Archives: 2017

VIDEO: Medians Construction Make Highway 12 Worse

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Highway 12 looks busier than ever, but it’s not necessarily a good thing. The construction of medians in the middle of the sleepless highway has business workers and customers going literally the extra mile to get where they need to go. Starkville’s Highway 12 is notorious for one thing: traffic. A construction project adding medians to the…

Fall Begins Friday, but Summer is Holding Strong

TONIGHT: Clouds will begin to clear and any rain will dissipate. Temperatures will drop into the upper 60s and low 70s. It will remain warm and humid. There is the chance for some early morning fog. WEDNESDAY: A slight chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms but most stay dry. Temperatures will once again be near 90 degrees with the humidity remaining in…

Dan Mullen Named National Coach of the Week

(Photo Courtesy: Kelly Price, MSU Athletics) STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) — The national honors continue to roll in for Mississippi State football as head coach Dan Mullen was recognized as the Bobby Dodd Trophy National Coach of the Week, it was announced by officials from the Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Tuesday. The Dodd…

Multiple Arrests in Booneville

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (Press Release)- Jamale Williams The Booneville Police Department has arrested and charged Jamale Isaiah Williams, 23 of Booneville, with felony charges as a result of a safety check-point on Second Street conducted on 08/18/2017. The charges are: – Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute (Enhanced being within 1,500 feet of a church and enhanced with having a…

2017 Mississippi AP High School Football Polls – Week 6: September 19, 2017

(AP) — Here are Mississippi’s top high school football teams in each class as selected by a panel of Associated Press state sports writers. Class Overall School                          W-L    Pts Prv 1. West Point (9)              (4-0)  114 1 2. Pearl (2)                   (5-0)  108 2 3. Tupelo                      (4-0)  97  3 4. Starkville                  (4-1)  68  6 5. Hattiesburg                …

SEC Reveals 2018 Football Schedules for All 14 Conference Teams

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WCBI/SEC) – The Southeastern Conference today announced the football schedules for all 14 SEC schools for the 2018 season. With 13 playing weekends, the 2018 schedule includes one open date for each team and conference contests scheduled each week beginning the second weekend of September. Each SEC team will play eight conference football games to include six games…

Hit or Miss Storms. Summer Pattern Continues.

Looking Ahead TODAY: Warm and humid. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. Highs in the low 90s, with heat index values in the mid 90s. Chance of rain around 40%. TONIGHT: Rain ending overnight becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the low 70s. WED/THU/FRI: Daily afternoon hit or miss storms continue. Highs in the upper 80s in the afternoon, with heat index…

Multiple Arrests In Booneville

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) – On 09/13/2017 Booneville Police Patrol Officers responded to a reported burglary of an automobile in progress. When officers arrived, they found a witness detaining a white female suspect identified as Laykin Paige Bordelon, 27 of Booneville. Laykin Paige Bordelon The caller and witness stated they caught her breaking into their vehicle and detained her until officers…