OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MS
Starkville area.
WORKING IN OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MS
Oktibbeha County is Starkville and Mississippi State country. The MSU campus drives most of the growth — student housing, small commercial, and rental subdivisions on every side of town. West of Starkville, Sturgis and the surrounding rural area sit up against the Noxubee Wildlife Refuge and Tombigbee National Forest.
LOCAL LANDMARKS
- Mississippi State University campus and Davis Wade Stadium
- The Cotton District in Starkville
- Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
- Tombigbee National Forest
- Oktoc community and rural south-county farmland
LOCAL CULTURE
Cowbells, maroon-and-white, and Bulldog football set the tone in Starkville — game day fills the Cotton District and the Junction on campus. Add the Cotton District Arts Festival, a strong local music scene, and steady MSU-driven residential growth, and it stays busy year-round.