STARKVILLE, MS — To get to Starkville, MS, you fly into Memphis, TN, site of Elvis Presley’s Graceland (as noted by numerous billboards); drive southeast toward Tupelo, MS, site of Elvis’ birthplace (as noted by numerous billboards); then head due South.
Starkville is a college town, and on a warm, sunny weekend in March it was Super Bulldog Weekend that brought out Mississippi State University alumni and students — along with most of the townfolk — for sports events, concerts, cookouts, pub hopping, and fraternity parties.