Archive - Nov 2012
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.
Drew Pellum could get the benefit of one more block from Cole Phelps this afternoon.
The duo from Starkville Academy made the South All-Star team and participate in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools All-Star Game in Clinton. Kickoff from Robinson-Hale Stadium on the campus of Mississippi College is set for 4 p.m.
EUPORA – Twice before the Eupora Eagles have lined up for the State championship game and on both occasions, they came up short.
Today, the team is hoping the old adage “third time is a charm” rings true.
The Eagles have prepared for the game and hopefully their first state championship win, but the team does know that the Bassfield Yellowjackets are going to be no easy foe.
Coach Nathan Wright has watched his French Camp football team grow and mature this season.
The Panthers have improved to the point where it has landed them in the Class A State championship game.
French Camp makes its first State championship appearance today when it takes on Stringer. The first game of the day from Mississippi Veterans Stadium kicks off at 11 a.m.
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
It is not about who has the most carries or the best stats for Eupora running backs Lazerick Davis and Vandy Smith, but rather the pair chooses to play as a team and focus on making the Eagles better.
The Pascagoula Panthers can relate to the path the Starkville Yellowjackets took to the Class 5A State championship game.
As Starkville defeated West Point 29-28 in overtime to gain revenge from a regular season 47-22 loss and win the North title, Pascagoula had to do that twice.
