Diverse Spirits: ourMississippi Magazine honors racial reconciliation leaders
Decked out in their best attire, people from all over Mississippi gathered at the 3rd Annual ourMississippi Magazine Honors Gala in celebration of diversity and inclusion in business practices. Wesley Wells, event chairman for ourMississippi Magazine, decided
Community Calendar for the week of March 13, 2016
The Rust College a capella choir performs at 3 p.m. today at St. James United Methodist Church, 722 Military Road, Columbus. $10 adults; $5 children.
Karriem: Teachers should grade parents
A bill coauthored by District 41 Rep. Kabir Karriem in the Mississippi Legislature takes a unique approach in looking to improve parental involvement in schools — grading parents. House Bill 4, would allow teachers to rate parents
Starkville man pleads guilty to charges he attempted to join ISIS
A former Mississippi State University student has pleaded guilty to charges he attempted to join ISIS. Muhammad Dakhlalla of Starkville entered the guilty plea during a hearing in U. S. District Court in Aberdeen.
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Muhammad Dakhlalla was a member and his father, Oda H. Dakhlalla is the imam at the Islamic Center of Mississippi in Starkville, Miss. Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla was concerned with logistics.
Starkville Restaurant Week charity agencies announced
The top vote-getters in Starkville Restaurant Week’s charity nomination process are Backpack Buddies, Vets for Vets and Grassroots Animal Rescue, the Starkville Convention and Visitors Bureau announced Thursday. The three organizations will vie for $5,000, $1,000 and
Boys & Girls Club of Golden Triangle to host fundraiser Saturday
Organizers hope the large indoor yard sale will generate funds to support the nonprofit agency’s services for youth. The event from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Columbus facility at 1815 18th Ave. N. is part
Area cities rank among top micropolitan economies
POLICOM Corporation, an independent economic research firm, released its 2016 economic strength rankings for 576 micropolitan areas, using data from 1995 to 2014. Columbus and Starkville ranked in the survey but both fell — Columbus fell from
Oktibbeha supervisors block Vaughn DUI appeal
Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors deadlocked in a vote naming a new special prosecutor during its meeting Monday, meaning it likely won’t have legal representation in the state’s appeal of Starkville Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn’s driving
LINK identifies possible Oktibbeha Co. industrial sites
The Golden Triangle Development LINK wants representatives of the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors, Starkville Board of Aldermen and Oktibbeha County Economic Development Authority to vet three proposed industrial park plans and pick a path forward within