Shannon High School Career Coach Dee Coleman was looking for a better way to teach life skills to students, so he asked a friend at Toyota Mississippi if team members at the Blue Springs plant could come up with a tire changing teaching tool.
A community wide reading program that promotes literacy will feature a book that delves into four murders during the civil rights era that went unsolved for decades.
The current dry weather is coming at just the right time for area cotton farmers.
A Pontotoc County man is facing child sex crime charges.
Mississippi State University is making sure students, staff and researchers understand the power of A-I and how they can use it in various fields.
Visit Columbus is working to lure a huge fishing tournament to town.
Here is something that you do not see or hear about very often, a pig was on the loose early on the morning of October 15.
A Monroe County woman is being indicted for allegedly taking advantage of snap benefits.
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, around 2,000 women in Mississippi, could be diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
There are 75 days until Christmas and some families have already started shopping early.
A Memphis man finds himself facing serious drug charges in Tishomingo County after a traffic stop.
The goal of a new grant is to spread awareness and prevent overdose deaths in north Mississippi.
Area bargain hunters are going to have to search harder to find those deals. Discount retailer Dirt Cheap is reportedly closing all of its stores.
Law enforcement from Mississippi are heading to hurricane damaged areas of North Carolina.
Mississippi continues to hit the jackpot from lottery sales.
An arrest is made after a fire at Tupelo furniture manufacturer.
Noxubee County deputies are asking for help finding an accused cattle rustler.
MACON, Miss. (WCBI) – For certain public figures, you would never think you would be able to see them in person. Hundreds got the opportunity in Noxubee County on Saturday, Oct. 13, to see the cooking content creator and author Brenda Gantt. She had a book signing at the Superior Catfish plant in Macon. Mrs. Brenda Gantt is a famous…
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – “That’s what we’re trying to, and striving to do daily, is to bring the community back together,” said Esmon Saul, one of the HWY 50 Nursery owners. Surrounded by blooming flowers on a sunny Fall day, the HWY 50 Nursery hosted its’ second annual Fall, friends, and family community yard sale, flea market, and chili…
ALICEVILLE, Ala. (WCBI) – A single-vehicle crash has claimed the life of an Aliceville man. The crash took place at around 9:28 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12. 61-year-old Ricky D. Rice was fatally injured when the 2006 Toyota Tundra that he was driving overturned and left the road. Rice was not using a seat belt at the time of the…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – It appears that three vehicles were involved in an accident on Highway 45 around 7 p.m. near Kroger in Columbus on Sunday, Oct. 13. We have reached out to Columbus PD for more details and we will bring you that information when it becomes available. At the time, the cause is unknown and we do not…
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office wants citizens to be aware of a scam circling the area. The Sheriff’s Department says they’ve gotten reports of a caller claiming they are with the Lee County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Jim Johnson says it seems to be targeting people in the medical field. The caller usually has some basic…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – It was a chance for area law officers to take part in a friendly competition while helping Crimestoppers of Northeast Mississippi. The 20th annual “Blue Steel Challenge” took place at the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center in Tupelo. More than twenty officers competed in firearms challenges, including a three-man obstacle course. All proceeds from entry…
SMITHVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – “We have a lot of events, but this is our biggest one,” said Kim Johnson, Smithville town clerk and events committee member. Tractors rumbling by, kids having fun, vendors selling their goods, and local musicians playing live music were just some of what was found at the second annual Smithville Harvest Festival. One vendor, Carolyn Moss…