Webster County Sheriff’s Department hosts school supply drive

WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Webster County Sheriff’s Department is already gearing up for the beginning of the school year by hosting a school supplies drive. The items donated will go toward students throughout the Webster County School District. This is the second year the department has hosted the supplies drive and they are hoping to have even more…

Teachers already started classroom prep for upcoming school year

Summer is here and school is out, but for teachers, it's time to prepare for the upcoming school year

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Summer is here and school is out, but for teachers, it’s time to prepare for the upcoming school year and get their classrooms. ready. When you remember going to school in a decorated classroom, most of that came out of the teacher’s pocket. Teachers are working on their classrooms during summer break and getting everything they…

Threat of heat exhaustion is very real for those working outdoors

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The heat index today for Columbus was 114 degrees, and it doesn’t look like temperatures are going to drop for the rest of the week. And for people make who their living working outside the threat of heat exhaustion can be harmful. Whether you’re saving people from a burning building or making our lives a…

Fraudsters leave victims without disaster relief funds

MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Fraud is a real issue that affects real people. And taking advantage of someone affected by a disaster is worse. Roughly two weeks ago, we reported to you about a Tennessee couple accused of scamming their way into disaster funds in Amory. The arrest came after the real homeowners took matters into their own hands….

Incoming freshman take first steps toward campus life at MSU

Orientation sessions are starting to wind down, but many students' journeys are just beginning.

MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. (WCBI) – Annabelle Paxton is a third-generation student at Mississippi State. She is following in her family’s footsteps. “My parents came here in the 1980s; they met here and later got married. And my grandfather actually played baseball here in the 1940s,” said Paxton. Paxton is an orientation leader, showing future students around campus. Her goal is…

Mississippi University for Women nursing programs rank top in the state

COLUMBUS, Miss (WCBI) – Mississippi University for Women is earning high marks as three of its nursing programs are named number one in the state. The Associate Degree in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs were recognized for excellence. The ranking is based on several factors, such as overall retention,…

Vernon to receive over $3M grant for new sewer treatment system

VERNON, Ala (WCBI) – The city of Vernon will be receiving millions of dollars, and they may help clean the air. The Alabama Department of Environment Management will be awarding a grant of more than $3.4 million to make massive improvements to the municipal water system lagoon. Vernon’s sewer system is more than 30 years old and is in serious…

Local utility companies work to clean up after strong storms

GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Strong storms hit parts of the viewing area Sunday night. Several power outages were reported in the Golden Triangle along with fallen trees. The workweek started early for crews at Starkville Utilities and 4-County Electric Power Association. Sunday night’s storms took down powerlines, branches, and trees in New Hope and Starkville. “We really do see…