Archive - Jan 19, 2013 - Latest News
By CARL SMITH
news@starkvilledailynews.com
Monuments honoring key national figures who championed race relations and education remain covered by tarps at the Oktibbeha County Education Building, but supervisors say they are working to not only remove those in the future, but also add plaques honoring local civil rights advocates.
By STEVEN NALLEY
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Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’â€
By STEVEN NALLEY
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The threshold of a new level of robotics waited for Hallie Westbrook inside a Lego box.
By MATT CRANE
life@starkvilledailynews.com
While Fat Tuesday might not happen until Feb. 12, organizers and volunteers at the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum are getting into the Mardi Gras spirit with its newest exhibit.
Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt confirmed Saturday the death of former Maben Mayor Jim Harris Johnson.
Hunt said Johnson died of natural causes at his residence in Maben between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. Saturday. He was 72.
JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi prosecutors now have until Feb. 11 to respond to a death row inmate's ongoing effort to win a new trial for the killing of two university students in 1992.
In an order signed this week, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a request from Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood for more time. Hood's original deadline was Jan. 10.
By CARL SMITH
news@starkvilledailynews.com
Starkville residents will soon see infrastructure, accessibility and beautification projects at a local park thanks to a grant provided by the Mississippi Development Authority.
By CARL SMITH
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Starkville Main Street Association officials are seeking volunteers to serve on the newly created Starkville Community Market Advisory Board.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
Mississippi University for Women may not be exclusively for women anymore, but MUW president Jim Borsig said that does not mean the university’s name is changing anytime soon.
By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning approved an increase in funding and scope for a new, $12.5 million Mississippi State University dining facility and a $6.5 million MSU lighting retrofit project at its meeting Thursday at Jackson’s Universities Center.
