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Around 3:30 p.m., someone walked into Renasant Bank in Starkville, isolated a female employee, and stole items from the woman. Shortly after the suspect fled the scene.
Renewed Attention on Historically Black Colleges, Universities 3 hours ago FILE - In this July 6, 2021, file photo, an electronic signboard welcomes people to the Howard University campus in Washington. Howard is one of more than 100 HBCUs recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:09:13 0:00 Pop-out player Would you turn down a top national university for a historically black college and university, or HBCU, in the United States? Nikole Hannah-Jones did. Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winn...
A heart for youth: Starkville group seeks to reduce violence, offer experiences to young people By Amelia Plair/Special to The Dispatch 1 day ago Brody Rice answers questions from the audience after giving a presentation on a trip he took to the Memphis Zoo this summer. Rice was one of 20 Armstrong Jr. High students who went on the trip free of charge thanks to the leadership of SRO officer Sammy Shumaker and the Starkville Community Action and Advocacy Association. Amelia Plair/Special to The Dispatch “We need three things: partnership, relationship, and fellowship.” Brody Rice...
Aldermen still mulling juvenile curfew after second hearing From left, Mark Ballard, Sandra Sistrunk and Lynn Spruill Aldermen plan to wait two to four more weeks before a final vote on a citywide juvenile curfew, following a second public hearing on the matter Tuesday at City Hall. Police Chief Mark Ballard, who fielded aldermen’s questions at the hearing, has asked for an ordinance establishing a juvenile curfew and truancy law to decrease auto burglaries and, in turn, mitigate juvenile crime. If passed, the curfew would apply to ages 17 and under. It would run from midnight to 5 a.m. ...
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Starkville Police Department adds new camera equipment for officers Starkville Police Officers will be wearing new, highly-advanced body cameras to bring safety back to the streets. Posted: May 12, 2021 8:25 PM Posted By: Rhea Thornton STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - A police chief in the Golden Triangle is hoping new, high-tech body cameras may shed light on the work officers put into their day. The Starkville Police Department is under a week away from getting 60 new body cameras and 40 new car cameras with technology that could change the game for officers, according to Starkville Police Chief...