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Oktibbeha supes to hold public hearing on potential juvenile curfew The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to discuss the possibility of enacting a juvenile curfew within the county. Brett Watson Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Brett Watson presented a potential curfew plan to the board Monday. He gained inspiration for the ordinance after examining multiple juvenile curfews across the state and said he believes the plan will help diminish some of the juvenile misconduct in the area. “We at the sheriff’s department are looking at this as a way t...

Louisiana lawmakers nix gas tax hike but advance plan to extend sales tax Mark Ballard BATON ROUGE -- Saying something must be done to find the money to fix the state's crumbling highways and dangerous bridges, the Louisiana House's tax-writing committee rejected the latest effort to increase the tax on gasoline but advanced a bill that would extend the temporary sales tax increase. On an 8-8 vote late Tuesday night, the House Ways & Means Committee sidelined House Bill 615. The measure started out proposing lowering one dedicated tax and raising another with the effect of increasing the ta...

Residents concerned about crowd size, violence at McKee Park Starkville city officials, led by Ward 2 Alderman Sandra Sistrunk, speak at a town hall meeting at McKee Park Thursday evening. Sistrunk presented both short-term and long-term plans for creating a safer environment in city parks. Tyler B. Jones/Dispatch Staff Tytus Brown mentors kids at McKee Park every week through his mentorship program, Brothers Against Violence. While he and his kids were not at the park Tuesday night when a drive-by shooting occurred just after 9 p.m., he said they had been there just a short hour prior. He...

Atmosphere Closes $25 Million Series B Investment from Valor Equity Partners Deal Values Next Gen TV Streaming Platform at $275 Million Following Year of Significant Growth News provided by Share this article Share this article AUSTIN, Texas, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmosphere (www.atmosphere.tv), the worldwide leader in streaming TV for businesses announced today a $25 million Series B investment from Valor Equity Partners. The deal, which comes less than a year after the company raised $14 million in its Series A round, values Atmosphere at $275 million. The funding round will enabl...

Aldermen to consider furloughs, pay cuts for city staff amid pandemic Lynn Spruill Starkville aldermen will consider a proposed $737,500 in cuts to the city’s budget to start to make up for what Mayor Lynn Spruill said she anticipates to be a $1.3 million sales tax revenue shortfall due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The cuts include a 20-percent pay cut for the mayor, board of aldermen and all city department heads and a furlough of 15 percent of the city’s employees, both until further notice. Spruill’s salary (an annual pay of $75,000) would be cut by $1,250 per month with...