Archives: 2017

Local News

MedStat Releases Statement About Colleague’s Death, Funeral Arrangements

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  VAN VLEET, Miss./AMR (PRESS RELEASE) – Michael Collums, an EMT with MedStat EMS, was responding to an emergency call yesterday when his ambulance collided with the cab of an 18-wheeler.  He was pronounced dead on the scene. His crew member, paramedic Raymond Reed, suffered serious injuries, but non-life-threatening injuries. “Our thoughts are with both families during this difficult time,…
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EMCC Football Hires David Boykin as OC, Marcus Wood Moving into Administration

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SCOOBA, Miss. (WCBI/EMCC Athletics) – EMCC will have a new offensive coordinator roaming the sidelines in 2017. Head coach Buddy Stephens announced on Wednesday that David Boykin will be joining the Lions’ staff as their new offensive coordinator. Boykin replaces Marcus Wood, who is EMCC’s new Assistant Vice President of Athletic Development. Boykin comes to the three-time NJCAA champion EMCC Lions…
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Video: The Impacts Of Unseasonably Warm Weather

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MAYHEW, Miss.(WCBI)—The hats, jackets, and scarves aren’t getting a much use as they should this time of year and with warm temperatures come blooming and budding flowers and fruit. ” My strawberries are about 3 weeks ahead of where they were last year,”said co-owner of Mayhew Tomato Farm Melvin Ellis. Melvin Ellis is co-owner of Mayhew Tomato Farm and he says…
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Video: Highway 182 18 Wheeler Accident

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LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss.(WCBI)—The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle accident on 182 near the Mayhew E.M.C.C. campus Tuesday. A flatbed 18 wheeler, traveling eastbound on frontage road, flipped over in a ditch while attempting to turn onto Artesia West Point Road. The truck was carrying a 47 thousand pound roll of steel,  and law enforcement believe it was the…
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VIDEO: School Lunch Accounts Being Overdrawn

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CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- School districts are facing a decision across north Mississippi. How to deal with overdrawn school lunch accounts. It’s been reported Alcorn County will start calling out parents who aren’t paying up. The majority of Calhoun County’s students receive either free or reduced lunches. Superintendent Mike Moore says staying on top of every child’s account balance is key….