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Gatewood receives international Omega Psi Phi award for fraternity advising at MSU
According to an MSU Press Release, a Mississippi State University Information Technology Services leader, also serving as a campus fraternity advisor, is this year’s recipient of the international Dr. Ernest E. Just Undergraduate Chapter Advisor of the Year Award, a prestigious accolade given by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity...
Road closure for repairs to be expected in Columbus
Drivers in Columbus, listen up. Next Tuesday, August 11, Holly Hills Road will be closed from Section Line Road to Highway 50 for repairs...
Caledonia schools placed on a brief lockdown early this afternoon
All three Caledonia campuses were notified between 1:06 and 1:09 to go on lockdown...
Police in search of runaway juvenile in Baldwyn
The juvenile from Booneville is believed to be in the Baldwyn area, and police think he is responsible for a number of break-ins of homes and vehicles in both Booneville and Baldwyn...
Bobby Davis chosen to represent Ward 3 on Board of Aldermen
Ackerman has a full Board of Aldermen once again. It took two tries, but Ward three voters have chosen Bobby Davis to represent them on the board...
Research supports state watermelon
Sources from MSU press release say, on a hot July morning, more than 60 people walked through dusty research fields at Mississippi State University to see for themselves how melon varieties performed in the state’s summer climate...
Road closure for repairs to be expected in Columbus
Drivers in Columbus, listen up. Next Tuesday, August 11, Holly Hills Road will be closed from Section Line Road to Highway 50 for repairs...
Caledonia schools placed on a brief lockdown early this afternoon
All three Caledonia campuses were notified between 1:06 and 1:09 to go on lockdown...
Police in search of runaway juvenile in Baldwyn
The juvenile from Booneville is believed to be in the Baldwyn area, and police think he is responsible for a number of break-ins of homes and vehicles in both Booneville and Baldwyn...
Bobby Davis chosen to represent Ward 3 on Board of Aldermen
Ackerman has a full Board of Aldermen once again. It took two tries, but Ward three voters have chosen Bobby Davis to represent them on the board...
Research supports state watermelon
Sources from MSU press release say, on a hot July morning, more than 60 people walked through dusty research fields at Mississippi State University to see for themselves how melon varieties performed in the state’s summer climate...
Midday (Starkville Voices) - 08/05/26
Today on Midday, Kealy talks with Starkville Voices Founder Christopher Thompson about the Starkville Voices organization...
Disney deal with TikTok will let people use Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars characters to make videos
According to CBS News, the Walt Disney Company and TikTok on Wednesday announced a deal that will allow content creators to make videos featuring characters from Disney brands such as Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars...
Appeals court says fishermen’s claim in lobster defamation suit raises First Amendment questions
According to AP, a federal appeals court signaled that it might not allow a lawsuit brought by fishing industry businesses and trade groups against a California aquarium to proceed because of the case’s potential impact on free speech...
A man arrested at Trump golf course near Los Angeles set to appear in court on weapons charge
According to AP, a California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course while pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump’s visit is due in court Wednesday on a federal weapons charge...
Home where astronaut Neil Armstrong’s boyhood dreams of flying took off is for sale
Associated Press reports that inside Neil Armstrong’s boyhood home, at the top of a creaky stairway, sits his bedroom where he launched model airplanes out of the rear window to measure how far they’d fly...
Columbus first responders come together to prepare community for when severe weather strikes
local leaders and scientists, Dr. Jamese Sims, want to inform the community on how weathering the storm starts by preparing today...
Complaint in Prentiss County leads to one man facing several charges
52-year-old James Bennett was arrested and charged with possession of crack cocaine and several other misdemeanors...
Complaint in Prentiss County leads to one man facing several charges
52-year-old James Bennett was arrested and charged with possession of crack cocaine and several other misdemeanors...
Teenager faces felony charge after disturbance at Walmart Neighborhood Market in Tupelo
A teenager is facing a felony charge after a disturbance at the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Tupelo...
Man arrested in connection with a domestic violence incident in Booneville
A Baldwyn man is in jail in connection with a domestic violence incident this weekend...
Man faces charges for allegedly assaulting a woman and her child in Tupelo
A man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a woman and her child...
Woman dies in Shannon shooting; suspect arrested
SHANNON, Miss., (WCBI) - One woman is dead after an early morning argument leads to gunfire in Shannon. Shannon Police Chief Tony Rogers says officers got called to a…
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...





