Owen Brown, a U.S. History teacher at Starkville High School, goes over classroom rules as the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District begins their first day of class on Tuesday, July 27 ...

STARKVILLE — Oktibbeha County schools had faced years of poor academic performance before they were consolidated into the Starkville School District in 2015. A decade later, signs of success exist.

Members of the MSU Space Cowboys Rocketry Club discuss building and launching rockets with Starkville-Oktibbeha School District students during an intersession enrichment camp. (Photo by Grace ...