The two organizations address food insecurity through similar means: reducing food waste by utilizing leftover food.
The East Oktibbeha Volunteer Fire Department has many college students serving on its team. Fire Coordinator Patrick Warner said they are a plus for the department.
A major shake-up in the Corinth School District. Superintendent Dr. Edward Lee Childress has been fired.
You may not have been aware of it, but Amazon has moved into the Golden Triangle and is quietly expanding its presence.
Citizen complaints in Tupelo led to a crackdown in stores selling nicotine products to underage people.
With recent moves by the Trump Administration to freeze or cancel grants distributed by some Federal agencies, the current and future status of some of that money is in question.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Search and Rescue, and Fire Coordinator, along with Amory Fire, Tupelo Fire, and other volunteers had to perform a swift water rescue in the early morning hours Sunday, March 16.
In Lee County, the disruption of natural gas service has prompted a new scam.
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Eleven years ago Louisville was wrecked by a deadly EF-4 tornado. Residents are reminded of this trauma every time there’s a threat of severe weather. Like Nicole Prisock who was pregnant and working at a nursing home during the 2014 tornado. “I just remember that day we gathered all our residents into the dining room and…
Some storms blew through Calhoun County in the early morning hours and caused significant damage in Vardaman.
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – Local utility crews are lending a helping hand to those affected by tornado damage. 4-County Electric Power Association sent a crew of 12 linemen to South Mississippi’s Pearl River Valley Electric Cooperative (PREVC) based in Columbia. The men will assist with storm restoration from setting new poles to replacing downed wire. PRVEC serves about 53,000…
In Tupelo, the storms brought high winds and heavy rainfall throughout the night and day.
The weather is being blamed for a fire in a North Columbus neighborhood.
Parts of Grenada County have seen significant damage from this weekend’s storms.
Chickasaw County EMA Director Linda Griffin sent in images of storm damage across the Natchez Trace Parkway.
The Tupelo Fire Department responded to an early morning blaze at an apartment on March 15.
Lamar County deputies attempted to stop the vehicle with stop sticks just before reaching the city limits of Vernon. To avoid the stop sticks, the driver swerved off the roadway and struck a culvert.
Through Atmos energy grants, and Prairie Opportunity, Inc., dozens were provided with help paying their gas bills in Lowndes County.
It has been a fun and productive Spring Break for hundreds of kids who are part of the Boys and Girls Club of North Mississippi.
They include shelters at Nanih Waiya High School, each volunteer fire department, and municipal buildings.
A Northeast Mississippi based disaster relief ministry is partnering with several Tupelo churches to help people have hot showers, during the natural gas outage.
We may know by March 17 how many candidates will be in the Democratic Primary for the Ward 2 seat on the Columbus City Council.
It’s looking to be the calm before the storm, so emergency management and first responders are using this time to get ready.
CFR responded to seven gas leak calls in the past week.