Columbus clinic for children with special needs has grand opening

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A clinic for children with special needs prepared for its grand opening in Columbus. The Essle Center for Perceptual Development is a one-of-a-kind clinic that helps parents and children learn together. Many families are forced to travel many miles from home, even out-of-state to get therapy or individualized treatment for their special needs child. Now pediatrician…

High school students attend career expo at Louisville Coliseum

Career technology education has been a growing field in the last couple of years

LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Career technology education has been a growing field in the last couple of years. C.T.E. programs have used the month of February to help promote jobs to students and adults. Students at Louisville High School roamed the floors of the Louisville Coliseum for the first Career Expo. The expo allowed students from 10-12th grade to see…

Threat training: how colleges prepare for the worst case scenario

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Just six weeks into the year and there have been more than 70 mass shootings. Just recently, three students were killed and five others were injured during a mass shooting on the Michigan State Campus. It is something that no family member, friend, or school ever wants to go through. Campus law enforcement and emergency management…

Area law enforcement notice uptick in missing person reports

Several of the reports involved people under the age of 22

WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – There have been multiple missing people reports throughout the Golden Triangle within the last week, and one local police department said it’s becoming an unfortunate trend. Several of the reports involved people under the age of 22. Leaders in the West Point Police department follow a standard process when families or loved ones come in…

Columbus, Lowndes County discuss plans to ban Zaza

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – In Columbus and Lowndes County, there has been a growing concern about the over-the-counter drug Tianeptine, also known as Zaza. People gathered at Columbus City Hall to discuss the possibility of banning the substance. Tianeptine is not only causing overdoses in the area but has some parents on high alert. Since there are no restrictions on…

Students are choosing shorter, more skill based career routes

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Some students from across the state are choosing to further their knowledge at Community Colleges. February is Career and Technical Education month and is set aside to highlight the opportunities that are available across the country. Here in Lowndes County, almost 50 technical skills programs are taught at EMCC’S Communiversity. With all the different pathways…

City of Columbus responds to ethics complaint filed by WCBI

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – There is an update on a story we’ve been following about a Columbus police officer that allegedly did not report a shooting. The city has responded to our ethics complaint. Multiple sources told us the part-time officer in question is Louis Alexander, just as the Commercial Dispatch reported Thursday. In fact, WCBI emailed Columbus Police Chief…