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A brief wildfire occurred in Oktibbeha County near Starkville Thursday evening. (WTVA)    By (https://www.wtva.com/authors/nick-pirozzi/) Nick Pirozzi    Published: Oct. 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM EDT | Updated: 9 hours ago     Share     (https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.wtva.com)  Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google      STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — A brief wildfire occurred in Oktibbeha County near Starkville Thursday evening. The fire happened in the Clayton Village neighborhood, in a cutover area near Highway 82 on Wilkerson Road. WTVA was on scene at the same time as the Mississippi Forestry Commission. The Mississippi Forestry Commission said the fire is currently at 100% containment.   According to a source in the Forestry Commission, the property owner was burning and things got out of hand. Oktibbeha County is not under a burn ban.  Copyright 2026 WTVA. All rights reserved.            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