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Blackout goes without hitch

May 21, 2013

Sunday's planned city-wide power outage put Starkville one step closer to completing a $20 million transmission project for adding a second power source.

Aldermen to hear audit report

May 21, 2013

Starkville Board of Aldermen will hear the city's 2012 audit report during its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. today at City Hall and discuss how to deal with an audit finding related to a Parks Commission project.

OCH celebrates 40th anniversary

May 19, 2013

By JAMIE ALLEN
Special to Starkville Daily News

On a snowy winter day in January 1973, the move was made from the former Felix Long Memorial Hospital to another small facility in Oktibbeha County on land donated by the families of J.T. Garrard and Curby Steadman.

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Robbery suspect at large

May 17, 2013

SDN staff

Starkville Police Department continues to investigate a reported robbery from Thursday afternoon that occurred at the Cash Till on Louisville Street.

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SAAC awards scholarships

May 17, 2013

By KAITLYN BYRNE
life@starkvilledailynews.com

The Starkville Area Arts Council (SAAC) recently awarded nearly $9,000 in scholarships to help artistic graduating high school seniors and youth pursue their interests in the arts.

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Local gets 5 years for exploitation

May 17, 2013

By ALEX HOLLOWAY
reporter@starkvilledailynews.com

Joshua Medders, 23, of Starkville received a five-year sentence in the Mississippi Department of Corrections, five years of post-release supervision and a $50,000 fine with a $48,000 suspension after he pleaded guilty recently in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court to exploitation of a child.

State steak champs to enter worldwide grill competition

May 17, 2013

By KAITLYN BYRNE
life@starkvilledailynews.com

Starkville’s winners of last year’s Mississippi Championship Steak Cook-Off will put their grilling skills to the test once again when they advance to the World Championship Steak Cook-Off in Magnolia, Ark., on Saturday.

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