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Medical Examiner's office opens in North Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) - Getting answers after a tragedy or criminal act will become faster for families and law enforcement in North Mississippi. Thursday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was…
Columbus' new police chief shares vision for department
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) -After two weeks on the job, Columbus's new police chief, Garland Ward, says he's ready for the challenge. Garland Ward received a promotion from…
United Way sets up at Buffalo Wild Wings for BOGO Bash
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - A non-profit and local business are teaming up for a $50,000 giveaway. United Way of the Golden Triangle Region set up shop at…
End of week rain chances
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - Rain chances building back in for the end of the week and into the weekend. Saturday holds the highest rain potential. THURSDAY NIGHT: Moisture/humidity will be building…
Added convenience could be coming for Trotter visitors
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Getting around events in Columbus may be getting a little easier in the near future. At its work session Thursday morning, the Columbus…
Oktibbeha County man found not guilty of Aggravated Assault
OKITBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - An Oktibbeha County man is free once again. After three days of testimony, an Oktibbeha County jury found Brandon Clark Hudson not guilty of Aggravated Assault. Hudson had been charged with assaulting and cutting a…
Columbus' new police chief shares vision for department
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) -After two weeks on the job, Columbus's new police chief, Garland Ward, says he's ready for the challenge. Garland Ward received a promotion from…
United Way sets up at Buffalo Wild Wings for BOGO Bash
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - A non-profit and local business are teaming up for a $50,000 giveaway. United Way of the Golden Triangle Region set up shop at…
End of week rain chances
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - Rain chances building back in for the end of the week and into the weekend. Saturday holds the highest rain potential. THURSDAY NIGHT: Moisture/humidity will be building…
Added convenience could be coming for Trotter visitors
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Getting around events in Columbus may be getting a little easier in the near future. At its work session Thursday morning, the Columbus…
Oktibbeha County man found not guilty of Aggravated Assault
OKITBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - An Oktibbeha County man is free once again. After three days of testimony, an Oktibbeha County jury found Brandon Clark Hudson not guilty of Aggravated Assault. Hudson had been charged with assaulting and cutting a…
Georgia man sentenced in Mississippi federal court
Greenville, Miss. (WCBI) - A Georgia man with a long criminal history finds himself back behind bars. Dannie Thomas was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. According to…
Grenada man sentenced to just over 16 years in prison
Greenville, Miss. (WCBI) - A Grenada man was sentenced to 16 and a half years in federal prison. 43-year-old Christopher "Snow" Caffey was sentenced Thursday in Greenville. Caffey was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Judge Deborah Brown…
West Point Police Dept. gives update to PPP service
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) -The West Point Police Department has ended its PPP service. The department began a service of leaving cards letting residents know that an officer was in the area. This apparently raised concerns for many residents. According…
Some Eupora residents without water as city makes repairs
EUPORA, Miss. (WCBI) -Residents who live on Autumn Drive in Eupora will have to make adjustments as the city makes a repair. According to the city's Facebook page, water for residents on Autumn Drive will be temporarily shut off. This…
Mantachie woman accused of embezzling from Walmart
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - A Mantachie woman is facing a felony charge. On July 15th, Tupelo police arrested an employee at the Walmart Neighborhood Market for allegedly embezzling over 11-thousand dollars. 32-year-old Alle Whitaker is being charged with felony embezzlement…
Tupelo Police Department makes burglary arrest
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - Tupelo Police make a burglary arrest. On July 24th, officers responded to a commercial burglary at Rayburn & Ferris, located at 539 North Green Street. When they arrived on scene, they allegedly saw a suspect attempting…
Bank robber sentenced in Northern District Federal Court
ABERDEEN, Miss ( WCBI) - A Greenwood man will spend the next 16 years in prison for robbing a bank in the Mississippi Delta. Earl Blue was sentenced in the Northern District Federal Court in Aberdeen. According to court documents,…
Child allegedly tests positive for drugs, two people facing charges
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Two Booneville residents are facing child abuse charges. The recent Prentiss County Grand Jury has indicted 24-year-old Cassandra Lynn Vaughn and 26-year-old Devin Austin Eubanks for Felonious Child Abuse. The charge comes after a child…
Booneville man accused of scrapping a car
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A Booneville man is being accused of scrapping a car that wasn't his. Wednesday, the Prentiss County Sheriff's Office got a report that a vehicle had been taken from a home on County Road 1151…
Two men arrested for drugs in Prentiss County
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A bicycle traffic stop leads to the arrest of one man in Prentiss County. On Tuesday, a deputy with the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department stopped a bicycle for failure to stop for a traffic control…
Booneville man indicted on Statutory Rape charge
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A man is facing charges in two counties for child sex crimes. 20-year-old Preston Scott Culver of Baldwyn is charged with one count of Statutory Rape. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department, Child Protective…
Oktibbeha County man found not guilty of Aggravated Assault
OKITBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - An Oktibbeha County man is free once again. After three days of testimony, an Oktibbeha County jury found Brandon Clark Hudson not guilty of Aggravated Assault. Hudson had been charged with assaulting and cutting a…
Georgia man sentenced in Mississippi federal court
Greenville, Miss. (WCBI) - A Georgia man with a long criminal history finds himself back behind bars. Dannie Thomas was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. According to…
Grenada man sentenced to just over 16 years in prison
Greenville, Miss. (WCBI) - A Grenada man was sentenced to 16 and a half years in federal prison. 43-year-old Christopher "Snow" Caffey was sentenced Thursday in Greenville. Caffey was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Judge Deborah Brown…
Mantachie woman accused of embezzling from Walmart
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - A Mantachie woman is facing a felony charge. On July 15th, Tupelo police arrested an employee at the Walmart Neighborhood Market for allegedly embezzling over 11-thousand dollars. 32-year-old Alle Whitaker is being charged with felony embezzlement…
Tupelo Police Department makes burglary arrest
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - Tupelo Police make a burglary arrest. On July 24th, officers responded to a commercial burglary at Rayburn & Ferris, located at 539 North Green Street. When they arrived on scene, they allegedly saw a suspect attempting…
Bank robber sentenced in Northern District Federal Court
ABERDEEN, Miss ( WCBI) - A Greenwood man will spend the next 16 years in prison for robbing a bank in the Mississippi Delta. Earl Blue was sentenced in the Northern District Federal Court in Aberdeen. According to court documents,…
Man to spend 10 years for breaking into and burning a home in Itawamba Co.
An Itawamba County man will spend the next ten years in prison for breaking into and burning a home...
Woman charged with aggravated assault in Macon
A Noxubee County woman is accused of using her car as a weapon...
Sheriff's Department investigates early morning shooting in Oktibbeha Co.
The Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Department is investigating an early morning shooting...
Courland man to spend 20 years behind bars for child sex crimes
31-year-old Benjamin Wilkes was sentenced in Oxford Federal Court today for transporting child sexual abuse materials using social media apps...
Starkville Police investigate a death in Starkville
Starkville Police are investigating a death that happened overnight...
Former Police officer to spend the next 7 years behind bars in Oxford
A former Police officer will spend the next 7 years behind bars. Antonio Wade was sentenced in an Oxford Federal Court today...
Teenager accused of breaking into cars in Lee County
A Tupelo teenager lands in the Lee County Jail, accused of breaking into cars...
Amory man arrested after a brawl with a police officer
An Amory man is arrested after a brawl with a police officer. Last Wednesday, Tupelo police responded to Wallace Street for a disorderly conduct call...





