Budgets in limbo for Lowndes County this fiscal year
It will cost Lowndes County nearly a million dollars in property taxes for the upcoming new fiscal year, hitting the county and school district budgets pretty hard.
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Fake identification implications
All confiscated false identification is turned over to Mississippi Alcohol Beverage Control.
Wyoming primary results: Polls close – live updates
Rob Statham does some last-minute stumping on a Cheyenne street for Wyoming governor candidate Foster Friess, who is one of six GOP candidates running for the job in next week’s primary election Tue., Aug. 21, 2018. Statham says he particularly likes how Friess advocates for transparency in government spending. AP Polls closed at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday in Wyoming, where…
Officers Cleared By Grand Jury in Deadly Pursuit Case
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A grand jury clears several law enforcement officers in a deadly high speed pursuit and shooting. The chase happened in March 2017. It started in the Webster County town of Mathiston and ended on Highway 82 in Lowndes County. Investigators say Pryor Spencer Bailey IIII drove away from a traffic stop. The Mississippi Bureau of…
Tips on protecting your home from potential burglars
Sheriff Eddie Scott says break-ins are a constant problem.
Gov. Bryant calls lawmakers back to Jackson for special session
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI)- It’s official. Governor Phil Bryant is calling law makers to a special session Thursday. The buzz of a special session has been circling the Magnolia State for months. The item on the agenda, how to get more money for roads and bridges. The proclamation states the plan is to divert some taxes on internet sales to cities and…
Facebook removes 652 pages linked to Iran, Russia
Last Updated Aug 21, 2018 8:50 PM EDT Facebook said Tuesday it had removed 652 pages, accounts and groups tied to a newly discovered influence campaign. Some of the pages originated in Iran and others in Russia, Facebook said in a statement. Also, Twitter announced it removed more than 200 accounts from its social media platform because they were engaging in…
Truck drivers go the extra mile for a boy's birthday surprise
Dakota “Bubba” Cadd often sits in his back yard along Wisconsin Highway 26, hoping truckers will blow their horns for him. On Saturday, those truckers went the extra mile to surprise him for his birthday. Bubba has cerebral palsy and Dandy-Walker syndrome, a congenital brain malformation. He was greeted by hundreds of trucks and thousands of people. But the birthday…
Touching birthday surprise for boy with cerebral palsy
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“We're ready to turn the page”: Puerto Rican town with viral S.O.S. sign after Maria has new slogan
A side-by-side photo shows a crosswalk in Puerto Rico — 11 months in between. The photo on the left taken in September 2017 shows an S.O.S. sign that was taken in Punta Santiago, mere days after Hurricane Maria hit. The other was captured in August 2018 with a message of welcome. Discover Puerto Rico The Puerto Rican neighborhood of Punta…
Shanann Watts' father breaks down as husband accused of her murder appears in court
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Paul Manafort found guilty on 8 of 18 counts
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Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleads guilty to fraud, campaign finance violations
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Oktibbeha County Deputy Arrested Then Resigns
An Oktibbeha County deputy resigns after being arrested on suspicion of DUI.
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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EPA's emissions plan could lead to premature deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency openly admits in its proposal for new emission guidelines that the plan could lead to up 1,400 more premature deaths a year. A 289-page EPA report released Tuesday provides details on the impact of the Trump administration’s Affordable Clean Energy rule, which would reverse Obama-era cuts to power plant carbon pollution. The EPA acknowledges that the…
Suspect in Mollie Tibbetts case led investigators to missing college student's body
BROOKLYN, Iowa — A man in the U.S. illegally has been charged with the murder of Mollie Tibbetts, the college student who went missing nearly a month ago. Investigators recovered a body believed to be hers on Tuesday. Investigators charged Cristhian Bahena Rivera with the abduction and murder of Tibbetts. The 20-year-old disappeared July 18 after going on her daily…
Highway 15 Will Be Getting Much Needed Expansions
If you’ve ever driven through North Pontotoc County in peak hours, there’s a chance you’ve been in a traffic jam on Highway 15.
Legislators Say Tax Law Doesn’t Affect GTR Airport
According to a state supreme court decision in 2013, businesses on airport grounds are not required to pay property tax.
Special Report: Paul Manafort guilty on 8 counts
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AP Preseason All-Americans Announced
Clemson and Wisconsin led the way with three players on the first team. Alabama and Wisconsin each had a total of five players on the first and second teams combined.
Update on Mollie Tibbetts case, missing Iowa student found dead
POWESHIEK, Iowa — Investigators are planning to update the media after recovering a body believed to be that of 20-year-old college student Mollie Tibbetts, who disappeared from her small hometown in central Iowa one month ago. The body was discovered in rural Poweshiek County, which includes Tibbetts’ hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said in a…
Great End To The Work Week
There won’t be any major weather issues around our neck of the woods for a while.
Plane carrying Post Malone makes safe emergency landing in New York
Last Updated Aug 21, 2018 4:43 PM EDT A plane that blew two tires during takeoff at a small New Jersey airport safely made an emergency landing at a New York airport on Tuesday afternoon. The Gulfstream GLF-4 jet was carrying 16 passengers, including hip-hop artist Post Malone, when it left Teterboro Airport around 10:50 a.m. The jet landed at…