TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- Veterans Park hosted the Running with the Kings 5k, put on by the Tupelo running club. “The proceeds of this race benefit the Boys and Girls Club of North Mississippi,” said Rashni Barth, Race Director. “So that is the best part of the race.” Mikayla Holland and Tina Wright participated in the 5k run. They said the…
WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – June 19th is just around the corner. On June 8, Winston County celebrated Juneteenth. The event was held at Dean Park and there were plenty of activities for kids. The event centered around the theme “Wildest Dreams” with a representation of a poem, singing, and speeches. There were over 20 vendors with arts and crafts,…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Keep Columbus Beautiful organized a citywide clean-up event for the Friendly City. “Pick It Up! Possum Town” supports the organization by lending and sharing its five-gallon buckets, mechanical trash picker-uppers, gloves, safety vests, and trash bags. Keep Columbus Beautiful expected over 100 volunteers to pick up over 150 pieces of litter in their respective wards. Doug…
GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s Lemonade Day in the Golden Triangle. In West Point, Starkville, and Columbus, kids set up stands selling lemonade and learned about entrepreneurship. One young entrepreneur, Heaven, is using her earnings to donate to a good cause. “My mom is an entrepreneur, she has her own business, and I wanted to see what it’s like…
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – West Point Police Department needs help in locating a wanted person who is allegedly involved in a shooting. West Point PD is looking for suspect Gabbriel Bell. The shooting took place at the Quick & Easy Deli on Brame Ave on June 1st. Police say Bell lives in West Point. He is a black male,…
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Prentiss County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest. On Wednesday, May 5th, Deputies were dispatched to the Dollar General in Cairo for a report of a female passed out in a vehicle. 34-year-old Ashley Nicole Bynum of Booneville was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Enhanced with a Firearm. Judge Ray Hall set…
Brian Barrett was a father to Bella and Anna Grace and husband to Danika. In 2021, he began experiencing health issues that started with an allergic reaction to a tick bite.
Whatever the Elvis song, whether fast or slow and whatever the era, Elvis Tribute Artists are backed by a stellar group of musicians and singers known as the Tributes in Concert Band.
A representative form of government can’t be truly representative if everyone’s not represented. That’s one of the messages of the NEW Leadership Mississippi program.
Joint operation by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and the Department of Corrections has landed one man in jail and taken a quantity of meth off the streets.
Friendly City Gardens is working with the largest soup kitchen in Northeast Mississippi. In 2023, Loaves and Fishes served around 84,000 people; with this garden, they hope to make an even bigger impact.
Starkville is making sure their current and future citizens always have that one important piece of human health.
Kabir Karriem said the council’s action isn’t just a blow to the festival but to the quality of life in the city as a whole.
Some Mississippi State football players are inspiring a new generation of readers. The players are joining the Starkville Public Library’s Summer Reading Program.
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The final performance of Mary Poppins by the New Albany High School Theatre Department produced five awards at the Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards.
It is getting closer to summer and that means temperatures will continue to rise. However, experts say the heat can hurt your crops.
The Mississippi Legislature is pumping another $1 million into the still unfinished Terry Brown Amphitheater at the Columbus Riverwalk.
Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill said there is work that has been left undone. That’s why she’s seeking a third term.
The bridge on County Road 520 was closed after MDOT engineers deemed it unsafe. A new bridge was constructed, which is about one mile from Highway 6.
Economic developers like landing large manufacturers, but when industries that can use what that manufacturer produces move in, that’s even better.
Noxubee County deputies are searching for a man who was indicted in a shooting investigation. A grand jury returned an indictment against Jahennessi Clark for aggravated assault.
19-year-old Terence McNeal and 16-year-old Matthew Shumaker were both charged with aggravated assault.