Archive - 2012
January 2nd
By COLLEEN MCCARTHY
sdnedu@bellsouth.net
The new year started with tragedy for the Starkville School District after two students were killed in separate incidents on New Year’s Day.
By JEFF AMY
Associated Press
JACKSON — The curtain rises Tuesday on a new era of Republican dominance in Mississippi.
By STEVEN NALLEY
The Starkville Board of Aldermen will consider approving revisions to the city’s drug and alcohol personnel policy at its meeting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.
January 1st
By MICHAEL WARDLAW
Starkville High School junior Devin Mitchell was shot and killed in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day at Ridgewood Apartments in West Point.
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Associated Press
JACKSON — Mississippi legislators expect to handle several big issues during their four-month session that begins at noon on Tuesday.
In 2011, the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors dealt with a wide range of issues from the installation of a countywide vicious animal ordinance to the adoption of a trimmed operating budget.
Starkville retailers are reporting strong holiday sales aided by the Starkville Main Street Association’s Secret Santa program, and many have plans for clearance sales to close out the year.
Mississippi State junior wide receiver Chad Bumphis was arrested in Tupelo in the early hours of Sunday morning.
December 31st
The hangover was in full affect for the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday as they struggled.