Starkville News

By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Two Starkville teens are headed to prison in connection with the respective armed robbery and robbery of two local convenience stores last year.

Starkville school officials on Tuesday gave their consent to a state Health Department program to vaccinate the district's school children against the H1N1 virus.

By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The Mississippi Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of Willie Prater on a capital murder charge and the sentence of life in prison without parole he received as a result.

An Oktibbeha County man has died in a mobile home fire. Authorities tell the Starkville Daily News that the man's name was not being released until his identity is confirmed.

For the Daily News Area residents and businesses are invited to learn about local and regional businesses at a free event Thursday the Golden Triangle Business Expo, presented for the first time by the Chamber of Commerce entities from Columbus, Starkville and West Point.

Southeastern Conference coaches will face stiffer penalties from now on for complaining about officiating in the media.

Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers assisted in the arrest of eight individuals and helped recover $4,000 worth of stolen property in the last month.

Starkville, Mississippi, is known for a few things, mainly Mississippi State University football.

Paul Sims/SDN Davey McReynolds, the owner/developer of MCCO Construction, stands on the porch of one of the homes in Roberts Cove, a development the company has put in place in Starkville.

Tumbleweeds of trash rolling down Main Street have been replaced with neon lights and restaurants highlighted in Southern Living magazine - symbolic of this small town's development into an authentic college town.

By SHEA STASKOWSKI This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it After 13 years of roaming the halls of Sudduth Elementary, Starkville's most famous cat, Sally Sue, was laid to rest in her garden on Monday afternoon after a four-year battle with cancer.

By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Two families escaped burning apartments late Saturday night, but one family lost all its possessions and members of the other lost many of their belongings.

Shea Staskowski/SDN Johnny Cash Flower Pickina Festival coordinator Robbie Ward introduces Kathy Cash Tittle, daughter of Johnny Cash, and Carlene Carter, Casha s stepdaughter, during the pardoning ceremony Saturday night.

Kelly Daniels/SDN A mural of the African Serengeti was just finished in the backyard of Bill Poea s house.

Mark Keenum promised to uphold academic excellence Friday as he was formally installed as 19th president of Mississippi State University.

By KELLY DANIELS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it About 30 Starkville residents went home relieved Tuesday night when the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to deny a zoning change for a proposed higher-density housing development next to their 50-year-old neighborhood.

The formal investiture of Mississippi State University president Mark Keenum is scheduled for Friday in Starkville.

Mississippi State University officials issued the following alert early Friday afternoon in anticipation of a severe weather system threatening the greater Starkville area: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Oktibbeha County until 4 p.m. today meaning conditions are favorable for potentially severe weather.

Fans of the unusual will be in for a treat this week as Rick's Cafe in Starkville hosts a night of professional midget wrestling.

Above, Starkville Recycling crews unload and prepare to sort one-third of the recyclables collected Wednesday as part of the first day of the citya s curbside recycling program.