Assisted Living in Starkville, MS

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Facts about Starkville

Starkville is also known as: Oktibbeha County / Starkville city.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Josh Booty (baseball player and american football player), Travis Outlaw (basketball player), Antuan Edwards (american football player), Julio Borbon (baseball player), and Jess Mowry (writer and novelist).

Starkville is home to the following sports teams: Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball.

And featured attractions of Starkville: Davis Wade Stadium, Greensboro Street Historic District, Odd Fellows Cemetery, and Humphrey Coliseum.

Starkville is represented by Mayor Parker Wiseman.

Starkville is a city in Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Oktibbeha County. The Starkville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Oktibbeha County. The population was 23,888 at the 2010 census. The campus of Mississippi State University is located directly to the east of Starkville.Starkville is an anchor of the Golden Triangle region of northeast Mississippi which consists of Starkville, Columbus, and West Point.The campus of Mississippi State University is located adjacent to the east of Starkville. As of the fall of 2011, MSU is the state of Mississippi's largest university with 20,424 students, more than 4,000 graduate students, and more than 1,300 staff. The university is also the largest employer of Starkville. Students have created a ready audience for the Magnolia Film Festival. Held every February, it is the oldest film festival in the state. Other major events held in Starkville and heavily supported by the MSU Student Body are the Dudy Gras Parade, Cotton District Arts Festival, Super Bulldog Weekend, Old Main Music Festival, Ragtime & Jazz Music Festival, and Bulldog Bash.

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