Archives: 2017

VIDEO: Hurricane Harvey Has Left Some MSU Students Stranded In Texas

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)-A Mississippi State student is among the thousands of people stranded as Harvey continues to dump rain on Houston. Christopher Ramirez is a senior at MSU. He went home last week to help his family prepare for the bad weather only to end up with no way out. “I have no idea how long I will be in…

UPDATE: Suspect in Tishomingo County Standoff in Custody

TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A man is now in custody after barricading himself in a home for close 12 hours. Negotiators worked to end a standoff and even called in MHP SWAT Team. Tishomingo deputies were serving a felony warrant around 8:30 this morning, when the suspect barricaded himself inside the residence in the Paden Community. Sources tell WCBI there are…

Video: Columbus High, MUW Announce Baseball Field Partnership

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI/MUW Athletics) – The Columbus Municipal School District and Mississippi University for Women announced a partnership that will allow the university to use the Columbus High School Baseball Field to showcase The W’s new baseball program. Dr. Philip W. V. Hickman, superintendent of the Columbus Municipal School District, and Dr. Jim Borsig, president of The W, signed the…

VIDEO: Sex Offender Registry

Miss. (WCBI) – We think we know our neighbors, but behind some doors there are people whose backgrounds may surprise you. The names and addresses of convicted sex offenders are published online. The public record is there to make sure offenders follow the law. When a convicted sex offender is released from jail, he or she needs someplace to go. There…

VIDEO: Celebrating Active Parenting

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s a celebration of families. A program in Starkville wraps up after 6 weeks of classes on building strong, healthy families. “Active Parenting” was hosted by the Starkville-Oktibbeha School District’s Department of Family Centered Programs. Parents of all ages have been learning skills to help them build stronger bonds in their homes and with the community. “Being…

Harvey Finally Begins it’s Trek North

HARVEY: Tropical Storm Harvey has now moved back into the Gulf and will slowly begin to move north. As the center moves back to the northeast, over parts of Louisiana and Arkansas, we will being to see it’s impacts. Beginning tomorrow, we will likely see some very heavy downpours that may cause some minimal flash flooding. In addition, there could…

2017 Mississippi AP High School Football Polls – Week 3: August 29, 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. Pearl (5)             ‡(2-0)‡82•‡-••‡ 2. West Point (2)        ‡(2-0)‡70•‡-••‡ 3. Tupelo                ‡(2-0)‡68•‡-••‡ 4. Starkville (1)        ‡(2-0)‡53•‡-••‡ 5. Madison Central       ‡(2-0)‡46•‡-••‡ 6. Oak Grove             ‡(2-0)‡31•‡-••‡ 7. Northwest Rankin (1)  ‡(2-0)‡30•‡-••‡ 8. Hattiesburg           ‡(2-0)‡27•‡-••‡…

Harvey’s Remnants Bring Rain This Week.

HARVEY: Tropical Storm Harvey has slowly drifted back into the Gulf as forecast. This added time over water will allow Harvey to remain a weak tropical storm through mid week. By Thursday, it is likely Harvey will have weakened to a depression or a post-tropical cyclone. Harvey will begin moving northeast later today, and will bring some tropical downpours to our…