Archives: 2018

Possible Compromise Reached For Fully Funding Six New School Resource Officers In Lee County

LEE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Lee County Supervisors say it should be up to the school district to completely fund six new school resource officers. This after the district already agreed to pay more than a quarter of a million dollars toward the costs. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson and School Superintendent Jimmy Weeks were back before the board of supervisors,…

Officers witness remarkable squirrel rescue

Just outside Minneapolis, police officers Jeremy Halek and Tony Weeks were driving around when they came across a rescue. Chris Felix, 19, was attempting to revive a squirrel, who had darted out in front of him. Steve Hartman has their story “On The Road.” Categories: National, US & World News

Agreement Reached in Eviction Case

BELDEN, Miss. (WCBI) – A north Mississippi landlord has agreed to pay $2,500 to an interracial couple he evicted in 2016. Erica and Stanley Hoskins rented a space in a Belden RV park from Gene and Linda Baker back in 2016. The transaction went smoothly until Baker discovered Erica was white and her husband, Stanley, was black. Erica Hoskins told WCBI…