TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – An aerospace company that makes unmanned aircraft is expected to not only have a big economic boost on the region but also to have a pool of skilled future employees. Noah Bass is the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Instructor at the Lee County Career Technical Education Center. He is using some of the summer break to prep…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus city leaders want to attract more business downtown, and they believe a new option for enjoying adult beverages could help. The city council is exploring the establishment of a leisure district downtown through a red cup law which. It would allow people to carry alcoholic beverages from one business to the other. Officials believe the…
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The unusual trend of strong storms this month continues to cause damage in our area. These June storms have caused damage to homes, some greenhouses, and now crops. “It’s just farming, last year we had one of the best cotton crops we’ve ever had and we started raining when the bowls started opening and rotted…
OKTIBEHHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s never too late to learn, and that was on full display at the 2023 Triad Luncheon at the Oktibbeha County Safe Room. Local community members gathered to learn about health and wellness resources for older adults. Through the Triad Grant, the state of Mississippi was able to implement more programs geared towards senior citizens…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The Columbus City Council met Thursday morning and one of the big topics of discussion was repairs to the Columbus Riverwalk Pedestrian Bridge. The “Old River Bridge”, as it’s sometimes known, was severely damaged in February 2020 when it was struck by a runaway barge filled with limestone. Mayor Keith Gaskin said repairs are supposed to…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Finally, it was an hour of reading, marching, and music at the Columbus Lowndes Public Library. The Mother Goose Story Hour featured a special guest, WCBI’s Allie Martin. He was the marching band leader and led the kids into the story hour room. Allie also helped Mother Goose act out a book as she read it….
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A stolen flight suit, an Air Force pilot helmet, and a sword land a Columbus man in jail and possibly ground a theft ring. 39-year-old Justin Brown was charged with two counts of burglary and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said Brown was pulled over on Tuesday….
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Election season is among us and it’s important to know the rules at the polls and for your mailbox. Primary Election Day is August 8. You must be registered to vote in the primary election by July 10. If you are voting absentee by mail it must be cast and postmarked by Election Day. It can be…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A little publicity helped the Columbus Police Department make an arrest in a felony shoplifting case. CPD credited help from the public with identifying two women suspected of stealing from Ulta Beauty in Columbus. The department released pictures captured from security cameras to WCBI and other media outlets, as well as social media. As a result,…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Candidates for the District One seat on the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors got a chance to make their case to voters. The Exchange Club of Columbus invited all District One candidates to speak at a forum at the club’s weekly meeting at Lion Hills. Only two of the three Republican candidates, Matt Furnari and…
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Booneville woman is in the Prentiss County Jail, accused of attacking a man with a knife. Monday, Prentiss County deputies were called to a home on County Road 7461. When they got there, they found a man who had been cut in the throat. They were told that the woman who cut him left…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Sounds of Summer has been postponed until next week. The free, outdoor concert series at the newly renamed Roger Short Soccer Complex in downtown Columbus was scheduled for June 15. With rain in the forecast and with already wet soccer fields, the decision was made to move the event to June 22. The time for next…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Golden Triangle Development LINK is bringing another Tennessee Valley Authority Certified Megasite to Lowndes County. This area is the only one to have multiple megasites. Plans are underway now and the economic development team is ready to get rolling. While it may be bare now, this field will be growing new economic development opportunities…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – What began as an investigation involving a vulnerable adult turned into some tense moments after a homemade explosive device was discovered at a Tupelo area convenience store. Tilar Thompson was going to stop by the Texaco T-Mart on his way home Tuesday night, but those plans changed. “My store closes at 11, I was here at…
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…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – We have new information on a shooting incident in Columbus that we first reported on Tuesday. Columbus police received a call about an undercover investigator who was in a fight in the area of Seventh Avenue North and Moss Street. The undercover initially witnessed people in two separate vehicles firing shots at each other. The gunfire…
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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A historic school in Columbus will be restored through a major renovation project. The Columbus Municipal School District is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony at the old Hunt High School on 20th Street North Friday at 10:30 a.m. The campus was destroyed in a tornado in February of 2019 and ruled a total loss. The district will…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s not looking pretty for a couple of suspects accused of shoplifting in Columbus. On June 9, Ulta Beauty on 18th Avenue had two separate felony shoplifting incidents, according to Columbus police. Both suspects are seen on the store’s security cameras. If you know or have any information about the individuals pictured, please call Lowndes County…
BELDEN, Miss. (WCBI) – The North Mississippi Narcotics Unit took a large quantity of drugs off the streets and arrested a suspected drug dealer. Agents searched the home of Will Orlando Hadley on Mattie Florence Drive in the Belden area. During that search, they reportedly found 2.2 pounds of methamphetamine, 18 pounds of marijuana, around five pounds of the hallucinogenic…
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Mississippi’s reading teachers are moving to the head of the class. The National Council on Teacher Quality has recognized Mississippi and Colorado as the top two states for ensuring scientifically based reading instruction in teacher preparation programs. The rankings are in the Council’s latest report, Teacher Prep Review – Strengthening Elementary Reading Instruction. The report gave Mississippi…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Kids are whipping delicious treats during the Kids Culinary Camp this week. Kids in grades fifth through eighth are learning the basics of cooking at the Lion Hills Center in Columbus. Every day is a different food theme with the campers learning how to make homemade pasta, Chinese food, desserts, and pizza. We caught them on…
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The embattled former Columbus Chief Financial Officer that pleaded guilty to stealing from the city has died in prison. The Rankin County Coroner’s Office confirmed Milton Rawle died this past Saturday. He was being held at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, near Pearl. Rawle pleaded guilty to embezzlement in February 2021. He was sentenced to…
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…