Archives: 2017

VIDEO: Camp Jabber Jaw Completes 18th Year

STARKVILLE, Miss.(WCBI)—The T.K. Martin Center on Mississippi State’s campus was over run by campers Friday morning. The 18th annual Camp Jabber Jaw kicked off earlier this week. The camp is designed for kids with special needs and who use augmentative and alternative communication technologies. Each year the camp has a theme. This year’s theme was time travel. Every day of…

VIDEO: Keep Starkville Beautiful

STARKVILLE, Miss.(WCBI)—Keep Starkville Beautiful was the goal as the city worked to become a part of a national organization. Friday the city received an Official Certificate of Affiliation from Keep America Beautiful and unveiled the new logo for the Starkville branch. National and state representatives, Starkville community members, and city leaders were in attendance. Six months ago, the city formed…

Ole Miss Releases Farrar, Freeze and Other Coaches’ Responses to NCAA’s Notice of Allegations

OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) — Ole Miss has released its response and its connected associates to the NCAA’s Notice of Allegations on Friday. Through a public records request, the University of Mississippi provided redacted responses to the Notice of Allegations from head football coach Hugh Freeze, former assistant athletic director of high school relations Barney Farrar, former assistant coach Chris Kiffin…

East Webster/ICC’s Hollenhead Named NJCAA Softball All-American

FULTON, Miss. (WCBI/LetsGoICC.com) – Sophomore third baseman Mamie Hollenhead (Mathiston) was named a 2017 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Second Team All-American late Thursday afternoon. Hollenhead led the team with a.469 batting average and had a team-best 90 hits with only five strikeouts in a team-leading 192 at-bats on the season. She had 25 doubles, a team-high…

Mostly Sunny and Dry Through Weekend.

MSU Baseball Forecast Friday Forecast TODAY: Mostly sunny, and a bit warmer than Wednesday and Thursday. Still, with a drier airmass remaining in place, still a fairly comfortable day. Highs in the mid 80s. SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs in the upper 80s to around 90. Humidity levels begin to increase on Saturday as winds shift out of the south….

VIDEO: Dozens Of Students Achieve An Important Milestone By Walking Across Stage And Receiving Their Diplomas

MAYHEW, Miss. (WCBI)-Thursday was a momentous day for a group of students in the East Mississippi Community College Adult Education Program. It was their graduation today. More than a dozen students walked across the stage to receive their GED. “It feels amazing,” said Justin Swift, who received his GED on Thursday. Swift said receiving his diploma is something he’s always wanted…

VIDEO: Power Play in Aberdeen

ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI News) – Meetings. Dismissals and contradictions. There is a lot going on in Aberdeen. The job of the head of the electric department in Aberdeen is in question. The mayor says the board of aldermen voted to hire Richard Smith as the new director. But other aldermen say the current manager Brian Sanders was never fired.   This…