Joint operation lands man in Clay County jail
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 works to fight food insecurity
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 ensures residents have clean water for long time
Starkville is making sure their current and future citizens always have that one important piece of human health.
Needing room to grow: 7th Avenue Festival requests venue change
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.
MSU football players join Starkville library for summer reading
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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New Albany High drama department takes home big win
The drama department's rendition of "Mary Poppins" wins at the Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards
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.
Local farmer explains how to protect your crops from summer heat
It is getting closer to summer and that means temperatures will continue to rise. However, experts say the heat can hurt your crops.
Lawmakers approve more funding for Columbus’ amphitheater
The Mississippi Legislature is pumping another $1 million into the still unfinished Terry Brown Amphitheater at the Columbus Riverwalk.
Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill seeks third term for mayor
Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill said there is work that has been left undone. That’s why she’s seeking a third term.
Bridge connecting Brewer community to Lee County reopens
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.
Proximity to SDI keeps business smooth for MS Steel Processing
Economic developers like landing large manufacturers, but when industries that can use what that manufacturer produces move in, that’s even better.
Man wanted after Noxubee Co. grand jury indicts him in shooting
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.
Two teens arrested in connection with Louisville shooting
19-year-old Terence McNeal and 16-year-old Matthew Shumaker were both charged with aggravated assault.
Community rallies behind family after tragic house fire
People in Lowndes County are coming together to help a family who suffered a devastating tragedy when a fire took the lives of two of their children.
West Point, Clay County install new tornado sirens
No one knows when a disaster will strike, so being prepared is the key to staying safe. Clay County leaders are making sure people there are prepared for bad weather.
Mosquitoes, ticks ready for summer: How you can protect yourself
Our nature expert, Dr. John Long, said it only takes a cap-full of water for mosquitoes to make themselves at home in your backyard.
Burglars hit three different small businesses in Columbus
Over the weekend, several small businesses within a few blocks of each other on the city’s north side were burglarized.
County Road Manager, Mike Aldridge, retires
The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors accepted the retirement of Mike Aldridge, the County Road Manager.
LCBS approves contracting attorney to legally oppose annexation
The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors is moving forward with its assistance for residents opposing the City of Columbus’s proposed annexation.
Lafayette County deputies make rape arrest
The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office isn’t releasing much information on the case at this time but did say that the case began after a sexual assault was reported on May 29 by Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
Lafayette County man arrested for sexual battery
The suspect was issued a bond of $40,000 by Justice Court.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man is arrested in Lafayette County for sexual battery. Deputies received a walk-in complaint on May 22 and investigators were called to investigate the alleged incident. Investigators were able to establish probable cause for an arrest warrant for 27-year-old Elijah Joseph Wells of Oxford. After the arrest warrant was issued, the suspect was taken…
Inmate at Union County Jail found dead in cell
Sheriff Jimmy Edwards says 36-year-old Kenneth Gerald Bennett of Blue Springs was found dead in his cell by a detention officer of apparent suicide.
UNION COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An inmate at the Union County Jail was found dead in his cell Saturday, June 1, around 4 p.m. Sheriff Jimmy Edwards says 36-year-old Kenneth Gerald Bennett of Blue Springs was found dead by a detention officer of an apparent suicide. Bennett was being held for charges of commercial burglary and grand larceny. The Mississippi…