Sturgis man charged with assaulting two women Monday
By: REBECCA HALLFor Starkville Daily NewsTuesday, June 27, 2017STARKVILLE, MSA Sturgis man was arrested Monday night and charged after two women were attacked in the area. James Thomas Gregg, 41, was...
View ArticleCity postpones police HQ opening date
By: Rebecca HallFor Starkville Daily News Wednesday, June 28, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Starkville Police Department will have to wait to move in to their new headquarters on East Lampkin Street, after...
View ArticleHighway 12 project remains on schedule
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.comWednesday, June 28, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Highway 12 Safety Project may be impacting traffic on one of the Golden Triangle's busiest routes,...
View ArticleStricklin officially resigns from school board
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.comThursday, June 29, 2017STARKVILLE, MSStarkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees member Anne Stricklin announced her...
View ArticleSeat belt laws to change July 1
By: CHARLIE BENTONStaff Writeredu@starkvilledailynews.com Thursday, June 29, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMississippi motorists will soon be subject to a new law governing seat belt use.Starting July 1, all...
View ArticleLibrary road closure nearing end
SDN STAFF Thursday, June 29, 2017STARKVILLE, MSHardy Road and Herbert Street on the Mississippi State University campus will reopen July 5 following closures due to renovations taking place at the...
View ArticleMSU, JCJC sign Partnership Pathways agreement
By: RYAN PHILLIPS SDN EDITOR editor@starkvilledailynews.com Friday, June 30, 2017STARKVILLE, MSJunior college students looking to enter bachelor's degree programs will now have an easier route to...
View ArticleEdmonds gets second chance at compensation
By: CHARLIE BENTON Staff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Friday, June 30, 2017STARKVILLE, MSAs of Thursday, Tyler Edmonds will have another chance at receiving compensation for being wrongfully...
View ArticleColumbus to host Fireworks on the Water 2017
By: SARAH RAINES Staff Writerlife@starkvilledailynews.com Saturday, July 1, 2017STARKVILLE, MSColumbus is celebrating Independence Day on Saturday with its 6th Annual Fireworks on the Water at the John...
View ArticleEMCC program director honored by national publication
By: CHARLIE BENTON Staff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Sunday, July 2, 2017STARKVILLE, MSAn East Mississippi Community College employee has been recognized by one of the leading publications in...
View ArticleDay of inaugural festivities planned for Monday
SDN STAFF Sunday, July 2, 2017STARKVILLE, MSStarkville’s new elected city officials will be sworn in on Monday, but that will be far from the only event schedule in downtown for the day. An Interfaith...
View ArticleEMCC accreditation reaffirmed for next 10 years
By: CHARLIE BENTON Staff Writereduc@starkvilledailynews.com Sunday, July 2, 2017STARKVILLE, MSEast Mississippi Community College will stay accredited for another decade.The school’s accreditation was...
View ArticleNew, familiar faces sworn in at City Hall
By: LOGAN KIRKLANDStaff Writernews@starkvilledailynews.com Monday, July 3, 2017STARKVILLE, MSCitizens of Starkville welcomed their newly-elected Mayor Lynn Spruill and Board of Aldermen members at the...
View ArticleOCSD requesting info after puppies found in garbage bag
SDN STAFF Tuesday, July 4, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department is asking for any information following at least two puppies being found in a garbage bag on a rural road on...
View ArticleCity Bagel Cafe to host Coffee with a Cop Thursday
SDN STAFF REPORTWednesday, July 5, 2017STARKVILLE, MSCoffee with a Cop will be held from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Thursday at City Bagel Cafe and Italian Bistro on University Drive.The Starkville Police...
View ArticleCongressional candidate to headline town hall
SDN STAFF REPORTWednesday, July 5, 2017STARKVILLE, MSDemocratic candidate for Mississippi's 1st Congressional District Randy Wadkins will participate in a town hall at the Old Oktibbeha County...
View ArticleNew three-way stop constructed on campus
SDN STAFF Wednesday, July 5, 2017STARKVILLE, MSStarting today, a new three-way stop sign will become operational at the intersection of Stone Boulevard and Creelman Street on the Mississippi State...
View ArticleMHP releases July 4 enforcement stats
By: REBECCA HALLFor Starkville Daily News Wednesday, July 5, 2017STARKVILLE, MSOver the July 4 enforcement period, which began June 30 at 6 p.m. and lasted until July 4 at midnight, Mississippi Highway...
View ArticleStarkville man arrested for assaulting police officer
SDN STAFF Wednesday, July 5, 2017STARKVILLE, MSThe Starkville Police Department arrested a Starkville man on Tuesday following an altercation with a police officer.SPD charged 46-year old Bennie B....
View ArticleAldermen fire sanitation director for 'poor job performance'
By: LOGAN KIRKLANDStaff Writernews@starkvilledailynews.comThursday, July 6, 2017STARKVILLE, MSMayor Lynn Spruill and the Board of Aldermen took quick action at their first meeting on Wednesday at City...
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