Starkville News

The 2009 edition of the Starkville Christmas Parade will feature all of the same floats and fanfare as previous years, but organizers this year also have a new activity in store.

By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it One house was reduced to rubble and another heavily damaged in two separate fires on Friday.

By SHEA STASKOWSKI This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Starkville School District Supt.

On a ride through the Sunset subdivision west of Starkville, Bobby Bardwell points to a pool of water in a culvert at the corner of Greenwood Street and Chisholm Drive.

By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The local effort to support Operation Christmas Child is kicking into high gear this week as collection of shoe box gifts for children around the world continues.

The growing season may have come to a close, but the knowledge gained by a new crop of very young hands-on enthusiasts could last a lifetime.

By KELLY DANIELS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it U.S. pilot veterans are nothing to yawn about.

A fundraiser for Columbus resident Danielle 'Danie' Nowland is scheduled for Saturday in Starkville on the day she turns 18.

Paul Sims/SDN Retired West Point veterinarian Mark Hazard recalls his journey from Mississippi State University to the battlefields of Europe for Starkville Rotarians Monday.

By KELLY DANIELS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it A study at Mississippi State has found that decreases in second-hand smoke lead to fewer heart attacks.

By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The final two of four suspects charged in last fall's armed robbery of a local convenience store have pleaded guilty to lesser charges in the case and will serve some prison time.

The Mississippi Court of Appeals will convene on the Mississippi State University campus later this month and hear two cases one originating from Starkville.

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.