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🌱 What’s behind the $200 million “Project Jacket” coming to Oktibbeha?

Starkville, Mississippi Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Starkville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What’s behind the $200 million “Project Jacket” coming to Oktibbeha?
  • How an MSU robotics team in Starkville beat international competition
  • MSU advisor in Starkville earns top international Omega Psi Phi honor

Also on today's calendar: U.S. - Band (18+ Event).

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 73.
  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Announcement of Oktibbeha industry expansion could come next week (cdispatch.com) — Starkville aldermen and Oktibbeha County leaders have approved a major tax incentive package for “Project Jacket,” a more than $200 million industrial expansion that could bring at least 100 new jobs if finalized. The deal uses a fee-in-lieu property tax arrangement and would mark the county’s first successful project of this kind since Starkville and Oktibbeha questioned their contract with the Golden Triangle LINK.
   

2. Education: MSU student team drives out competition in robotics design contest (cdispatch.com) — Mississippi State students in Starkville just captured first place in a major international agricultural robotics competition, showcasing homegrown talent on a global stage. The Maroon Robotics Team’s autonomous robot excelled in a simulated cornfield challenge, highlighting MSU’s growing strength in agricultural engineering and high-tech innovation that benefits students and the wider community.
   

3. Gatewood receives international Omega Psi Phi award for fraternity advising at MSU (msstate.edu) — In Starkville State University is celebrating ITS director Ronald Gatewood for earning Omega Psi Phi’s international Dr. Ernest E. Just Undergraduate Chapter Advisor of the Year Award. As advisor to MSU’s Theta Delta Delta Chapter, he’s being honored for mentoring students, boosting leadership and academic success, and strengthening the fraternity’s role on campus and beyond.
   

4. Vicksburg native and UMMC student connects beauty pageants t... (vicksburgpost.com) — A future physician with ties to Mississippi State University recently competed at Miss Mississippi 2026 after earning the Miss Starkville crown, finishing as first runner-up. Her journey through titles like Miss Vicksburg, Miss MSU, and Miss Starkville shows how pageants have supported her growth as she prepares to start medical school in Jackson.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This cute pup wandered up to a home at the end of South Montgomery a few days ago.
    If yours, please contact the Starkville Animal Shelter at 662-338-9093. (Nextdoor Timbercove)
  • Water service will be temporarily interrupted in the Conner Heights Subdivision off Louisville Street for approximately three hours while Starkville Utilities crews repair a water leak.
    Customers in the affected area should plan for no water service during the repair. We appreciate your patience as our crews work to restore service… (Nextdoor Starkville Utilities)
  • Qualified Staffing posted a job opening for Landscape Workers (Valid DL required) in Starkville. Apply here.
  • Carrols Corporation posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Starkville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Starkville here.

Ok Starkville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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