National Flag Day remains relevant over 100 years later

On this day, 245 years ago, Congress approved the design of the American Flag. The flag today looks a lot like the one the first Americans flew.

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – On this day, 245 years ago, Congress approved the design of the American Flag. The flag today looks a lot like the one the first Americans flew. June 14, 1777, was the day the Second Continental Congress passed a flag resolution: 13 stripes alternating red and white and that “the union be 13 stars, white in…

Local business owner stays optimistic after storm damages property

ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Storms that hit the area Sunday night caused damage in parts of the viewing area. WCBI reported Monday, June 12 that a mobile home in Chickasaw County was destroyed as well as a few greenhouses in Itawamba County. Owner of Waltons Greenhouse, Marty Walton, said this isn’t the first time he’s seen storms hit near…

Learning the basics: Training heats up for new firefighters in Starkville

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Things are heating up in Starkville with firefighter training underway. At Fire Station 3, training firefighters are learning the basics. Tuesday, they learned how to repel off buildings. This is what it takes to train with the Starkville Fire Department. 10 newly-hired firefighters were learning the ropes of repelling Tuesday. “We are doing search and rescue…

Charges dropped in Noxubee County murder case, 8 years later

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – There are new developments in an eight-year-old Noxubee County murder case. Jonathon Shumaker, Elizabeth Reed, and brothers Joshua and Justin Williams were arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Kristopher Haywood in 2015. The suspects were later granted bond based on new evidence. Haywood was shot to death during an armed robbery at…

Inmates continue to lower food cost in Webster County

WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – For the past three years, Webster County inmates have been putting in some hard work to contribute to supplement their diets. The jail started a garden as a way to help cut costs in the food budget. So far they have been able to save more than $10 thousand dollars. The Webster County Sheriff’s Department…

EF1 tornado hits portion of Chickasaw County Sunday night

CHICKASAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Strong storms hit several counties in our area Sunday night and left debris and downed power lines. People who live in the Road Chapel area in Chickasaw County said the storms came quickly but they were strong. The clean-up process is underway for most, but one family nearly lost it all “It’s devastating, but it’s…