MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (WCBI) – College football season is in full effect, and that means tailgating is a part of many fans’ gameday experience. Mississippi State hosts its first home game of the season, and this brings tailgaters to start the year in a new fashion. Tailgating is a part of many gameday routines, whether it’s students, alumni, or fans…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) A Mississippi State University graduate is trying to inspire more children to want to read books, while also make a name for herself. Ginny Walker Shurlds held a book signing in Starkville this weekend. Shurlds wrote the “Mississippi State A to Z” book. The book introduces the alphabet through the traditions and icons of MSU. The book…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A neighborhood shooting sparks concern from residents. Columbus Police are still looking for suspects in Saturday’s shooting on Airline Road. CPD responded to the call Saturday afternoon. Residents on the 500 block of the east Columbus street said they heard multiple rounds of gunfire. One person, who asked to remain anonymous, said she and her husband…
DUCK HILL, Miss. (WCBI) It was a weekend of fun in Montgomery County. The rain did not stop thousands of people from coming out to the annual Bogue Creek Festival. This festival offered food, vendors, music, and children’s activities. The event also offered arts and crafts, a car show, and much more. Event Co-organizer Miranda Dean said, events like this are…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) First responders and residents from all over north East Mississippi came together to participate in the annual 9/11 stair climb. This event is where people walk up and down several flights of stairs, to remember the fallen first responders who died on September 11th, 2001. Attendees walked more than three laps inside of the Cadence Bank Arena, this…
Brenda Strickland from Fayette, Alabama hopes to “win the big Powerball money” Saturday night. She said she visits State Line Express Mart often to buy tickets.
New Hope High School co-ed cheer team has seven males on the team, and a couple of them compete both on the mat and the field.
Elected officials and community members came together to enjoy a free meal, put on by Minnie Fox.
This is the third year for the event, and MSU football players and MUW basketball players also signed autographs for children.
The Starkville Oktibbeha County School District’s Discovery Center is hosting the workshop: First Aid Basics for Home and Family.
A woman wanted in connection with a shooting turns herself in.
A four-month investigation in Tupelo resulted in the arrest of a Saltillo man.
A jury has found a Lowndes County man guilty of manslaughter.
The annual business and organization fair “Shades of Starkville” took place at the Drill Field on campus.
A Calhoun County shooting leaves one man fighting for his life and another man in jail.
Mississippi Republican Party called on the federal law enforcement to investigate Colom’s campaign for allegedly impersonating a U.S. Senator.
The Town of Caledonia will be placing limits on the overnight activities of minors next month.
Today, the folks over at Emerson’s brought in Baxter the cat, who had a small tumor on the side of his face. Find out how they were able to help chatty Baxter on this week’s segment of Animal Health.
A joint operation in Clay County lands a pair of suspected drug dealers behind bars.
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) – An overnight break in at a local pharmacy leaves damage to the inventory and to the store’s bottom line. Currie’s Family Care Pharmacy in Aberdeen was broken into early Wednesday morning. Owner Currie Bounds said this isn’t the first time something like this has happened to them. “It’s a nuisance. It’s a problem. It costs us…
A case of speeding turns into drug charges for a North Carolina man driving through Prentiss County.
A couple of local women are working to get lights up around their walking track, not just for the safety of residents, but also to honor area veterans and current service members.
Scott Colom announced on Wednesday, September 3, that he is entering the 2026 U.S. Senate race against Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Columbus police are searching for a man accused of vandalizing a church.