Voter registration event slated for Saturday
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, February 21, 2017STARKVILLE, MSA non-partisan grassroots effort to help locals register to vote will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25 at...
View ArticleS.M.A.R.T. looks to expand services, upgrade technology
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOReditor@starkvilledailynews.comTuesday, February 21, 2017STARKVILLE, MSPublic transit officials on Tuesday announced preliminary plans for growth at the Starkville Board of...
View ArticleAldermen, mayor select Luckett for school board seat
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.comTuesday, February 21, 2017STARKVILLE, MSAfter a tie was broken by Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman, the Starkville Board of Aldermen appointed...
View ArticleThree finalists named in superintendent search
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOReditor@starkvilledailynews.comWednesday, February 22, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday revealed three...
View ArticleStark Aerospace names new CEO
By: SDN STAFF Wednesday, February 22, 2017Columbus-based contractor Stark Aerospace on Tuesday announced the appointment of Mike McGrevey as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.McGrevey will...
View ArticleWaller to replace longtime Mississippi Economic Council CEO
By: SDN STAFFWednesday, February 22, 2017The Mississippi Economic Council on Wednesday named Scott Waller interim president and CEO, effective May 1. Waller will replace longtime CEO Blake Wilson, who...
View ArticleMississippi governor wants renewed push for lottery
By: ASSOCIATED PRESSThursday, February 23, 2017Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that he wants legislators to make a late-session push to enact a lottery that might generate tens of millions...
View ArticleMDOT to begin safety improvements on Highway 12 corridor next week
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comThursday, February 23, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) plans to begin a project next week aimed at...
View ArticleCash reward offered for Ridgeland bank robbery suspect
By: SDN STAFF Friday, February 24, 2017A $2,500 cash reward has been offered as law enforcement officials continue searching for the suspect responsible for a robbery at Origin Bank in Ridgeland last...
View ArticleLarge tract near Starkville Academy hits the market
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comFriday, February 24, 2017STARKVILLE, MSA sizable lot on Lynn Lane has officially hit the market. Kay Regimbal, a broker associated with RE/MAX...
View ArticleRankin Co. man suspected of killing girlfriend, shooting jogger
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comSaturday, February 25, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMississippi authorities are assisting in a nationwide manhunt for a man suspected of murder and...
View ArticleSorority alumni association hosts black history event
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, February 27, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Mississippi Golden Triangle Alumni Association of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority held its annual...
View ArticleMSU professor recognized by national foundation
By: SDN STAFF Staff WriterMonday, February 27, 2017STARKVILLE, MSAn MSU Professor has been honored by The American Association of Blacks in Higher Education.According to an MSU news release Assistant...
View ArticleAuthorities increase reward in manhunt for Rankin Co. murder, shooting suspect
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comMonday, February 27, 2017STARKVILLE, MSAuthorities have increased the reward amount in the search for a murder suspect who allegedly killed his...
View ArticleMDOT begins safety upgrades on Highway 12
By: RYAN PHILLIPSeditoreditor@starkvilledailynews.comTuesday, February 28, 2017STARKVILLE, MSRoad work along the Highway 12 corridor began on Monday, with MDOT beginning the first phase of a project...
View ArticleFelony arrests hit five-year high in Starkville
By: SDN STAFF Tuesday, February 28, 2017STARKVILLE, MSFelony arrests in Starkville saw a substantial increase in 2016, according to the most recent data from the Starkville Municipal Court. Court...
View ArticleEmergency crews respond to suspicious package call at Oby’s
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOReditor@starkvilledailynews.comTuesday, February 28, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Starkville Fire Department, with the help of a hazmat crew, responded to a call involving a...
View ArticlePeasant named SOCSD superintendent
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Wednesday, March 1, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe search is over. According to a news release from the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School...
View ArticleStarkville welcomes its newest tuxedo and gown shop
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.comWednesday, March 1, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThomas Brothers Formalwear opened on Thursday, Feb. 2 on Highway 12, just in time for prom season."We all...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing Lumberton teen found safe
By: SDN STAFFWednesday, March 1, 2017The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday afternoon canceled an endangered/missing child alert for 15-year-old Renee Warner of Lumberton. Warner had been...
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