{
    "byline": "By Braden Simmons \u2022 August 18, 2026",
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    "excerpt": "Christopher Thompson, founder and president of Starkville Voices, points to City Hall Thursday in Starkville. Thompson founded Starkville Voices, a nonprofit civic engagement group, earlier this year to promote interest and participation from residents in both county and city affairs. Braden Simmons/Dispatch Staff",
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