OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – A man accused of threatening to kill United States Senator Roger Wicker was denied bond. 58-year-old William Sappington was charged with threatening to injure or kill a U.S. official. The hearing was held in a federal courtroom in Oxford on Wednesday. He’s accused of going to the senator’s cousin’s home on April 26 and saying he…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Teacher Appreciation Week is just around the corner, and many people are looking to give back to those who give the most. Teachers touch beyond the classroom and for many of them, their students’ success is their success. WCBI talked with local educators about their everyday duties and the passion that keeps them going. They’re mentors,…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Business and community leaders throughout the area were given proven tips on ways to prepare future leaders for success. It was part of the Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi’s “State of the Region”. New Albany High School Senior Alea Hudson moderated a panel discussion on Girl’s Leadership. Hudson said it wasn’t until she became…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The creative mind behind the state’s new license plate design said she wanted it to represent what Mississippians know and love: the magnolia and hospitality. Leah Frances Eaton is a substitute teacher in the Starkville School District. She said she found out her design had won the contest when Governor Tate Reeves announced it on social…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The Columbus Municipal School District has named the three finalists for the superintendent’s job. Hattiesburg High School Principal Dr. Victor Hubbard, current Kemper County School Superintendent Hilute Hudson, and Dr. Stanley Ellis, an Assistant Superintendent with the Tunica County School District. The public will have a chance to meet and hear from the three finalists for…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus police now say a recent shooting happened at a different apartment complex. A CPD spokesperson said the incident actually happened at The Reserve apartments on Monday. There was an argument between two men before the gunfire started. No injuries were reported. Two guns were recovered. It was initially reported to WCBI the shooting happened at…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The city of Starkville is making walking and biking more accessible throughout the city. You may have noticed cones around Highway 182. Starting at Old West Point Road and along 182, crews are replacing one of the lanes going east to add a biking and walking path. The path will connect to College View and the…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus police will soon have an additional tool, besides the city’s ever-present speed bumps, to slow down speeders. At last night’s meeting, the City Council approved Police Chief Joseph Daughtry’s request for 18 radar units. 15 of these will be going into CPD patrol cars, and three will be mounted on the department’s motorcycles which will…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The City of Columbus is getting a little outside help to spruce up one of its most visible traffic corridors. It took a tie-breaker vote from Mayor Keith Gaskin, but the city will be contracting with a landscaping firm to install plants in the medians that run up Highway 45 from around 8th Avenue and north…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Administrators with the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District shared their stories of success during the State of the Region meeting. A panel discussion focusing on the “Starkville-Oktibbeha Story” looked at the unique innovations in the district, such as Partnership Middle School, Acadedmic Houses, Intersessions, and the school’s recently adopted modified calendar. Deputy Superintendent Christy Maulding said it’s…
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Multiple agencies helped Lafayette County deputies make an abuse arrest. 42-year-old Jerrelle Jordan of Abbeville was charged with child abuse. Investigators say to protect the children involved and the nature of the case no details would be released in the ongoing investigation. Family Crisis Services, CASA, Communicare, and Child Protective Services helped in the case….
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin was playing the role of tie-breaker at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. But the end result was a return to the status quo. At issue was a proposal to maintain the areas around the exits on Highway 82. MDOT cuts them about twice a year. Columbus Public Works maintains them in between…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s almost a rite of passage; getting your license, hopping in the car, and cruising the town with friends. That’s an image of yesteryear that seems to be going by the wayside, nationally. More and more parents are finding that teens are pressing the brakes on driving. There are various reasons, but the numbers also vary…
SALTILLO, Miss. (WCBI) – The fastest-growing city in Lee County will get a new fire station, and more than half the money is already pledged. The property markers are in place on one point two acres of land at the north end of the Turner Industrial Park. The parcel will be the site of a new fire station for the…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus is not lacking the need for emergency help, but it was short on firefighters over the weekend. Saturday, Lehmberg Road’s Fire Station 5 was closed for 24 hours. Chief Duane Hughes said it is not because there were no fires but because there weren’t enough firefighters available. “Traditionally with Columbus Fire and Rescue we would…
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NEW ORLEANS (WCBI) – Only one of the four inmates who escaped from the Raymond Detention Center in Hinds County remains at large. 34-year-old Casey Grayson has been found, dead. In a Twitter post, Hinds County Sheriff confirmed that a deceased black male found Sunday in a vehicle at a New Orleans truck stop was Grayson. No cause of death…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Students throughout Lowndes County graduated from one of the top leadership programs in the state on Tuesday. Lowndes Young Leaders originated in 1999 and have made countless leaders since. Only 21 students made it through the competitive application and interview process this year. The members are exposed to local governments and million-dollar industries to gain hands-on…
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OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Prosecutors are calling witnesses and experts to the stand in an Oktibbeha County murder trial involving a teenager. 16-year-old Aviante Jordan was charged with murder in connection to a fatal November 2019 shooting at Brookville Garden apartments in Starkville. The victim, 23-year-old Laterrence Dewon McCarter, was found dead at the scene. Investigators also arrested 30-year-old…
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lee County woman was arrested after a child reportedly tested positive for drugs. Over the weekend, Tupelo Police arrested Jessica Shemitra Ivy on a warrant for two counts of Child Endangerment, Child Testing Positive for Controlled Substance. The warrant was issued after an investigation involving two juveniles that began in January. The investigation is…
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – When you go to renew your car tag next year, you’ll have a new look for the back bumper. The state’s License Tag Commission has chosen a new design for Mississippi’s standard license plate. The new design was chosen out of 400 submissions received last November. And it has ties to the Golden Triangle. Starkville resident Leah…
BOLIVAR COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A manhunt is underway in the Mississippi Delta after a state trooper was shot Tuesday morning. Law enforcement is searching for 24-year-old Stanley Self Jr. The shooting happened on Highway 61, near Mound Bayou, in Bolivar County at about 7:05 a.m. Self is considered armed and dangerous. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and…
