- The Dispatch offices will be closed Thursday. There will be no printed Wednesday edition; breaking news will continue to be posted on cdispatch.com. The Starkville Dispatch will put out a special morning edition on Thanksgiving Day.
- Golden Triangle Waste Services will not pick up Thursday for the holiday. Friday will resume regular services and Thursday”s pick-ups will be picked up Saturday.
- The Starkville Sanitation Department will be closed Thursday and Friday. The regular residential pick-up schedule will continue Monday.
- Banks: All banks will be closed Thursday for the holiday and will resume normal business hours Friday.
- Starkville and Mississippi State University post offices will be closed Thursday and will reopen Friday with normal business hours.
- The Greater Starkville Development Partnership will be closed Wednesday through Friday for the holiday and will resume normal business hours Monday.
- The City of Starkville”s offices, including the Electric and Water departments, will be closed Thursday-Friday and will resume normal business hours Monday.
- Oktibbeha County offices will be closed Thursday and Friday and will resume normal business hours Monday.
The Dispatch Editorial Board is made up of publisher Peter Imes, columnist Slim Smith, managing editor Zack Plair and senior newsroom staff.
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