MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – An effort to keep nursing students in Mississippi after they graduate is now state law. Governor Tate Reeves signed the legislation into law Thursday. It’s called the “Skilled Nursing Home and Hospital Nurses Retention Loan Repayment Program.” Under the bill, the state will repay the student loans of nurses who choose to stay and work in Mississippi…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – An organization dedicated to strengthening relationships between the City of Columbus, Mississippi University for Women, and the Columbus Air Force Base gets back in the swing of things. Town and Tower held its first meeting since 2019 today on the MUW campus. The group invites area residents, business people, students, and elected leaders to come together…
PONTOTOC, Miss. (WCBI) – A Pontotoc man is going to prison for 40 years. This week, a Circuit Judge sentenced Allan Charles Baucom to the mandatory time. On February 24, a Pontotoc County jury found the 37-year-old man guilty of Sexual Battery of a child under 14 and two counts of Fondling. Under Mississippi Law, Baucom is not eligible for…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A man in Tupelo is facing charges after police found drugs during a traffic stop. 37-year-old Dontavious Walker reportedly ran when narcotics agents and police officers stopped him Monday on South Gloster Street. After a brief foot chase, officers arrested Walker. He’s charged with possession of methamphetamine, enhanced because officers also found a gun. Walker’s bond…
YALOBUSHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide after the body of a missing teenager from West Memphis, Arkansas was found Wednesday morning. Deputies got involved in the search for 18-year-old Fredarrious Wilson Tuesday after being contacted by the West Memphis Police Department. Wilson had last been seen Sunday. Investigators in Arkansas pinged the…
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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A fight with a relative led to elder abuse charges against a Columbus man. Tuesday, Columbus Police were called to an assisted living facility after reports of a fight. Gary Wayne Weaver reportedly got into an argument with an elderly relative. The argument turned violent, and Weaver is accused of throwing the older man to the…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Industrial Institute and College opened its doors in 1884 with the mission to educate women and prepare them for the workforce. Over the past 140 years, the name and mission have both evolved, but Mississippi University for Women still holds fast to its roots and its focus on molding strong women leaders. The W has also…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Being the parent of a newborn is stressful, even when there are no medical complications. But for those families with newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit, the stress is unimaginable. But the NICU at NMMC’s Women’s Hospital has a new camera system that lets parents keep track of their newborn 24/7. The technology is called…
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Voter-driven ballot initiative process is still alive in the Mississippi legislature. Currently, voters in the state cannot call for an issue to be placed on the ballot to change or create laws. The state Senate did pass a measure that requires about 240,000 signatures. Today, the House amended the bill to lower that to about 107,000 signers….
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin is weighing in on the dissolution of the Columbus-Lowndes County Drug Task Force. Even though the City Council has not formally addressed the break up of the task force, the mayor spoke on the subject at his press conference today. Last week, Columbus Police Chief Joseph Daughtry announced that he was pulling…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A second move to revisit the Columbus Police Department’s purchase of new radios meets with dead air. At Tuesday night’s meeting, an agenda item called for a discussion of rescinding the lease agreement for CPD’s new radios and putting the purchase through a reverse auction process to get radios with similar specifications to those of the…
ALABAMA (WCBI) – Alabama’s state leader is putting emphasis on efforts to keep Alabama on good financial footing. Just one day after the start of the legislative session in Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey called lawmakers into a special session to discuss ARPA and state funds. Governor Ivey touted that Alabama is in good financial standing and should use the one-time…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The Columbus Crime Lab will soon be doubling down on its testing capacity. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Columbus City Council approved a crime lab request to lease a second gas mass spectrometer. The device is used to analyze evidence. The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors recently purchased the same type of equipment for the city’s…
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LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – There is new information in the kidnapping case of three Lee County children. We now know the charges of those arrested and where they were taken into custody. Douglas Mills will be charged with three counts of kidnapping and one count of burglary. Meanwhile, Vanessa Cox and Shelia Hood will be charged with one count…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Around the nation, schools are struggling to fill teaching positions and keep them filled. The faculty at Mississippi University for Women recognizes that struggle to keep students in the education field and is working to fill that need. For many, teaching is a calling, but when education students become classroom teachers, many find that there are…
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Last month, hundreds of men from Louisville got on their knees and prayed for their families and their city. And just weeks later they are seeing more prayer circles happening within the community and in schools. Loving your neighbor is important especially when you are in a close-knit community. However, in places like Louisville, it seems…
FULTON, Miss. (WCBI) – A local community college is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a major project that is expected to help recruit top-notch athletes. A new $5 million softball and tennis complex is going up between the existing softball field and tennis courts on the Itawamba Community College campus. The 6,000-square-foot building will include locker rooms for men’s and…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – One of the largest economic development projects in state history broke ground Tuesday in Lowndes County. SDI Aluminum Dynamics is underway. Business managers and elected leaders said the aluminum mill would create a snowball effect for a better economy and improve education. This is a day that has been a long time coming from planning…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo police have arrested a man in connection with an early Sunday morning shooting that left one dead. Officers arrested 22-year-old Jaedin Hatchett of Shannon Monday. He’s charged with second-degree murder. He’s being held without bond. Investigators said tips and video provided early in the investigation helped them quickly identify Hatchett as the suspect. The shooting…
VERONA, Miss. (WCBI) – A Verona teenager reported missing is back home. Kamora Pegues was found safe Monday night. Pegues had been missing since Sunday afternoon. The Verona Police Department thanks the public for its help in finding her. For 24/7 news and updates, follow us on Facebook and Twitter Categories: Featured, Local News
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A court date has been set for a Columbus store owner charged with simple assault. Adel Musa, the owner of United Deli, will be in Columbus Municipal Court on April 6. Musa, known in the community as Mr. John, told police his security camera alerted him to a person at one of his businesses at three…
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) -The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said one suspect is in custody after a kidnapping attempt. Douglas Mills The investigation began earlier Tuesday when a woman in the Shannon area reported that her biological father, 52-year-old Douglas Mills, drove from Kentucky to Mississippi and kidnapped her three children. The woman said he broke into the home, pulled…