Members of the Starkville Fire Department worked in the blistering August heat to install the trusses at 76 Azalea Lane. The trusses were all in place in three hours. Starkville Habitat is grateful for the continued support of Chief Yarbrough and the Starkville Fire Department.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the 2019 Maroon Edition Habitat Home were held August 13. This will be the 11th Maroon Edition Habitat Home.
On May 17, 2019, Starkville Habitat held its annual golf tournament at Starkville Country Club. The Thomas Price Caldwell Jr. & Sr. Memorial Golf Tournament, generously sponsored for the second year in a row by Alice Carol Caldwell, raised over $30,000. This year’s winning golf team was VCS Anesthesia.
On March 10, 2019, Starkville Habitat broke ground on the 2019 Apostles’/Collegiate Challenge House. We were joined at the groundbreaking by students from Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois, the first of three out-of-state college groups to spend a week in Starkville working on the house. In addition to Rockford College, students from Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois, and Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, Maryland, worked on the home. First United Methodist Church of Starkville generously sponsored the construction of the house.
On July 21 a dedication ceremony was held and shortly after Erica Rice and her family were able to move in a begin life in their new home.
On December 17, 2018, Starkville Habitat and Mississippi State held a dedication ceremony for the 10th Annual Maroon Edition House. Lou-Quan Lucious and her family were able to spend Christmas 2018 in their new home!
