By PAUL SIMS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it A bond referendum is a likely possibility as city officials restart talk and set a course of action on Starkville's nearly 10-year-old consideration of a Municipal Complex.
Oswalt trade one that Phillies had to make
Philadelphia has landed another ace, getting Roy Oswalt in a trade with the Astros. It is a deal the Phillies needed to make -- one that corrects a previous error, writes Tom Verducci.
By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it A Starkville man has been indicted on charges of child fondling and sexual battery in connection with a series of incidents involving children ranging in age from 3 to 14.
Astros land Happ, prospects from Phils in Oswalt swap
The Phillies have landed another big gun as the deadline nears. Astros ace Roy Oswalt will accept a trade to the reigning NL champs, clearing the way for the Houston-Philadelphia swap.
Redskins training camp offers plenty of storylines
There's no shortage of subplots at Redskins camp, says Don Banks. The Mike Shanahan era began Thursday with Donovan McNabb under center and Albert Haynesworth in the doghouse.
Special Report: The story of Jeremiah Masoli's downfall
Jeremiah Masoli is asking you to open your mind, to consider the possibility that, regardless of what you've read or heard, he is not a thug. That would be an easier sell, of course, if he hadn't spent nearly three months in a juvenile facility in 2005 for robbery; if he hadn't pled guilty in March of this year to burglarizing a fraternity house; if his career as the starting quarterback -- and a potential Heisman contender -- at Oregon hadn't ended last month after police found him driving with marijuana in his car.
The city of Starkville could soon become a Mississippi Main Street community, which would give the city additional tools to promote economic development downtown.
White Sox close to trade for Jackson
? The White Sox appear to be closing in on a deal for Diamondbacks pitcher Edwin Jackson. The White Sox have strong pitching but lost Jake Peavy for the year so they appear to want to maintain their strength. The White Sox would likely send Daniel Hudson, a pitching prospect, to Arizona along with a second prospect, also likely a pitcher. The conventional wisdom has been that the White Sox would flip Jackson for Adam Dunn to the Nationals, who have long sought Jackson. But it appears the White Sox may keep Jackson. They have been interested in Dunn, as well.
STARKVILLE, Miss. - The trial of a Maben woman accused of in death of her husband while the couple hunted in western Oktibbeha County has been rescheduled for the November term of circuit court.
By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it A 21-year-old Starkville man is now facing trial in connection with the late February shooting of a man that stemmed from a conflict at a nightclub in another county.
By Brandon Walker Daily Times Leader Just over one month from now, over 40,000 people will cram into downtown West Point for the 32nd straight year, as the city holds its annual Prairie Arts Festival on Saturday, Sept.
Twins trade two prospects to Nationals for Capps
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Twins have acquired All-Star closer Matt Capps from the Washington Nationals for minor leaguers Wilson Ramos and Joe Testa.
By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it One major dilemma is facing Starkville officials as they prepare the municipal government budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year: Do they try to move forward with projects identified in their strategic plan or tow the line in keeping ...
Travis Pastrana and Jake Brown owned Thursday at X Games 16. Gallery
Travis Pastrana earned his seventh Moto X Freestyle gold medal at the Los Angeles Coliseum Thursday night -- the same place he won his fourth in 2003. Despite persistent rumors that Pastrana would bring his double backflip, which he's only thrown in a Best Trick competition once (at X Games in 2006), to Thursday's Final, the trick wasn't necessary.
Mactoc Farm farmer Bill McGee looks at two heifers severely injured this weekend during two pit bull attacks at his property on Oktoc Road in Oktibbeha County.
First Published: 11:03 IST Last Updated: 12:00 IST Six IndianHigh School students who will start their academic session in Mississippi State University for the Bachelors program in August 2010 are collectively receiving $190,800 worth scholarship from the university.
STARKVILLE, Miss. - In 1985, a young and energetic Mississippi State University forest products professor began testing a new treatment on railroad crossties.
Jimenez helps Rockies snap skid, beat Pirates Ubaldo Jimenez rebounded from two rough starts to pitch seven effective innings and the Rockies snapped an eight-game skid with a 9-3 victory over the Pirates.
By GWEN SISSON This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Starkville's Miss Hospitality Paige Watson will be headed to downtown Hattiesburg this week in hopes of returning with a state title, and additional scholarship money.
Approved condo project threatens future of upscale retail project, developers say Larry Tabor, who owns Tabor Properties in Starkville, has a plan to turn the old University Inn at the intersection of Highway 12 and Spring Street in Starkville into 52 condominiums.
Mississippi State University art student Peter Hammond on Saturday cleans the last bit of graffiti he and a friend painted on a Starkville bridge on University Avenue.
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