Archive - 2013
May 9th
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
Mississippi State University will host commencement ceremonies at 7 p.m. Friday and at 10 a.m. Saturday, with alumna and architectural innovator Janet Marie Smith as keynote speaker.
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By ALEX HOLLOWAY
reporter@starkvilledailynews.com
Starkville native Amber Burns’ first foray into the major pageant scene is already proving to be a successful one.
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Mazie Grace has only been Beverly Hammett’s seeing eye dog for six months, but she already knows Hammett’s needs inside and out.
For John Gaskin, it was close but still no cigar.
In 2009, Gaskin’s first bid to become a Starkville alderman, only 12 votes separated the candidate from a seat on the board. This year, it was only four.
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A contentious battle for Starkville’s Ward 2 alderman race will have to wait at least one more day to be resolved.
Oktibbeha County election commissioners voted unanimously just after 6 p.m. Wednesday to reconvene today to sift through contested affidavit ballots that have yet to be counted. City Clerk Taylor Adams said the meeting had tentatively been set for 10:30 a.m.
Starkville has positioned itself to become more environmentally sound. On Wednesday, the city received $400,000 in grant funding through the Environmental Protection Agency for assessment in cleaning up area brownfields.
May 8th
George M. Self, 75, of Starkville, passed away on May 7, 2013 at University Medical Center in Jackson. He was a very hard working man and a friend to everyone he met. His love of hunting, fishing and the outdoors was only surpassed by his love for God and his family.
Jonathan Holder established himself as the closer for the Mississippi State baseball team as a freshman.
In his sophomore season, the right hander is seeing more and more responsibility.
Most closers only feel comfortable when it's a save situation. Holder wants the ball regardless of what the situation is.
