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Grants to Curb Alcohol Abuse, Suicide in Young Adults

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By Elizabeth McGaw  STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News) ---- A local Starkville man strives to bring about preventative change in the Oktibbeha school system and on Mississippi State University’s campus. Dr. Michael Nadorff, an assistant psychology professor at…

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Starkville Yellow Jackets are Back on Top!

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By: Kayla Minor March 19, 2020 STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News)— Starkville Yellow Jackets are back on top for a second time, in two years! The boys' basketball team, once again, advanced to the 6A State Championship in Oxford. Just like last year, The Jackets came out…

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Hobie's on Main Takes Over Historic State Theater

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STARKVILLE, MS (Take 30 News)-- The historic State Theater has been a landmark of downtown Starkville since the 1930s and this year it's been repurposed as an upstairs-downstairs bar operated by Hobie's on Main. Since its opening, the State Theater's…

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New Tobacco Law has Local Businesses Feeling Burned

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By Dalton Whitfield STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News) --- On January 1st, A new federal law was implemented in Mississippi. This new law prevented anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing tobacco products. This new was named the T21 Law. This new law also covered…

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Outbreak of COVID-19 Shuts Down New Mississippi State Study Abroad Program

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By Hudson Coombs   Mississippi State, Miss. (Take 30 News)--- On March 11th of 2020, prior to moving classes online, Mississippi State University announced the cancellation of all international travel, including all summer study abroad programs in order to combat…

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Retail Space at College View Apartments Remains Empty

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By Ethan Foster STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News) ---- Students and residents at College View apartments in Starkville are wondering why there are such large, empty retail spaces on the ground floors and why they've been empty for a full year. This is all in…

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Who Said Makeovers Were Just for Women?

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By Dondreia Blanchard Tupelo, Miss. (Take 30 News) --- The Wear it Well organization hosted a makeover event Saturday for patients who have faced life altering illnesses. The patients were recipients of new a hairdo, makeup, and were able to pick out a new outfit and a…

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Former Parchman Prisoner Speaks Out About Conditions at Prison

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By Monica Mosley LOUISVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News) --- The Department of Justice launched an investigation after a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the inmates at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian Mississippi.   The suit claims…

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Frostbite Marathon is Running For a Cause

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By Airanna Robinson  Starkville, Miss. (Take 30) ---Many run for exercise, but this time was for a cause.  Runners came out Saturday morning to participate in the 35th annual frostbite half-marathon. The marathon hosted by Chic-Fil-A selects one charity every…

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