Archives: 2017

Hot and Breezy Wednesday.

TODAY:  Mostly sunny to partly cloudy once again today. High temperatures again approaching or reaching 90 degrees. Winds will be breezy at times with a southerly wind at 10-20 mph gusting to 30 mph or more. THURSDAY: Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Heat Index values will approach or exceed 90. Isolated to widely scattered showers and storms possible…

Ole Miss Falls in Road Midweek Game at Arkansas State

JONESBORO, Ark. (WCBI/Ole Miss Athletics) – After suffering a 16-4 loss to the hands of Ole Miss earlier in the season, Arkansas State got its revenge Tuesday night on its home field. The Red Wolves (24-26) scored three runs in the first, while keeping the Rebel bats in check for a 5-0 win to earn a split of the season…

Upsets Mark Runoff Elections

UNDATED (WCBI) – Incumbents fell by the wayside in Columbus and Pontotoc as voters returned to the polls to decide runoffs.   The hotly contested and sometimes controversial Columbus Council Ward 4 race saw challenger Fredrick Jackson knock off incumbent Marty Turner to gain the seat since there is no June candidate.  Pontotoc will have a new mayor as  Bob…

Video: Remembering Central Academy

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss.(WCBI)—For more than 45 years Central Academy in Macon has produced generations and generations of young scholars. On May 18th the institution will close its doors for good. “I have a lot of ties and feelings there that are going to be washed away when they close that school,”said Central Academy  Alumnus Bruce Allsup. The feelings many Central Academy…