ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Inmates in Itawamba County are learning valuable life skills while growing their own produce. Since April, trustees at the Itawamba County Jail have worked the garden, Monday through Friday. “They come out every morning and work, four or five hours, gives them something to do and it shows them progress,” said Maj. Malcomb Driskill, jail…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – School may be out for the summer, but dozens of students are in class this week at the Mississippi Governor’s School. The annual educational retreat brings high-potential learners from across the state to Mississippi University for Women’s campus. Some classes at the Mississippi Governor’s School have remotes for video games and others have old-fashioned pen and…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – June 6 marks the 79th anniversary of D-Day, a major turning point in World War II. And two brothers are looking to honor their father’s legacy and military career with a memorial at Mississippi State University’s Mitchell Memorial Library. Its purpose is to remember how three Mississippi natives and former bulldogs cleared the way to victory….
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County man was accused of threatening to kill Sheriff Eddie Hawkins in a Facebook post. Phillip Parker was arrested on Main Street Tuesday afternoon by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office. In the social media post, it is written in quotation marks and all caps: “I AM GOING TO KILL SHERIFF EDDIE HAWKINS!” Parker…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Help is only a phone call away. That was one of the messages from Contact Helpline. Executive Director Katrina Sunivelle spoke to business and community leaders in Columbus. Contact Helpline has been providing mental health services in the Golden Triangle since 1975. Sunivelle and the specialists there have noticed an alarming trend in recent years: a…
BROOKSVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The town of Brooksville received money to move forward with water and wastewater improvements. State lawmakers approved $500,000 to be used for costs associated with the EPA Stag grant match. This frees up state and federal dollars. The money can be used for pipes, water meters, and facility upgrades. No word on when the town will…
WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Winston County deputies are looking for a woman and her dog after a man was attacked. COURTESY: WINSTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE Stormy Arnold and her pet have been on the run since Friday. Sheriff Jason Pugh said the victim was taken to the hospital and later flown to Jackson for treatment. The attack…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Crashes like the one in Tupelo Saturday morning and another near Washington D.C. Sunday are putting a spotlight on aircraft safety. Statistically speaking, Air travel remains one of the safest modes of transportation, but there are risks. According to one news outlet, the odds of a plane going down are 1 in 5.4 million. Statistics show…
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Tensions ran high at today’s Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors meeting. This comes after OCH Regional Medical Center announced on social media it would be partnering with a new emergency medical service provider, Global Medical Response. The new contract would turn OCH’s ambulance services over to GMR or Medstat. The new contract is set…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus may get some help improving the entrances to the city. Mayor Keith Gaskin went before the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors to ask if the county would consider sharing the cost of landscaping the exits along Highway 82 and the straightaway behind Leigh Mall. The city put the mowing duties out for bid earlier this…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A quick response led to a quick arrest in a Columbus convenience store burglary. CPD officers were alerted to an alarm at Union Stop in the 1200 block of Main Street shortly before 5 Sunday morning. When they arrived, they quickly located where the burglar entered the building. Officers found that a suspect was still inside…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The work of photographer O.N. Pruitt of Columbus was on display at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library. The public library hosted an event displaying the work of Pruitt, a Columbus photographer from the 1910s to the 1960s. Pruitt is known for taking photographs of African-American people during the Jim Crow era, a time of racial segregation. Pruitt’s…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A man was injured in a weekend shooting in Columbus. A spokesperson for Columbus police said the shooting happened in the area of 21st Street and Sixth Avenue North. Officers were called to Baptist Golden Triangle about a gunshot victim, just before 9:30 Sunday evening. Investigators believed the victim was shot by someone he knows and…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Lowndes County Soccer Complex will now bear the name of the man who helped make it happen. At Monday’s meeting, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to rename the facility, the Roger Short Soccer Complex. Short was credited with recognizing the need for a top-notch soccer complex in the area. As director…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – The investigation into a deadly Tupelo plane crash over the weekend continues. The crash happened at the Tupelo Regional Airport on Saturday morning. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green said it will be at least a week and a half before a positive, scientific identification is made of the victims. St. James Catholic Church in Tupelo identified…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – On June 3, 20-year-old Tyler Hunter turned himself in to law enforcement after a search warrant was put out for him on April 26th. Hunter was wanted for allegedly robbing the Dollar General on Ruth Road on April 23rd. The charges Hunter is facing or his bond has not been released at this time. Categories: Local…
FULTON, Miss. (WCBI) – Barbeque contests have long been a tradition in the City of Fulton. On June 3, the city held its first-ever “Barbaroke” in downtown Fulton which combines Barbeque and Karaoke. The Barbeque contestants were busy preparing for three different categories, “Chicken,” “Pork” and “Anything goes.” Contestants competed for cash prizes in the three categories and were able…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Shots were fired last night in Columbus due to a social media dispute. June 2 at 6:45 p.m., Columbus police went to the 500th block of Catalpa Street in East Columbus for gunfire. After officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a resident in the area was struck twice during the shooting. Shortly after, Baptist Memorial-…
TUPELO, Miss (WCBI) – Two are dead after a plane crash at the Tupelo Regional Airport Saturday. The crash happened around 8 a.m. Two passengers were on board but have not been identified yet. Tupelo Police Chief John Quacka said it takes everyone working together to respond to a scene like this. “Originally police responses, the fire department responds, medical…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Emergency crews responded to the Tupelo Regional Airport around 8:30 AM for a reported plane crash. Details are few at this time, but eyewitnesses report that it appeared to be a twin turboprop, civilian aircraft. At this time the identity of the pilot and the presence of passengers is unknown. WCBI’s Kealy Shields was able to…
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TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – The dedication of a new Habitat for Humanity Home is always a special occasion, but the latest home built in Tupelo is a first for that city and the state. When Lena Ashby received the keys to her new house, it was the end of a four-year journey. “You have to put in 300 sweat equity…
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – With recent shootings in the area, law enforcement is working within the community to piece together who is involved. Sometimes communication is lost between residents in the area and investigators. Investigators in Lousiville said that sometimes their biggest asset is the community because they are the eyes and ears of their area. Captain of Investigations, Mike…