Archives: 2017

Video: One Local Area Celebrates The Success Of Its Economic Development

VARDAMAN, Miss. (WCBI)-Calhoun County residents celebrated the past, and looked forward to the future on Thursday night when The Calhoun Economic Development Association hosted its annual banquet. Derick Ziegler was the keynote speaker. He’s a regional vice president with Baptist Memorial Health Care. The county honored business and manufacturing companies, and the mayors in the area gave out awards to…

3 Charged With Bilking Bank Accounts

OXFORD (WCBI) –  A rash of people having a good time on someone else’s dime is done in Oxford.   Oxford Policve have charged three people in two separate cases involving fraud.   19 year old Andrew Goodwin and 21 year old Alexis Wright both of Oxford are charged with credit card fraud.  Police say the pair stole a credit…

Rebels Fall in Late Stages to Texas A&M at Home

OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI/Ole Miss Athletics) – Ole Miss wasn’t able to finish the second half comeback against Texas A&M on Wednesday night, falling to the Aggies 80-76. The Rebels were led offensively by Sebastian Saiz with 19 points while Terence Davis added 19 of his own. After reducing the 8-point halftime deficit to one possession on multiple occasions, Ole Miss was…

Peters, Weatherspoon Combine for 52 Points in Mississippi State’s Win Over Missouri

(Photo Courtesy: Kelly Price, MSU Athletics) STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) – Quinndary Weatherspoon kept the Mississippi State basketball team alive for a large stretch of time Wednesday night. Teammate Lamar Peters then pushed the Bulldogs to victory. Weatherspoon scored a career-high 29 points and Peters added 23 points (20 in the second half) as MSU knocked off Missouri 89-74 at…

Video: New Hope’s Gerhart Signs with Northeast Softball

NEW HOPE, Miss. (WCBI) — A softball star is continuing her diamond dreams. New Hope senior Kelsie Gerhart signed her letter of intent to continue her softball career at Northeast Mississippi Community College following graduation. Gerhart has been a key contributor to the Lady Trojans softball program since she was in the 8th grade. Categories: High School Sports, Local Sports