CLASS 3A | REGION 1 HEAD COACH: TJ Seago Aug 18th Nettleton Away Sept 25th Holly Springs Away Sept 1st Moorevile Home Sept 8th New Site Away Sept 15th Hatley Home Sept 22nd Macon Road Baptist Home Sept 29th Alcorn Central* Home Oct 6th Belmont* Away Oct 13th Kossuth* Home Oct 20th Booneville* Away Oct 27th North Pontotoc* Home *District games MANTACHIE, Miss….
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- Two teens are behind bars tonight- and both are being charged as adults. The Tupelo Police Department has charged 16 year-old Jarquarius Cherry and 15 year-old Rondarrian Ward, of Tupelo, with Armed Robbery. The incident occurred at Theron Nichols Park on Mitchell Road. A handgun was used during the robbery- a cell phone and money were taken from…
OXFORD, Miss.(WCBI)—It’s official! Most of the areas throughout the state have sworn their new local leadership into office. Among them is Robyn Tannehill. She is officially the mayor for the City of Oxford. “Over the past couple of years, I realize there were a whole lot of things I wanted to change, that I had to be in this…
GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI) – These days, it’s hard to sit through the heat without some form of air conditioner in your home or car. Instead of buying one, recently there have been some who have decided to steal window units from homes. Columbus police responded to a call Wednesday about a stolen air unit from a window. These types of…
State troopers issued fewer seat belt citations this 4th of July than years past.
No major changes coming anytime soon
CLASS 3A | REGION 1 HEAD COACH: Mike Mattox Aug 18 Mooreville Home Aug 25 Baldwyn Home Sept 1 Nettleton Away Sept 8 Saltillo Away Sept 15 Tishomingo Co. Home Sept 22 OPEN Sept 29 Kossuth* Home Oct 6 Alcorn Central* Away Oct 13 North Pontotoc* Away Oct 19 Mantachie* Home Oct 27 Belmont* Away *District games BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)…
(Photo Courtesy: MSU Athletics) STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) – One week after becoming just the second player ever to claim the Southeastern Conference triple crown, Brent Rooker has been named the 2017-18 Roy F. Kramer Male Athlete of the Year winner by Southeastern Conference, selected by a vote of the league’s athletics directors. Rooker joins Will Clark (1985) and LaToya…
Other agencies also have warrants for Nichols.
Both people arrested face felony charges.
One Building To Be Renamed
TODAY: Highs in the low 90s with heat index values in the upper 90s and low 100s. Chance for a few scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and early evening. Widespread severe weather is not anticipated, but one or two intense thunderstorms cannot be ruled out. Chance of rain around 40%. TONIGHT: A lingering shower or storm possible overnight, but…
July Fourth almost turns tragic for family who says 7 year old daughter was target of failed abductor.
HOOVER, Ala. (WCBI) — Football is nearly here. The Southeastern Conference will host its annual football media days July 10-13 at the Hyatt Regency – Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. Below are the attendees from each school: 2017 SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS SCHEDULE MONDAY, July 10 Arkansas Bret Bielema Austin Allen, Sr., QB Frank Ragnow, Sr., OL Kevin Richardson II,…
An argument turns violent in Columbus on Wednesday, at United Deli on Tuscaloosa Road.
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)-If you look just east of Tupelo City Hall on the corner of East Troy and Fairpark Drive, you’ll see empty lots. However, a $12 million project will soon change the landscape of downtown. On Wednesday, city leaders announced that the project is on its way to Tupelo Fairpark. “It’s really a step in the right direction,” said…
Columbus city leaders were sworn-in today at the Trotter Convention Center.
WINSTON COUNTY, Miss.(WCBI)—It feels good to be needed; to feel useful. That’s why one Winston County group is training older residents and helping them land jobs. Jerome Moncrief spends hours tending to Dean Park in Winston County. He is a senior, with a learning disability. Elmetra Patterson works with the Friends of Dean Park. She says adopting the Senior Employment…
July Fourth ranks first for pets that go missing.
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) – The search is over for the woman who disappeared in the Aberdeen Lock and Dam Tuesday evening. She has been identified as 54 year-old Lisa Merit of Amory, MS. The search and recovery was not made by Monroe County, alone. Four cities, the county sheriff’s department, and state law enforcement put their training and experience to the…
Firemen believe the cause of the smoldering cross ties were from fireworks shot the night before.
He’s also charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
7 Year Old Escapes From Suspect Tuesday
Lee County Makes Arrest