Editing Starkville, Mississippi (section)

===21st century===
On March 21, 2006, Starkville became the first city in Mississippi to adopt a smoking ban for indoor public places, including restaurants and bars. This ordinance went into effect on May 20, 2006.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cityofstarkville.org/government/ordinances/2006/2006-02.pdf#search=%22starkville%20no%20smoking%20ordinance%22| title=Ordinance Number 2006-02| access-date=September 5, 2006| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060922173635/http://www.cityofstarkville.org/government/ordinances/2006/2006-02.pdf#search=%22starkville%20no%20smoking%20ordinance%22| archive-date=September 22, 2006}}</ref>

In February 2018, Starkville denied a local LGBTQ organization a permit to host a [[pride parade]]. The organizers initiated legal action,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=Larrison|date=2018-02-27|title=Starkville Pride marches into court over parade permit|url=https://mississippitoday.org/2018/02/26/starkville-pride-marches-court-parade-permit/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Mississippi Today|language=en-US}}</ref> after which the city reversed its decision.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=Larrison|date=2018-03-07|title=Starkville approves Pride Parade, reversing earlier vote|url=https://mississippitoday.org/2018/03/06/starkville-approves-pride-parade-reversing-earlier-vote/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Mississippi Today|language=en-US}}</ref> The parade was held in March 2018 with almost 3,000 attendees.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-01|title=Starkville Pride event largest parade in city history {{!}} Starkville Daily News|url=http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/content/starkville-pride-event-largest-parade-city-history|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101015318/http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/content/starkville-pride-event-largest-parade-city-history|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-01|access-date=2020-07-13}}</ref>