Archives: 2018

NEMCC Hosts ‘HEADS’ Conference For 7th-12th Graders

BOONEVILLE, MISS. (WCBI) – More than one thousand middle and high school students spent their day learning about career opportunities in manufacturing and other industries at Northeast Mississippi Community College. NEMCC’s Booneville campus hosted its second annual “Higher Education Achieves Demonstrable Skills” or HEADS Festival. There was a manufacturer’s midway where students and the public could interact with industry leaders and ask…

Lee County Sheriff Will Ask Supervisors To Fund More Deputies At Campuses In Wake Of Federal Grant Denial

LEE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Lee County will not receive a federal grant that would have helped pay for armed deputies at more campuses throughout the school district.  Now, supervisors will be asked a second time, to fund half of the costs. Earlier this year, Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson and Superintendent Jimmy Weeks proposed the district and county government split…

Preparations Underway For Annual ‘Dogtrot Heritage Festival’

TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Final preparations are underway for a festival that takes guests back in time. The annual “Dogtrot Heritage Festival” kicks off Friday at Tupelo’s Oren Dunn Museum.  It is an opportunity for people to see how daily life was in Lee County during the 1800s. There will be blacksmith demonstrations,  living history exhibits, and many more activities and…

Nike signs runner with cerebral palsy

Justin Gallegos, a runner at University of Oregon, is the first pro athlete with cerebral palsy to sign with Nike. This past weekend, the company surprised him with the news. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans explains. Categories: National, US & World News

Kanye West visits Trump in the Oval Office

Kanye West launched into a monologue when he visited President Trump in the Oval Office Thursday. He was invited to the White House to have lunch with the president and discuss prison reform. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports. Categories: National, US & World News

How a Pennsylvania county turned to Trump

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, hadn’t voted for a Republican for president since 1988… until President Trump came along. In his new book, “The Forgotten: How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America,” Ben Bradlee Jr. explains how Luzerne County voters pivoted to Trump from Obama, and altered American politics. Categories: National, US & World News