SROs protect schools, provide positive influence for students

Lee County Sheriff's Office partners with the school district to provide SROs on campuses

GUNTOWN, Miss. (WCBI) – As we celebrate National Police Week, it’s an opportunity to highlight those who protect and serve. Those officers on school campuses are protecting our most valuable asset, our children. Whether he is sitting with students during lunch, walking the halls, or helping with cafeteria cleanup, Lee County Deputy Matthew Williams is right at home on the Guntown…

Noxubee County leaders help find new ways of transportation

Pedaling towards better health is the goal for leaders in Noxubee County

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Pedaling towards better health is the goal for leaders in Noxubee County. The people with Mississippi State University’s AIM for Change program were researching a transportation plan for Noxubee County. That’s when they found another problem they said needed to be addressed. “That’s how we got the results that transportation was needed in Noxubee County…

Propst Park is set to receive millions much needed renovations

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A historic Columbus park is getting a major facelift but not without a much-heated debate and the decision to put the city in more debt. Propst Park has been widely considered a local treasure that has stood the test of time. Now, it’s about to enter a new era. Built-in the 1950s, Propst Park has been…

National Police Week observed with memorial in Tupelo

Veteran officers and cadets at NMLETC honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – It is National Police Week, a time to remember and honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice protecting and serving. For Houston Police Chief Adam Harmon, the Northeast Mississippi Law Enforcement Memorial has special meaning. He knows many of the officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, among them, his brother…

Franklin Academy modernizes its methods of energy consumption

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Franklin Academy began as a one-room school building over two centuries. Now the elementary school has almost 400 students and is modernizing its methods of energy consumption. The Tennessee Valley Authority award the school a $200,000 grant for energy-saving innovations. This includes LED lighting, enhancements to the school’s ventilation and filtration system, and strategic energy management…

How Vardaman is helping EL students cross the education barrier

VARDAMAN, Miss. (WCBI) – The learning gap in America can be quite large for students whose first language is not English. Many school districts in the area struggle to find and keep English learning teachers. In Vardaman, between high school and elementary, there are over 100 students who are in the EL program and only two EL teachers. WCBI spoke…