Archive - 2012
December 27th
By CARL SMITH
news@starkvilledailynews.com
After almost half a year of speculation surrounding OCH Regional Medical Center’s future, hospital CEO Richard Hilton says the experience brought a sense of unity to the community and displayed the hospital’s commitment to service.
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK — In 2013, small business owners will contend with many of the same issues that made it hard to run their companies over the last 12 months.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
If any company in Starkville demonstrated the ebb and flow of the economy in 2012, SemiSouth Laboratories did.
In March, SemiSouth announced plans to invest $18 million in new equipment and create 100 new jobs in Starkville. Seven months later, SemiSouth closed its doors, displacing approximately 90 workers.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
The city of Starkville recently received a two-year, $13,500 grant from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to defray solid waste code enforcement.
When many people look at the Mississippi State secondary, they see Johnthan Banks.
The senior has stood out in the secondary and he was awarded the Jim Thorpe Award for the nation's best defensive back.
There is another senior cornerback for the Bulldogs who has more interceptions than Banks for the Bulldogs this season.
The Starkville Yellowjackets got an chance to wipe a poor first-day performance of the Travis Outlaw Slam Dunk at the Hump out of their minds with another opportunity on the home court of the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
The Midfield, Ala., Patriots had several options on the basketball court and any of those did a pretty good job of producing.
Aaron Gaines led five players to score in double figures with 18 points and the Patriots defeated the New Hope Trojans Thursday afternoon at the Travis Outlaw Slam Dunk at the Hump Christmas Tournament.
SENATOBIA – The Starkville Academy Volunteers started and finished strong in defeating North Delta Academy 55-35 at the Magnolia Heights Tournament on Thursday.
Starkville Academy, which ended a two-game losing streak and improved its record to 6-8, established a 12-3 lead after the first quarter.
Mrs. Janette Shine Ouedraogo, 51, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 in Louisville, Ky.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. at Pine Grove M.B. Church-Bluff Lake in Starkville with Rev. Charles Brown officiating.
Burial will follow in Public Cemetery in Starkville.
Visitation will be held 12:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 at Century-Hairston Funeral Home in Starkville.
Mrs. Mary Montez Reece, 82, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 at Starkville Manor Nursing Home in Starkville.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman with Doug Atkinson officiating.
Burial will follow at South Union Methodist Cemetery near Ackerman.
