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From left, Carolyn Abadie, the owner of Book Mart & Cafe, and Hannah Jian discuss the details of creating an online platform for Book Mart & Cafe to sell books on Friday in Starkville. Jian wanted a way to help businesses that are impacted by COVID-19, so she decided to start a pro-bono consulting organization and offer services to a few Starkville businesses. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Business at the Book Mart & Cafe on Main Street in Starkville doesn’t look much like it did before the COVID-19 pandemic descended on the area in March.
Most of the Mississippi State University students who frequented the bookstore and the Bully Shop inside it went home for the summer. A lot of older readers began to stay away for fear of exposure to the virus.
A heart for youth: Starkville group seeks to reduce violence, offer experiences to young people
By Amelia Plair/Special to The Dispatch 1 day ago Brody Rice answers questions from the audience after giving a presentation on a trip he took to the Memphis Zoo this summer. Rice was one of 20 Armstrong Jr. High students who went on the trip free of charge thanks to the leadership of SRO officer Sammy Shumaker and the Starkville Community Action and Advocacy Association. Amelia Plair/Special to The Dispatch
“We need three things: partnership, relationship, and fellowship.”
Brody Rice’s words rang out with the cadence and conviction of an experienced minister at a recent Starkville Community Action and Advocacy meeting. His ready smile and neat khakis topped with a tucked-in shirt and sport coat completed the effect.