Columbus partners with Retail Coach for retail recruitment
At a special called budget meeting Tuesday evening, councilmen chose to team up with Retail Coach to help bring new businesses to the “Friendly City.”
Archives: 2018
South Pontotoc Hands Lady Wave First Loss Of Season
South Pontotoc Lady Cougars defeat Tupelo in slow pitch softball, 19-11.
Pentagon Survivor Recounts Events Of 9-11 For Guntown Students
GUNTOWN, MISS. (WCBI) – As 9/11 Remembrance ceremonies take place across the nation, one school in our area brought in a guest who was at the Pentagon seventeen years ago when terrorists attacked. Lieutenant Colonel Palmer Triplett had been retired for about a year from the U S Army, and was working as a civilian contractor at the Pentagon the morning…
New Hampshire voters hope to turn gov's mansion blue in November
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Democrats on Tuesday nominated a former state senator who emphasized her single-mom background as governor and a gay man who worked his way up through local politics as their nominee for Congress in a key swing district. Former state Sen. Molly Kelly defeated former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and…
9/11: CBS Evening News
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More bridge closures for the Magnolia State
One just West of Calhoun County and another on Veterans Avenue.
Poignant Photo Display Tells Story Of 9-11
SHANNON, MISS. (WCBI) – Shannon High School students were able to explore events of September 11, 2001, through an interactive display. U S History teacher James Smallwood used large photos from the events of September 11, 2001, to set up a memorial to those who lost their lives during the terror attacks. Students were able to walk on a self guided…
Preparing Educators And Workers For High Tech, Highly Skilled Jobs Is Focus Of Summit
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Area business and education leaders spent the day trying to find ways to fill jobs requiring specialized skills. The “Summit on Career Education and High Demand Jobs” attracted hundreds of people at ICC’s Belden Campus. During the event, participants learned of the many challenges facing local industries as they try and find qualified workers for highly skilled…
Secretary Of State Talks About Importance Of Voting To Students
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Students at two Tupelo schools got a civics lesson from Mississippi’s Secretary of State. Delbert Hosemann visited fourth graders at Lawhon Elementary, talking about the importance of voting. The Secretary of State is spearheading an initiative called “Promote the Vote.” That project allows students to hold mock elections, and also features an art and essay contest about…
Response by Dallas leaders helps stymie large-scale protests over man's shooting death
DALLAS — Dallas police swiftly admitted that a white officer who shot a black man in his own apartment last week had made a mistake. They expressed contrition, turned the case over to independent investigators and reached out to the victim’s family. That proactive approach appeared to tamp down anger in the community in the first few days after the killing…
Hurricane Florence closes in on Carolinas, Virginia
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Motorists streamed inland on highways converted to one-way evacuation routes Tuesday as about 1.7 million people in three states were warned to get out of the way of Hurricane Florence. The hair-raising storm is taking dead aim at the Carolinas with 140 mph winds and potentially ruinous rains. Florence was expected to blow ashore late Thursday or…
Couple accused of taking homeless man's GoFundMe money shows perils of crowdfunding
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Hurricane Florence could bring 12-foot storm surge, widespread flooding
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Preparing for Hurricane Florence
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- People in the coastal Carolinas and along the beaches in Virginia are evacuating this evening ahead of Hurricane Florence. As residents and tourists head away from danger, a group of Columbus firefighters are driving toward the storm. Hurricane Florence means rough surf and flood waters, and the Columbus fire and rescue team will be in the middle…
East Coast prepares for Hurricane Florence
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Afghanistan's elite fighters struggle to keep up with recent terror attacks
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Is facial recognition technology in airports accurate?
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Heroes of Flight 93 honored with “Tower of Voices” memorial in Pennsylvania
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Honoring the lives lost on 9/11, 17 years later
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Heroes of Flight 93 remembered at “Tower of Voices” memorial
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — The names of the 40 passengers and crew members of Flight 93 were read solemnly aloud Tuesday near the field where their lives were lost on 9/11. Soon after Flight 93 took off it was hijacked by terrorists. Passengers and crew members phoned loved ones and learned that two planes had already struck the World Trade Center…
As Hurricane Florence approaches South Carolina, some refuse to leave
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North Carolina governor urges residents to take evacuations seriously ahead of Hurricane Florence
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As Florence takes aim at the Carolinas, some decide to ride it out
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Hurricane Florence is likely to make landfall early Friday in North Carolina, prompting evacuations from the Carolinas to Virginia. Hurricane and storm surge warnings went up Tuesday along the coast of both Carolinas. By early morning in Myrtle Beach, hours before the mandatory evacuation order went into effect, traffic was bumper-to-bumper with locals and tourists fleeing…
Each Call Is Different But 911 Dispatchers Handle Them All The Same
Today is National Day of Service and Remembrance.