Archive - Oct 2012 - Latest News
October 13th
By NATHAN GREGORY
citybeat@starkvilledailynews.com
Three murder suspects arrested after a March 24 Mississippi State University shooting death are scheduled to appear in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court Monday when the court’s October term begins.
October 12th
By NATHAN GREGORY
citybeat@starkvilledailynews.com
Oktibbeha County Fire Services Coordinator Kirk Rosenhan said he has reported two recent structure fires to the state fire marshal’s office because he believes they may have originated as a result of arson.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
The Starkville School District will hold two information sessions on its use of Title I funds Monday at noon and 6 p.m. in Room 14 of the Greensboro Center, giving Armstrong Middle School parents the chance to learn more about how the school allocates federal money to help children in poverty.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
Victory Media has included Mississippi State University on its 2013 Military Friendly Schools list, placing MSU’s efforts to embrace military service members, veterans, dependents and survivors in the top 15 percent among efforts at more than 12,000 schools surveyed nationwide.
October 11th
By MATT CRANE
life@starkvilledailynews.com
Community members will have the chance to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease as the Alzheimer’s Association hosts the third annual Golden Triangle Walk to End Alzheimer’s at 2:30 p.m. Sunday on the East Mississippi Community College Mayhew campus.
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Associated Press
CLINTON — Republican Gov. Phil Bryant says the 2010 federal health care overhaul is slowing Mississippi’s economy because business owners are confused about how much it will cost them to meet demands of the law.
By NATHAN GREGORY
citybeat@starkvilledailynews.com
The city started its fall wave of street improvement projects this week, which includes patching and overlaying the entirety of Critz Street, Eutaw Street and Sherwood Road.
By CARL SMITH
news@starkvilledailynews.com
As the race for the White House tightens, county Republicans and political analysts believe a reinvigorated GOP base will help Mitt Romney carry Oktibbeha County, thereby wresting it from Democratic control.
East Oktibbeha County Fire Department responded to a call from a passer-by reporting a structure fire on Oktoc Road behind Ebenezer Baptist Church at approximately 1:45 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters arrived to find an abandoned house in flames and were able to extinguish the blaze with the assistance of Bell Schoolhouse Fire Department and District 5 Fire Department.
