the grand opening of Tasty Time Gourmet Popcorn in...
View ArticleA Family’s Best Friend: Community rallies to aid Starkville couple
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comWednesday, February 15, 2017STARKVILLE, MSFew things can mean as much as a four-legged companion and one Starkville family recently received an...
View ArticleWoman rescued from afternoon fire on Sand Creek Road
By: SDN STAFF REPORTStaff WriterWednesday, February 15, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe East Oktibbeha Fire Department was dispatched to the 200 block of Sand Creek Road West at 12:16 p.m. for a structure...
View ArticlePublic input session held to discuss zoning code
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Wednesday, February 15, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe city held a public input session Wednesday evening to get citizens involved in creating a new...
View ArticleExpert: Mississippi economy remains behind national average
ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday, February 16, 2017JACKSON An expert says Mississippi's economy is growing at a modest pace but continues to lag behind the national average.State economist Darrin Webb tells...
View ArticleState GOP chair visits Starkville to talk municipal elections
By: RYAN PHILLIPSEDITOReditor@starkvilledailynews.comThursday, February 16, 2017STARKVILLE, MSDonald Trump may have won the White House for the Republican Party, but that victory isn’t stopping state...
View ArticleMSU research focuses on dog populations in shelters
SDN STAFF REPORTFriday, February 17, 2017STARKVILLE, MSResearchers at Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently revealed new data focusing on canine populations in animal...
View ArticleWard 5 field grows: Meet the candidates
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comSaturday, February 18, 2017STARKVILLE, MSBy RYAN PHILLIPSeditor@starkvilledailynews.comThree names have now entered the race for the Ward 5...
View ArticleTasty Time Gourmet Popcorn opens on Highway 12
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comSunday, February 19, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMarjorie Willis could hardly catch her breath on Saturday morning as a crowd gathered in front of her...
View ArticleCivil Rights icon to attend MSU panel discussion
By: SDN STAFF REPORTSunday, February 19, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMississippi State’s African American Studies program will welcome civil right’s activist James Meredith as part of its 10th anniversary...
View ArticleLouisville churches to host benefit
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Sunday, February 19, 2017STARKVILLE, MSAn all-day event will be held on March 4 to raise money for a Louisville mother's expenses from her fight...
View ArticleCarthage native named Miss Maroon and White 2017
By: SDN Staff ReportMonday, February 20, 2017STARKVILLE, MSSydney Ogletree, a freshman Elementary Education major from Carthage, was chosen out of 33 young women to be Miss Maroon and White 2017. The...
View ArticleCampus radio station rolls out upgrades
By: RYAN PHILLIPSEDITOReditor@starkvilledailynews.comMonday, February 20, 2017STARKVILLE, MSChanges are coming to a frequency near you. Mississippi State University’s radio station WMSV recently...
View ArticleAG’s office warns of W-2 scam
By: SDN STAFF REPORTMonday, February 20, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMississippi Attorney General Jim Hood this week warned of scammers targeting a wide range of organizations attempting to collect W-2 data that...
View ArticleLawmakers could limit testing, bar 17-year-old dropouts
ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, February 20, 2017JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers in coming weeks could change the rules governing schools in significant ways.Among proposals being considered are...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police safely locate missing Columbus child
By: SDN STAFF REPORTMonday, February 20, 2017The Columbus Police Department safely located a missing child that had not been seen since early Monday morning. CPD said 6-year-old Xavier Westbrook, who...
View ArticleSupes OK $4.5M in road funds, advisement for OCH deal
Staff WriterMonday, February 20, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors met on Monday and discussed a variety of topics, from road improvements to legal advisement on selling...
View ArticleWork on Adelaide development to begin soon
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, February 20, 2017STARKVILLE, MSLive Adelaide LLC will begin breaking ground in the next few weeks on a new housing development on South...
View ArticleTwo candidates in running for school board seat
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, February 20, 2017STARKVILLE, MSTwo candidates are vying to replace Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District board of Trustees...
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