There are moments that SaPerior Patton remembers as clear as a bell. Days on end without her mom. No pocket change for neighborhood snacks. An older sister who learned to sew so she could have clothes to wear to school. A pair of tennis shoes that lasted three years.
Itawamba Community College will enhance its CDL truck driving program, thanks to a grant from Ashley Furniture.
Itawamba County was the latest to declare a burn ban. This marked the eighth county in the WCBI viewing area to issue the alert.
An old scam is making the rounds again, and Tupelo police want you to know about it. Someone has been calling Tupelo and Lee County residents claiming to be with the Tupelo Police Department.
A special election has been set for November 21 to fill the Alderman-At-Large seat formerly held by Wallace Phillips.
The Lowndes County Federation of Democratic Women will host the Get Out the Vote Rally. The event is to educate voters on the policies democratic candidates will be running on in upcoming elections.
Social media helps Oxford police identify the suspects accused of vandalizing the city’s newest park. Around 1 a.m., two young women reportedly vandalized the Globe Fountain at Pocket Park next to Oxford City Hall.
We now know the name of the person killed in a Monday afternoon crash in Lowndes County. Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant told WCBI that 74-year-old Laura Mitchell Thomas died at the scene.
With a population of less than 400, the small town of Shuqualak has a big change coming its way. Shuqualak Mill is the single largest investment in the history of J.M. Huber Corporation.
More than half the counties across the state are under burn bans due to the harsh drought conditions. While many of these bans were placed at the beginning of October, fire stations continue to receive calls about fires that have grown out of control.
The accident happened late Monday afternoon on Highway 45 North in Lowndes County near P & R Scrap Metal, just past the Cal-Kolola Road turnoff.
The Eupora Police Department hosted a memorial ceremony for an officer who sacrificed his life in the line of duty.
The suspect arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a motel in Amory is still awaiting his first court appearance.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Starkville community is being given the opportunity to help the fight.
If you have unused or expired drugs in your home and don’t know how to properly dispose of them, the Tupelo Police Department will help you out.
Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies are investigating a shooting near Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s Mississippi home. The shooting happened around 12:30 on Sunday afternoon.
A new poll shows a very tight gubernatorial race, as election day looms just two weeks away. The survey done by Public Policy Polling shows Republican Governor Tate Reeves with a 1% lead over Democratic challenger Brandon Presley.
The area around the intersection of Fifth Street North and Second Avenue North is closed through Thursday.
Clay, Monroe, Chickasaw, Calhoun, Lee, Pontotoc, and Union Counties are under the alert. Very little rain over the last month has led to the burn bans.
Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green said the child went underwater at a private residential pool in West Tupelo on Sunday evening.
A Columbus man was killed in a Pickens County, Alabama crash. 32-year-old Caleb Owens, of Columbus, died at the scene of the Tabernacle Road accident.
DUCK HILL, Miss. (WCBI) – The Kilmichael Volunteer Fire Department Brush trucks one and three responded to assist the Duck Hill Fire Department with a wildfire on 404 East on October 21, 2023. According to the Kilmichael Volunteer Fire Department’s Facebook, Elliot Fire Department and Tire Plant Fire Department from Grenada County also responded, and the Fire destroyed at least…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A body has been recovered in south Columbus. According to Columbus Police, Corporal Chris Ware of the Columbus Police Department received information from a Columbus Housing Authority Maintenance worker. The worker said he went down to Lake Norris where Robert Hargrove had wrecked his car. While looking around, he found a body under some overhanging trees…
CALEDONIA, Miss. (WCBI) – Music, food, and fun filled Ola J Pickett Park in Caledonia for the city’s annual fall festival. Ms. Judy Pounders is a long-standing vendor at Caledonia Days. “I did it the first year we had Caledonia Days, so I guess that’s 19 years,” Pounders said. She says the profits aren’t just for herself and her husband….