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June 13th, 2013
By MARY GARRISON
news@starkvilledailynews.com
For avid runners and cyclists like Josh and Robin Walden, navigating traffic in town can be a dangerous venture. The couple uses the city’s bike paths and sidewalks almost daily, and while they said some areas had significantly improved, others could use work.
4-Hers from 21 counties put their horse knowledge to the test at the Northeast District 4-H Horse Show in Oktibbeha County on Wednesday.
“Hotel Hell” has descended on downtown Starkville, and both city officials and local business owners say they’re well prepared.
The old Starkville Tours building at the corner of Jackson and Lampkin Streets was torn down Wednesday.
Starkville resident and former building owner John Robert Arnold said it stood on the street corner for as long as he could remember.
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Drug courts across the state could be in jeopardy beginning July 1, and the 16th District Drug Court serving Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes and Noxubee counties is no exception.
June 12th
Starkville Planning and Zoning Board on Tuesday reviewed and approved a preliminary plat to allow Mississippi State University to move forward with the next step of The Mill project, a large-scale hotel conference center development project located along Russell Street at the Cooley Building. Included in plans for the property’s development are a 110-room hotel and city-owned parking garage.
Talk of potentially leasing the OCH Regional Medical Center has resurfaced.
However, the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors doesn’t seem any closer to proceeding with an analysis of the hospital’s finances than they did when the issue came up in 2012. A financial analysis is required by state law before the county can take any further steps toward leasing or selling the facility.
The city of Starkville is looking for a number of people who are willing to serve. Precisely, as of now, that number is 16.
The Starkville School District Board of Trustees approved a $9.95 million bond over 10 years for facility maintenance projects and discussed options for scaling that bond back if needed at a later date.
The bond will be funded through a 3-mil property tax increase.
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June 11th
As summer returns, so does an infamous pest.
Fire ants are a well-known nuisance throughout Mississippi and the rest of the South. Richard Linley, owner of Northeast Exterminating services, said ants tend to be a seasonal issue.
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