Alabama state's 2nd female governor takes the reins
By: ASSOCIATED PRESSTuesday, April 11, 2017MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — With Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley resigning one step ahead of an impeachment hearing related to an alleged affair, his successor...
View ArticleMayoral candidates weigh in on education
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, April 11, 2017STARKVILLE, MSWith municipal elections fast approaching, the SDN caught up with the three mayoral candidates, Johnny...
View ArticleSOCSD Board approves bonds, makes hire
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Wednesday, April 12, 2017STARKVILLE, MSFollowing a unanimous vote by the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees,...
View ArticleVFDs tackle early morning structure fire, vehicle accident
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comThursday, April 13, 2017STARKVILLE, MSOktibbeha County volunteer firefighters had their hands full in the early morning hours Thursday, with a...
View ArticleEaster lunch leads to kitchen fire
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, April 17, 2017STARKVILLE, MSFirefighters answered a call at noon on Sunday, April 16, to extinguish a fire on Barrett Road in southeast...
View ArticleChildren get one-on-one time with a variety of vehicles
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, April 17, 2017STARKVILLE, MSVolunteer Starkville's Touch-A-Truck event will allow children to see 30 big trucks, and even climb aboard...
View ArticleMSU’s Bagley College nets $175K grant
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comMonday, April 17, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMississippi State University’s Bagley College of Engineering recently received a $175,000 grant from the...
View ArticlePSC chair tapped to lead rural gas expansion task force
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comMonday, April 17, 2017STARKVILLE, MSA prominent state official has been tapped to head a national task force regarding the expansion of natural...
View ArticleMSU youth institute gets alumni support
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comMonday, April 17, 2017STARKVILLE, MSA pair of Mississippi State University alums have rolled out a plan to raise funds in support of the World...
View ArticleState official to deliver 200+ smoke detectors to Starkville
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, April 18, 2017STARKVILLE, MSState Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Ricky Davis will come to Starkville to deliver over 200 smoke detectors to...
View ArticleGSDP seeking outside firm for CEO search
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comTuesday, April 18, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe search for a new chief executive officer for the Greater Starkville Development Partnership could soon...
View ArticleSupes approve road bond bid
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, April 18, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors voted to approve Regions Bank’s bid for a road bond issuance...
View ArticleMonday morning wreck sends one to OCH
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, April 18, 2017STARKVILLE, MSEast Oktibbeha Fire/Rescue and Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) answered a call to a two-vehicle wreck on...
View ArticleOktibbeha County receives free fire alarms
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Wednesday, April 19, 2017STARKVILLE, MSState Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Ricky Davis delivered 204 smoke alarms to Fire Station 1 on Tuesday,...
View Article2nd pediatric flu death reported in Mississippi
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Wednesday, April 19, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe state of Mississippi’s second pediatric flu death in the 2016-2017 season was reported Tuesday by...
View ArticleForum features Ward 4, 5, and 7 candidates
By: SARAH RAINESStaff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Thursday, April 20, 2017STARKVILLE, MSA forum was held at the Greensboro Center on Wednesday April 19 for candidates for the Board of Aldermen...
View ArticleMississippi Association of Supervisors awards scholarships
By: SDN STAFF Staff WriterThursday, April 20, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Mississippi Association of Supervisors Scholarship Executive Committee awarded $3,500 in scholarships to 87 students across the State...
View ArticleSuspect arrested after Everglade Avenue shooting, burglary
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comThursday, April 20, 2017STARKVILLE, MSA Starkville man was arrested on a pair of felony charges Thursday with the help of multiple law...
View ArticleTuition raised at MSU, other state schools
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Friday, April 21, 2017STARKVILLE, MSIn the wake of grant changes affecting more than 4,000 Mississippi university students, the Mississippi...
View ArticleState unemployment lowest since January 2001
By: RYAN PHILLIPSSDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.comFriday, April 21, 2017STARKVILLE, MSUnemployment continues to fall across the state of Mississippi, with the latest state data reflecting a...
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