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May 1st, 2013

County Relay for Life kicks off Friday

May 1, 2013

Cancer doesn’t sleep, and neither do they.

At least, that’s the idea for the 2013 Oktibbeha County Relay for Life. The annual event — themed “Up All Night” — will begin at 5 p.m. Friday with a survivor reception in the activities room at the Starkville Sportsplex before kicking off the evening’s activities at 6.

Stabbing suspect sought

May 1, 2013

Starkville police are searching for a man suspected in an April 26 stabbing.

According to an SPD press release issued on Tuesday, authorities have issued an arrest warrant for 34-year-old Travis Lavon Seymore on suspicion of aggravated assault-use of a deadly weapon. Seymore reportedly stabbed a victim multiple times in the back, neck and ear.

Mayoral candidates square off in debate

May 1, 2013

Hot-button topics in this year’s city elections rose to the surface with vigor during Tuesday’s Starkville Mayoral Debate in the Greensboro Center. While some generated more subdued debate, others evoked far more aggressive responses.

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April 30th

West touts MSU architecture college's statewide impact

April 30, 2013

Mississippi State University's College of Architecture, Art and Design has a history of making history.

Jim West, dean of the college, said back in 1991, when it was called the MSU School of Architecture, it became the first architecture program in the country to require all of its students to have laptop computers. This fall, he said his college would roll out another national first.

MWA assists local teachers

April 30, 2013

Modern Woodmen of America (MWA) doesn't just insure the lives of its members — it also works to ensure promising futures for children.

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Forum sparks idea exchange

April 30, 2013

Seven of the candidates vying for seats on the Starkville Board of Aldermen attended an alderman forum at the Greensboro Center Monday night. Six of the candidates actively participated in the forum—Scott Maynard, who is running unopposed in Ward 5, only had to give an opening statement.

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April 29th

Millsaps plant sale grows students' professionalism

April 29, 2013

Flowers may bloom and quickly fade, but Millsaps Career and Technology Center Greenhouse's annual plant sale is a year-long project.

Mission discussed at NAACP banquet

April 29, 2013

Richard Holmes doesn't believe it when people say "You can't go home again."

April 27th

Mayoral debate set for Tuesday

April 28, 2013

By ZACK PLAIR
editor@starkvilledailypress.com

Three candidates with three very different visions make up this year’s Starkville mayoral election.

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Locals celebrate memorial day for Confederacy

April 28, 2013

By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com

It began, as many American military ceremonies do, with a pledge of allegiance to the U.S. flag, but the U.S. flag was not the only one there.

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