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May 14th

Board to name consolidation reps for SSD

May 14, 2013

Starkville School District’s Board of Trustees will name the district’s three representatives on the seven-member commission to study consolidation at its meeting at 6 p.m. today in the Greensboro Center.

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It's a tie! Ward 2 alderman race comes down to May 21 runoff

May 14, 2013

A day dedicated to declaring a winner in the Starkville Ward 2 alderman race achieved the exact opposite on Monday.

The Democratic Municipal Election Committee approved, opened and counted six affidavit ballots just after noon on Monday at City Hall, and the results actually tied the Democratic primary between incumbent Sandra Sistrunk and Lisa Wynn at 181 votes each.

May 13th

100 years young, going strong

May 13, 2013

Not many people can say they lived through World War I, World War II and the Great Depression. Lois J. Gatlin is one.

At 100 years young, Gatlin recently accepted a proclamation declaring May as Older Americans Month in Starkville from Mayor Parker Wiseman.

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Local musician set to sing in Bulgaria

May 13, 2013

While backed against the wall of a crowded rehearsal room in Bulgaria listening to an orchestra practice, opera singer and Starkville native Elizabeth Jones said she realized there was nowhere else she would rather be.

May 11th

False alarms drain PD, fire squads

May 12, 2013

By MARY GARRISON
news@starkvilledailynews.com

On any given day, sirens can be heard on the streets of Starkville. How often those sirens are related to a legitimate emergency situation, however, is up for debate.

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Starkville woman makes Cowboys cheerleading finals

May 11, 2013

By ALEX HOLLOWAY
reporter@starkvilledailynews.com

Former Mississippi State University student Lauren Stanley Reed is the only candidate from Mississippi to make it to the final round of tryouts for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

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Internationally honored architect delivers ’13 MSU keynote address

May 11, 2013

For Starkville Daily News

Mississippi State alumna and Los Angeles Dodgers executive Janet Marie Smith believes hard work, passionate conviction and unwavering courage are the skills that will help MSU’s Class of 2013 achieve success.

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City concludes 175th birthday celebration with time capsule

May 11, 2013

By Kaitlyn Byrne
life@starkvilledailynews.com

Starkville’s year-long 175th birthday celebration concluded by locking a time capsule in a vault at the Starkville Public Library on Saturday.

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May 10th

Ward 2 results again delayed

May 10, 2013

By ZACK PLAIR
editor@starkvilledailynews.com

Another delay in affidavit ballot certification for the Starkville Ward 2 alderman race has pushed any hope of a resolution to at least Monday.

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WSJ: MSU yields state’s highest ROI

May 10, 2013

By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com

This weekend, students graduating from Mississippi State University will find out the true value of the investments of time, effort and money they have made in their studies when they leave MSU’s halls and enter the job market. An early indicator is available on The Wall Street Journal’s website.

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