Archive - Jan 19, 2013
By CARL SMITH
news@starkvilledailynews.com
Monuments honoring key national figures who championed race relations and education remain covered by tarps at the Oktibbeha County Education Building, but supervisors say they are working to not only remove those in the future, but also add plaques honoring local civil rights advocates.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’â€
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
The threshold of a new level of robotics waited for Hallie Westbrook inside a Lego box.
By MATT CRANE
life@starkvilledailynews.com
While Fat Tuesday might not happen until Feb. 12, organizers and volunteers at the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum are getting into the Mardi Gras spirit with its newest exhibit.
Steven and Elena Pan of Starkville are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Melody Siew-lee Pan, to Mr. Jack Foster Cook, son of Michael and Lee Cook.
Jacqueline Nicole Myers of Bloomington, Ill., formerly of Starkville, and Timothy James Croxdale of Bloomington, Ill., formerly of Memphis, Tenn., were united in marriage at three o’ clock in the afternoon on Nov. 2, 2012 at the Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort in Morelos, Mexico.
By RUTH MORGAN
For Starkville Daily News
By DON VAUGHAN
I recently found a website on which 965 words that end in “ive†are alphabetically listed. You can click each word and see its definition. To find this website, Google “List all words ending in ive.† Here are five from the list. Let me know your score (80 or 100 is an A).
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1. pervasive (per-VAY-siv)
A. diffused throughout every part
B. evil
C. innocuous
By CAROLE DAVIS
On Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, we celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to remember our past, present and future in Mississippi's race relations. We have a past, a present, and a future for making better race reconciliation in this nation, state and world.
By EMILY JONES
Next time you see me on the street, be sure to ask about my attention deficit disorder (ADD), or my spinach recipe or my dogs. I have a bike. Do you like TV? I saw a rock. Hi. Â
This is the way my mind works most of the time and it’s as confusing to me as to my friends and family. My ADD has gotten so bad, I should qualify for a handicap parking pass.
