LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A new industry is coming to the Golden Triangle and bringing dozens of new jobs. Thursday, the Golden Triangle Development LINK announced Owl’s Head Alloys is moving into Clay County. The Bowling Green, Kentucky company plans to invest more than $29 million in an aluminum processing plant. Owl’s Head melts down and recycles aluminum products to…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The Columbus Police Department shared more details in the shooting investigation at Club Ada. Officers were called to Club Ada, in the 2000 block of 13th Avenue North, early Sunday morning. Initial reports stated that Alejandro Harris, the victim who was hospitalized for a gunshot wound, was an innocent bystander. During a press conference Thursday afternoon, Chief…
Three female firefighters’ stories could inspire other young girls to follow their dreams and break barriers.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – April 8th of this year may be the last time you can view the Moon pass between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun for another 20 years. According to NASA, the next visible solar eclipse for the U.S. will be in August of 2044. Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Dr….
The city of Columbus receives several calls a week about vehicles being too loud. Those vehicles usually are both motorcycles and large trucks.
The Columbus Police Department is rebranding from the inside out. That revamping is department-wide from the patrol division to the SWAT team
When it was time for Geoff Carter to find a bigger space for Hyperion Technology Group, he never thought of looking outside of the Lee County area.
Most crimes have witnesses, but too often those witnesses are reluctant or even afraid to speak up.
Vitalant South has an urgent need for all blood types and all blood products, and there is an immediate need for “O” blood types.
An Alcorn County woman was charged in a SNAP fraud investigation for allegedly receiving thousands of dollars.
Location. Location. Location. That is what drives businesses to different regions in the country. In the Golden Triangle, the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway makes our region prime real estate for manufacturing companies.
Only hours after the tornado hit Tupelo last April, Lee County District Three Supervisor Wesley Webb heard about local residents, who couldn’t find safe shelter in the Belden area.
Law enforcement is still investigating the Oasis mass shooting, while the loved ones of the victims plead for an end to the violence.
One drink too many can have life-changing results. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 37 people a day die from drunk driving crashes.
It may be one of the most thankless, but necessary, jobs in law enforcement: being a correctional officer.
A former police officer and part-time volunteer firefighter in Bruce will spend the next 10 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse materials.
Two educators in our area are finalists for top awards from the Mississippi Department of Education.
An Aberdeen woman is in the Monroe County Jail accused of threatening a witness in a criminal case.
An Amory man is in the Monroe County Jail accused of shopping for new vehicles on somebody else’s property.
The man wanted for a weekend shooting that injured a woman in Noxubee County is now behind bars.
After an unexpected situation, one Starkville resident said she was lucky to still be alive. Chiquita Posley was cooking dinner last Thursday night when her carbon monoxide alarm continued to go off.
The Lee County Board of Supervisors discussed the progress of plans at its meeting. A 2021 lawsuit claimed dangerous conditions existed at the jail.
A Tupelo man is awaiting trial after being arrested for a 2023 robbery. Tupelo police arrested Jacquez Rice on a warrant for strong-armed robbery.
Timothy Hudgins and Treveon Hudgins were both charged with aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance while in possession of a firearm and some misdemeanors.