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Columbus Lowndes Library begins its Summer Library Program

Throughout June and July, the library will be hosting a variety of events to get the community reading. From children to adults, there are events for every age in the Summer Library Program in hopes of fostering a love of reading in the community.
Kaitlyn Yeatman,

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Summer is here and the Columbus Lowndes Public Library reading program has begun. Throughout June and July, the library will be hosting a variety of events to get the community reading. From children to adults, there are events for every age in the Summer Library Program in hopes of fostering a love of reading in the…

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Longtime Lee County 911 dispatcher retires

Joe Banik worked the night shift and says he enjoyed helping deputies
Allie Martin,

TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – A longtime 911 dispatcher in Lee County is retiring. Joe Banik worked the night shift and dispatched calls to officers during his fifteen years of service. Banik says he has enjoyed helping deputies and officers as they answer calls. Dispatchers play a key role in helping officers do their jobs, and Banik says it takes a…

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Jeep crashes into a Columbus house early Saturday morning

The incident took place on 19th Street North.
Grace Brister,

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Jeep crashed into a Columbus house early Saturday morning on June 1. The incident took place on 19th Street North. A Columbus PD spokesperson says an officer tried to pull the vehicle over for a traffic violation. The vehicle did not stop. CPD later got a call about a Jeep that had crashed into a…

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Arrests made in Fox Street shooting

On May 31, Louisville PD investigators, Deputies of the Winston County Sheriff’s Department, and the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office arrested 16-year-old Teriyon Jadaine McNeal.
Grace Brister,

LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Arrests have been made in a shooting that happened on Fox Street on May 24th. On May 31, Louisville PD investigators, Deputies of the Winston County Sheriff’s Department, and the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office arrested 16-year-old Teriyon Jadaine McNeal. He is arrested for alleged Aggravated Assault. McNeal is being charged as an adult. Police Chief Sean…

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Columbus man wanted for shooting two people is now in jail

Malachi Clay is charged with aggravated assault.
Grace Brister,

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man wanted for shooting two people is now in jail. Malachi Clay is charged with aggravated assault. A CPD spokesman says Clay was arrested in Lee County and brought to the Lowndes County jail. Clay and 24-year-old Dustin Wells are accused of shooting two men on 15th Street South last month. Wells was charged…

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Virginia tops Mississippi State 5-4 on walk-off

Jon Sokoloff,

Charlottesville, VA (WCBI)- Virginia topped Mississippi State 5-4 and Bobby Whalen was the hero for the Cavaliers as his fielder’s choice walk-off  punched their ticket to the winner’s bracket. Virginia third baseman Eric Becker carried the Cavaliers with four RBIs. Virginia struck first in the second when Becker hit an RBI triple to give them a 2-0 lead. Mississippi State…

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Mississippi State baseball opens Charlottesville Regional against St. John’s

Kam Dyer,

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. (WCBI) — Mississippi State baseball kicks off its regional tomorrow night at 6 o’clock against Saint John’s. Winning the first game of the regional to advance to the winners bracket is crucial, so the Bulldogs aren’t taking any chances. Their ace, Khal Stephen, is getting the ball against the Red Storm and is ready to get Mississippi State…