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Junior Auxiliary of Tupelo helps others shine through mentorship
A summer of mentorship in Tupelo has wrapped up with an evening of inclusion and community. Allie Martin tells more...
SFD warns against boiling cleaners on stove
A social media trend making the rounds involves boiling cleaning solvents on the stove. But that has sparked another trend in Starkville, fires.
Mother Goose closes out annual "Summer Reading Program" with special guest
WCBI'S Allie Martin joined "Mother Goose" at the Columbus Lowndes Public Library, for the final session of this year's Summer Reading Program...
Moody, Watts awarded Huddleston scholarship
According to an MSU press release, Sarah Grace Moody and William Watts of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine have been named recipients of the Dr. Elton “Mac” Huddleston Rural Veterinary Scholarship...
Mid-Morning (Accentuate AI: Practical Discernment for Responsible AI Leadership) - 07/16/26
Today on Mid-Morning, Kealy welcomes Doctor Rita Felton to the studio to discuss Felton's new book, Accentuate AI: Practical Discernment for Responsible AI Leadership.
Mid-Morning (Upcoming Starkville Events) - 07/16/26
Today on Mid-Morning, Kealy talks with Starkville Main Street Director Paige Watson about upcoming events around Starkville.
GTR United Way recently launches one-call phone service to put people in touch with resources
Through its member agencies, the United Way of the Golden Triangle Region helps thousands across its seven-county footprint. The organization supports initiatives largely focused on education, health, and promoting financial stability. It has recently launched 211 Mississippi, a one-call phone service to put people in touch with the resources they need...
MSU alumni selected for prestigious international JET program
According to an MSU Press Release, three Mississippi State alumni are headed to Japan as part of a highly competitive, international work exchange program...
Columbus Main Street reveals 7-foot t-rex at Propst Park East Entrance
They roamed the earth millions of years ago, but their touch with the past is still being studied and found today, and in Columbus, you may just spot one...
High-speed chase in Prentiss County leads to an arrest
Living in the fast lane can cost you, and a high-speed chase in Prentiss County has one suspect hitting the brakes...
Need for speed? Driving above the speed limit costs you — and doesn’t actually save much time
Associated Press reports that speeding in your car to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money in gas and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says...
AI chatbots are at risk of spreading government restrictions on online speech, a new study says
Sources from Associated Press say, ask Claude to make a pamphlet critical of President Donald Trump or Britain’s King Charles III, and Anthropic’s chatbot would oblige. Prompted to do the same for Thailand’s king, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince or China’s leader, and the artificial intelligence model declined...
Trump administration races the clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court
According to Associated Press, the U.S. Treasury last year swelled with revenue from President Donald Trump’s double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on earth...
Aberdeen School District names new interim superintendent
Candi Moore-Saul has been named the interim Superintendent following a meeting on Thursday...
Town of Hatley issues boil water notice for parts of the town
The boil water notice is for customers who live on...