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LSU 19, Mississippi State 3, college football final

Published Saturday, October 20, 2018

BELOW IS A PORTION OF JOEL COLEMAN'S FROM THE SIDELINE ANALYSIS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT

Hopeless. Lifeless. Dreadful.

Golden Triangle to run cellular service tests

Published Friday, October 19, 2018

Northern District Commissioner Brandon Presley came to Starkville Thursday afternoon to talk to local agencies about conducting cellular service tests throughout Northern Mississippi.

New breast health center dedicated to longtime physician

Published Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Few people are able to see their name immortalized during their lifetime.

But if you ask those familiar with the career and accomplishments of longtime Starkville physician Dr. Steve Parvin, they will say it was a long time coming.

'Out of the dust': County to pave all of Longview Road

Published Tuesday, October 16, 2018

After plans were approved to pave part of Longview Road in September, the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors adopted new plans to pave all of Longview Road at its recess meeting Monday night.

District 3 Supervisor Marvell Howard was absent from Monday’s meeting for personal reasons.

Oktibbeha promotions make history

Published Monday, October 15, 2018

Five public servants in the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office were promoted Tuesday, and two of the promotions made history.

Starkville man faces sodomy charges in Alabama

Published Friday, October 12, 2018

A Starkville man faces two sodomy charges in Pickens County, Alabama.

Adam Wayne Naramore, 40, was arrested by Pickens County law enforcement for two counts of sodomy in the first degree on Oct. 4.

Labor Day suspect appointed new attorney

Published Friday, October 12, 2018

51-year-old Michael Wayne Devaughn, the 1990 Labor Day Murder suspect, was appointed a new attorney in Starkville Municipal Court Wednesday afternoon.

Starkville sends nine for Hurricane Michael relief and rescue

Published Thursday, October 11, 2018

The city of Starkville is sending five Starkville Utilities workers and four Starkville firefighters to Florida for hurricane Michael relief and rescue efforts Thursday.

DNA leads to arrest in 1990 Labor Day murder case

Published Tuesday, October 9, 2018

After injustice has lingered in Starkville’s 1990 Labor Day cold case for 28 years, DNA evidence finally led to the arrest of a single suspect.

Watch: Press conference after arrest of Labor Day cold case suspect

Published Monday, October 8, 2018

Investigators and other local law enforcement officials held a press conference Monday after the arrest of 51-year-old Michael W. Devaughn in connection with the 1990 Labor Day murder of Betty Jones and the sexual assault of Kathryn Crigler.