Excerpts from EAST MISSISSIPPI TIMES OCT. 1, 1897 Special Edition , contributed by Mona Tomlinson.

Maben Press, October 9, 1902

Excerpts from The East Mississippi Times, transcribed by Mona Tomlinson. These dates: September 13 and October 18, 1918

1936 Starkville News Excerpt, contributed by Mona Tomlinson

Local Current Newspapers

• Starkville Daily News, current paper for Oktibbeha County
• The Commercial Dispatch, local Columbus, Mississippi newspaper. Columbus is the county seat of the Lowndes County, just east and adjacent to Oktibbeha County.
• Winston County Journal, local Louisville, Mississippi newspaper. Louisville is the county seat of the Winston County, just southwest of Oktibbeha County
• Daily Times Leader, local West Point, Mississippi newspaper. West Point is the county seat of Clay County, which is to the northeast of Oktibbeha County

Other Newspaper Resources where you can go to view their microfilm and make your own transcriptions:

• Mississippi Department of Archive & History, (MDAH) Online Finding Aides
• Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
• McCain Library & Archives, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi





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