Archive - Feb 26, 2013
By JAY REED
My recent trip to Gainesville, Fla. had one primary purpose: to attend a meeting related to my day job. Mission accomplished.Â
Mrs. Ruby Jean Kemp formerly of Sturgis, 85, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 at her residence in Pearl.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel in Louisville with Rev. Grady Bailey Jr. officiating.
Burial will follow in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
By NATHAN GREGORY
citybeat@starkvilledailynews.com
Renasant Corporation and First M&F Corporation signed a definitive merger agreement earlier this month, but any discussion on what will become of the two Starkville M&F locations is moot until acquisition closes later this year, according to Renasant representatives.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
The Starkville Board of Adjustments and Appeals will meet to discuss two variances for First Baptist Church’s new child care facility at 4 p.m. Wednesday in City Hall’s Community Development Department.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
The Starkville Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval of boundaries and standards for local historic districts without any amendments at its meeting Tuesday, despite multiple residents appearing at the meeting to ask them to exclude their properties from the districts.
By MATT CRANE
life@starkvilledailynews.com
With the spring season right around the corner, women of Starkville are ready to raise a glass and make a toast to warmer weather as the Greater Starkville Development Partnership sponsors its latest unWINE Downtown event.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
Brandon Hernandez had two family members at the Starkville Police Department before he joined SPD himself. His brother-in-law, Jonathan Headley, and his wife, Gabrielle Hernandez, are both officers with SPD, but he said that did not mean those two played a role in recruiting him.
By ZACK PLAIR
editor@starkvilledailynews.com
Taking on the predominantly men’s world of athletics might be a challenge for any female athletic department employee at a major university. That was especially true for Ann Carr, who spent eight years of her career as an academic adviser for the Mississippi State University football team.
Earlier this month, former Oktibbeha County Deputy David Lewis received a plaque that reminded him of a day that could have been his last.
Business, or at least its study, is apparently booming at Mississippi State University.
