Starkville, Mississippi

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• Matthews ready to embrace new role in hometown
  

  Paul Sims/SDN Allison Matthews, the Greater Starkville Development Partnershipa s new vice president of membership and community development, arranges her business cards in a display at the GSDPa s downtown ...

• Rape charge against MSU tennis player dismissed
  

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• Several inches of rain reported in areas of the state
  

  Heavy rains lingered over areas of Mississippi into the afternoon Tuesday, prompting flash flood alerts for several counties.

• Symphony Orchestra sets Jan. 10 performance
  

  Submitted photo/SDN Mississippi State University Music Department strings instructor Simona Barbu will be the featured solo cellist during the Starkville-MSU Symphony Orchestraa s Jan.

• Local artista s work featured at Meridian Museum of Art
  

  Submitted artwork/SDN Starkville artist Joel MacGown, above, describes his work, such as those shown at the top, as examples of what he describes as a oeNeogothic Surrealisma or a oesubconscious meandering.a By ...

• Qualifying starts Monday for a 09 city elections
  

  By BRIAN HAWKINS Starkville Daily News Speculation about who will be campaigning to be Starkville's mayor or for one of the seven seats on the Board of Aldermen will end beginning Monday.

• Revote kills road bond plan
  

  By KELLY DANIELS Starkville Daily News Progress by Starkville city officials to move forward with bond issue for city street improvements came to a halt Wednesday died soon after officials following a necessary ...

• Shopping at big chain stores - a gardener's dilemma
  

  I worked at a garden center in Starkville, Miss., while getting my degrees in horticulture from Mississippi State.

• Search ongoing for man in lake
  

  Brian Hawkins/SDN rescue workers sweep sections of Whitea s Creek Lake north of Eupora as part of the search for 51-year-old John Steve Ferguson of Maben, who is believed to have fallen in the lake while ...

• Petition drive seeks to stop Starkville bond issue
  

  Opponents of a bond issue recently approved by the Starkville Board of Aldermen are going door-to-door with a petition in hopes of bringing the issue up for a referendum.

• Korean retires from UA after living American dream
  

  Sung M. Lim has lived what he considers the true American dream. His life in the United States started in 1961 when he left South Korea with $100 in his pocket and a few changes of clothes.

• The New Black Friday?
  

  Kelly Daniels/SDN Tyrone Corbitt collects multiple shirts on-sale at JC Penney in Starkville, where manager Mike Kassouf said sales were higher than Dec.

• Entering 10th year, Horse Park officials bullish for future
  

  Submitted photos/SDN Events like Motocross competitions and the Speedfest barrel racing competition have made the Mississippi Horse Park a top venue for event promoters in ita s almost 10-year history.

• That first impression sticks, what's ours? |
  

  It's the final thought as you pass by the bathroom mirror on your way to a long-awaited first date.

• How Much Is That Doggie At The Shelter?
  

  Brian Hawkins/SDN Above, Oktibbeha County Humane Society President Diane Wall enjoys some quality time with one of several black Labrador puppies available for adoption at the Starkville Animal Shelter.

• Loggers could have rough 2009
  

  STARKVILLE - Mississippi logging companies are struggling to survive the decline in new home construction, but the state's timber harvest remained steady in 2008 because of an increased demand for plupwood.

• McCarty: Distinguished Service Award
  

  Will McCarty of Starkville, Miss., was named the winner of Farm Bureau's Distinguished Service Award for 2008 at the organization's annual meeting on Dec.

• Black Santa collecting toys for annual UMMC visit
  

  SDN File Photo Left, Ida Mae Tate, top right, better known as the Black Santa, is shown here during one her visits to children at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

• Researcher: New poultry heating system cuts cost
  

  STARKVILLE - A newly developed heating system uses attic space inside broiler houses to reduce power usage, improve energy efficiency and keep poultry warmer, a Mississippi State University researcher says.

City Description

Starkville is a city in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. As of 2008, the city population was 24,000. It is the county seat of Oktibbeha County. Starkville, also known as "Starkvegas" or "Starkpatch" is considered the Crowned Jewel of the Golden Triangle region of northeast Mississippi which consists of Starkville, Columbus, and West Point. The campus of Mississippi State University is located adjacent to the east of Starkville. As of the fall of 2008, MSU is the state of Mississippi's largest university with 17,824 undergraduates, more than 4,000 graduate students, and more than 1,300 staff. The university is also the largest employer of Starkville and dominates the city's economy. Students have created a ready audience for the Magnolia Film Festival. Held every February, it is the oldest film festival in the state. Other major events held in Starkville and heavily supported by the MSU Student Body are the Dudy Gras Parade, Cotton District Arts Festival, Johnny Cash Flower Pickin' Festival, Old Main Music Festival, and Bulldog Bash. The Starkville area has been inhabited for over 2100 years. Artifacts in the form of clay pot fragments and artwork dating from that time

City Contained By:

• Oktibbeha County
• Mississippi

City Contains:

• Mississippi State University

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 66.8216932467 km squared

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