My Community Newspaper Columns
Thank You Starkville! - I am grateful for the many blessings I have received in Starkville.
Remembering Monica Banks - Monica Banks was a trailblazer for women political leaders and African Americans
Bill Poe Wins Ava Moore Award - Recent accomplishments related to promoting and celebrating our local history have Bill Poe’s fingerprints all over them.
Why Local Elections Are Important - Most of us pay attention when voting for president, U.S. senator, or governor, but local elections are just as important.
Check Out the MSU Libraries! - If you want to know where the action is, it’s at Mitchell Memorial Library.
Kiwanis Celebrates 50th Anniversary - From 1975 to 2013 the Kiwanis Club put an estimated $1,250,000 back into the Starkville community.
Carole, We Love You Too - Carole McReynolds Davis was the best known and most beloved citizen of Starkville.
Remembering Bryan Baker - Starkville lost one of its finest citizens this week with the passing of a true southern gentleman, Dr. Bryan Baker.
Starkville Claims Three Hall of Famers - Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Rice and Bailey Howell all have ties to Starkville
Kiwanis Club - The Kiwanis Club of Starkville ends a remarkable 37-year run in the concession stands at Humphrey Coliseum at Mississippi State University.
These Are The Good Old Days - There is a spirit of optimism in Starkville that bucks the national trend. In many ways, these indeed are the good old days.
How About a Sports Museum in Starkville? - Imagine capturing the excitement of Mississippi State sports and other local sports figures in a first class museum in downtown Starkville. What better way to help the city of Starkville strengthen its ties to the university than to build a sports museum downtown?
Boys Scouts Make a Difference - We often complain about not hearing enough good news. Well, here’s some. The Boy Scouts of America organization is making a positive difference in our nation and right here where we live.
Adopt-A-Family Program - Most of us reading this column are preparing for a Christmas full of an overabundance of presents. We are worried about our waistlines growing from the all the food we plan to consume. But every family in Starkville is not so fortunate.
Up To Something Good - Starkville is full of “do-gooders.” They are constantly at work, but many times their work goes unnoticed. Who are these unsung heroes? They are members of local service clubs.
Youth Summit - General Colin Powell has a vision, and it is coming to Starkville. His vision is to save every at-risk child in America from growing up abused, neglected, unskilled or addicted to drugs or alcohol.
Habitat for Humanity - This organization has a great ministry in our community, and is one of our United Way agencies. Despite Habitat’s success, many myths persist about what Habitat is and what it isn’t.
Starkville Goals Conference - What can we do as individuals to make a difference in our community? How can we bring people together to solve problems? How can citizens become more involved in the decisions that affect us all?
United Way - We can do more together than we can separately. That’s the main idea behind United Way, and that’s why giving to the United Way of North Central Mississippi makes such a big difference.
Nuts and Bolts about United Way - United Way achieves what one charity alone cannot – it assures the availability of a broad network of necessary human care services for our community. Since United Way monitors our community’s needs, it is able to invest contributions where they’re needed most in both well-known and less familiar agencies.
United Way Campaign in Full Swing - To attract students and faculty to Mississippi State University, we need a strong, healthy community. Supporting United Way is one way we can help strengthen our community.
Remembering Monica Banks - Monica Banks was a trailblazer for women political leaders and African Americans
Bill Poe Wins Ava Moore Award - Recent accomplishments related to promoting and celebrating our local history have Bill Poe’s fingerprints all over them.
Why Local Elections Are Important - Most of us pay attention when voting for president, U.S. senator, or governor, but local elections are just as important.
Check Out the MSU Libraries! - If you want to know where the action is, it’s at Mitchell Memorial Library.
Kiwanis Celebrates 50th Anniversary - From 1975 to 2013 the Kiwanis Club put an estimated $1,250,000 back into the Starkville community.
Carole, We Love You Too - Carole McReynolds Davis was the best known and most beloved citizen of Starkville.
Remembering Bryan Baker - Starkville lost one of its finest citizens this week with the passing of a true southern gentleman, Dr. Bryan Baker.
Starkville Claims Three Hall of Famers - Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Rice and Bailey Howell all have ties to Starkville
Kiwanis Club - The Kiwanis Club of Starkville ends a remarkable 37-year run in the concession stands at Humphrey Coliseum at Mississippi State University.
These Are The Good Old Days - There is a spirit of optimism in Starkville that bucks the national trend. In many ways, these indeed are the good old days.
How About a Sports Museum in Starkville? - Imagine capturing the excitement of Mississippi State sports and other local sports figures in a first class museum in downtown Starkville. What better way to help the city of Starkville strengthen its ties to the university than to build a sports museum downtown?
Boys Scouts Make a Difference - We often complain about not hearing enough good news. Well, here’s some. The Boy Scouts of America organization is making a positive difference in our nation and right here where we live.
Adopt-A-Family Program - Most of us reading this column are preparing for a Christmas full of an overabundance of presents. We are worried about our waistlines growing from the all the food we plan to consume. But every family in Starkville is not so fortunate.
Up To Something Good - Starkville is full of “do-gooders.” They are constantly at work, but many times their work goes unnoticed. Who are these unsung heroes? They are members of local service clubs.
Youth Summit - General Colin Powell has a vision, and it is coming to Starkville. His vision is to save every at-risk child in America from growing up abused, neglected, unskilled or addicted to drugs or alcohol.
Habitat for Humanity - This organization has a great ministry in our community, and is one of our United Way agencies. Despite Habitat’s success, many myths persist about what Habitat is and what it isn’t.
Starkville Goals Conference - What can we do as individuals to make a difference in our community? How can we bring people together to solve problems? How can citizens become more involved in the decisions that affect us all?
United Way - We can do more together than we can separately. That’s the main idea behind United Way, and that’s why giving to the United Way of North Central Mississippi makes such a big difference.
Nuts and Bolts about United Way - United Way achieves what one charity alone cannot – it assures the availability of a broad network of necessary human care services for our community. Since United Way monitors our community’s needs, it is able to invest contributions where they’re needed most in both well-known and less familiar agencies.
United Way Campaign in Full Swing - To attract students and faculty to Mississippi State University, we need a strong, healthy community. Supporting United Way is one way we can help strengthen our community.
