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November 29th
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
Panelists addressed concerns about enforcement of and support for a proposal to make Mississippi State University a tobacco-free campus during two open forums Wednesday and Thursday at the Colvard Student Union.
By NATHAN GREGORY
citybeat@starkvilledailynews.com
Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department made an arrest late Wednesday in connection with a series of car burglaries reported in the area of New Light Road Monday.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
Local teams will represent two Starkville schools at a region-wide Boosting Engineering Science and Technology (BEST) robotics competition this weekend.
By NATHAN GREGORY
citybeat@starkvilledailynews.com
Motorists will soon see new Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department cars when driving around now that the first four of 15 recently purchased 2013 Dodge Chargers to replenish the fleet have arrived.
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized the purchase of the vehicles in September.
Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department made an arrest late Wednesday in connection with a series of car burglaries reported in the area of New Light Road Monday.
Johnathan Jeffery Emerson, 18, of 1237 John High Road, was charged with multiple counts of burglary of a vehicle and is being held in Oktibbeha County Jail on an undetermined bond amount.
November 28th
By CARL SMITH
news@starkvilledailynews.com
Coldwell Banker Associate Broker Michelle Amos and Greater Starkville Development Partnership Board President Steve Langston will represent Oktibbeha County interests on the Golden Triangle Development LINK Executive Board, LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins said Wednesday.
By NATHAN GREGORY
citybeat@starkvilledailynews.com
Starkville Police Department confirmed Dennis Martell Thompson turned himself in to authorities at approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday just hours after SPD issued a release announcing a warrant for his arrest on an aggravated assault charge.
He is being held on a $100,000 bond.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
Mississippi State University’s South Hall Forum Room hosted the Bone-Making Fall Finale for the One Million Bones project Tuesday, but the project’s leader is making plans to extend bone-making events into the early spring semester.
By NATHAN GREGORY
citybeat@starkvilledailynews.com
Former colleagues of longtime Democratic Miss. Sen. Bennie Turner all said the state lost one of its finest leaders after he died Tuesday afternoon.
November 27th