They may be in first grade, but many already have cell phones. That’s why the group of JA members known as “Drama Queens” came up with a musical, that encourages kids to make real connections, with real people.
It is the holiday season! More people are out traveling and shopping. With all that holiday fun and activity comes more opportunities for crooks to spoil your merry mood.
Peyton Buckner and 25-year-old Robert Ivy were each charged with two counts of aggravated assault. 24-year-old Brody Kizer was arrested on Tuesday and also charged with two counts of aggravated assault.
One business that always seems to find a way to survive is that of scammers. And you had better believe that they’re getting geared up for the holiday season, too.
Macon police are hoping you can help them find an accused gunman. Keyon Walker is wanted for aggravated assault. Police consider him armed and dangerous.
Getting people to come to the Friendly City for business or pleasure is the mission of Visit Columbus. The organization’s CEO was sharing that mission with area business and community leaders.
A man was indicted on three charges after Columbus police arrested him earlier in 2023 for alleged child sex crimes.
The people of Oktibbeha County elected its first African-American county tax assessor and collector, JoHelen Walker.
Columbus police are investigating an early morning armed robbery. The hold-up happened at about 2 a.m. in the parking lot of Country Air Apartments on Lehmberg Road.
You may have heard the saying “like a deer in the headlights” used to describe the way someone looks when they’re in shock. Well, both the driver and the deer tend to freeze up right before a collision, and Mississippi is considered a High-Risk state for deer collisions.
A Tupelo resident is sounding a warning about what he believes is a crisis in the Tupelo Police Department.
Although Thanksgiving is next, you can get your Christmas shopping done early at the Holiday Bazaar. Starkville’s first Christmas shopping experience returned yet again after more than half a century.
The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors honored a little girl for her bravery and quick thinking that likely saved her mother’s life.
The Columbus Police Department is getting a technology upgrade. The new software will streamline reports and record-keeping.
As the holidays are approaching, Mississippi State is lending a helping hand to its students. MSU’s student body association has been collecting donations for Bully’s Pantry.
A Lowndes County jury indicted a man in connection with a December 2022 deadly shooting. Bobby Childs Jr was indicted on the charge of first-degree murder.
He’s got an escape charge to worry about and now a Caledonia man has a murder indictment to face.
The Lowndes County Port will have more leeway in making business decisions. The Board of Supervisors is easing restrictions on how the port handles day-to-day business.
Columbus police arrested a Lowndes County man in connection to a weekend assault that left two people injured, one of them in serious condition.
An elderly Monroe County woman died after a fire got out of control. Coroner Alan Gurley said 83-year-old Annie Robeston died at her Booker T Road home, near Aberdeen, on Tuesday.
A Choctaw County woman was accused of hitting another woman with a car in Oktibbeha County.
HOUSTON, Miss. (WCBI) – The Chickasaw County Community of Excellence program received a check for ten thousand dollars today. The CREATE Foundation and the Tennessee Valley Authority along with others, gifted the program with funds to expand. Patsy Gregory is a part of the Chickasaw Development Foundation. Gus Clarke is a member of the PACE Board of Directors. Both say…
Columbus, Miss. (WCBI) – One suspect is in custody in connection to an assault incident that left two people injured, one of them in serious condition. Brody Kizer is charged with two counts of aggravated assault. According to Columbus Police, officers responded to a call around 1 AM Saturday and found two individuals had been assaulted. Police say the two…
The Columbus Municipal School District created an app that parents and students can use to stay up-to-date with what’s happening on campus.