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Renasant, Metropolitan merger to be complete by July
By: RYAN PHILLIPS SDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, June 12, 2017STARKVILLE, MSTupelo-based Renasant Corp. last week announced shareholders of Metropolitan BancGroup, Inc. voted to...
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MSDH announces statewide reorganization
By: RYAN PHILLIPS SDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, June 12, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) on Monday announced the agency would undergo a...
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Wynn to become lobbyist after close Ward 2 race
By: RYAN PHILLIPS SDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, June 13, 2017STARKVILLE, MSOutgoing Ward 2 Alderman Lisa Wynn will not be on the Board of Alderman in the coming term, but she is...
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Report: Mississippi ranked worst state for working dads
By: RYAN PHILLIPS Staff Writereditor@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, June 13, 2017STARKVILLE, MSFather’s Day is less than a week away and is a holiday many will spend with their beloved...
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SOCSD facing budget cuts in 2018
By: CHARLIE BENTON Staff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Tuesday, June 13, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMost of the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District’s departments will see funding cuts,...
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Starkville financial adviser makes Forbes and Barron's 2017 lists
By: REBECCA HALLFor Starkville Daily News Wednesday, June 14, 2017STARKVILLE, MSStarkville's Lynn Phillips-Gaines, a certified financial planner at Phillips Financial, was recently named among some of...
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Mississippi congressman among those targeted during Virginia shooting
By: RYAN PHILLIPS SDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.com Wednesday, June 14, 2017STARKVILLE, MSOne Mississippi congressman is thankful to be alive after a rifle-wielding gunman shot several people...
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Mississippi ranked 50th in Kids Count report
By: RYAN PHILLIPS SDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.com Thursday, June 15, 2017STARKVILLE, MSDespite making improvements in certain areas from 2010 to 2015, Mississippi was still ranked last among...
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Main Street earns statewide honor for Night Market
SDN STAFF Friday, June 16, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Starkville Main Street Association took an award home from the Mississippi Main Street Association Banquet held in Jackson Thursday for its Night Market...
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Starkville native honored for teaching excellence
SDN STAFF Friday, June 16, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe University of Mississippi School of Education recently presented four alumni with a new award - including a Starkville native. Jessica Ivy of Starkville...
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EMCC premieres new student union
By: CHARLIE BENTON Staff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Saturday, June 17, 2017STARKVILLE, MSStudents at the East Mississippi Community College’s Mayhew campus now have a new resource.The new...
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Community remembers professor’s impact
By: CHARLIE BENTON Staff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Saturday, June 17, 2017STARKVILLE, MSFamily, friends, colleagues and former students gathered at St. Joseph Catholic Church Friday afternoon...
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MSU sells custom bricks in the Junction
SDN STAFF Saturday, June 17, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMississippi State University recently paved the Compass Scholars Walk, and the MSU Foundation is now selling customizable bricks and pavers for the first...
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Apartment complex holds animal adoption event
By: SARAH RAINES Staff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Saturday, June 17, 2017STARKVILLE, MSCollege Station & the Polos hosted a pet adoption on Saturday, inviting Small Mercies Animal Rescue to...
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Pair of local police officers complete 1,500-mile ride
By: SARAH RAINES Staff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, June 19, 2017STARKVILLE, MSAfter years of wanting to take the challenge, two Starkville-based law enforcement officers completed a...
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Miller appointed to MAS committee
By: RYAN PHILLIPS SDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, June 19, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Mississippi Association of Supervisors (MAS) announced last week Oktibbeha County District 4...
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Krutz tapped to lead Water Resources Research Institute
SDN STAFF Monday, June 19, 2017STARKVILLE, MSL. Jason Krutz will serve as the new leader of the Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute.Krutz was chosen after a nationwide search to lead the...
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Harveys to host third annual Celebrity Wait Night
SDN STAFFTuesday, June 20, 2017STARKVILLE, MSAnimal lovers will soon be able to help raise money for the Oktibbeha County Humane Society at an upcoming fundraiser event at Harveys in Starkville. The...
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Aldermen OK comprehensive plan amid industrial park debate
By: REBECCA HALLFor Starkville Daily News Wednesday, June 21, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Starkville Comprehensive Plan was a major talking point during Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting - which...
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Mississippi unemployment rate falls again
SDN STAFF Wednesday, June 21, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMississippi's job market saw improvement in May, with the state seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate falling to 4.9 percent. The 4.9 percent...
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