MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – If you plan to vote in Mississippi’s primary elections and haven’t registered yet, the deadline is approaching. Monday, July 10 is the deadline to register to vote at your Circuit Clerk’s Office. Mail-in voter registration applications must be postmarked no later than July 10. Circuit Clerks’ offices will be open Saturday, July 8 from 8 a.m. until…
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OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Oxford police made three arrests in the investigation of dozens of car burglaries. Dewayne Pegues was charged with 32 counts of auto burglary. Javonteze Johnson is facing 12 counts. Demarcus Govan was charged with one count of auto burglary. Investigators in the areas of Old Sardis, Anderson, and Anchorage Roads, along with Beanland Drive were hit…
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Louisville police continue to investigate a Sunday night shooting. Chief Sean Holdiness said the gunfire started at about 8:45 in the 200 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Witnesses told officers there was an argument before the shooting started. Holdiness told WCBI that 39-year-old William Love of Louisville was injured in the shooting. He…
OKOLONA, Miss. (WCBI)- A retired NFL player from the small town of Okolona is making a big impact on the youth of his community. Tim Bowens, a former Ole Miss Rebe, and Miami Dolphin hosted a combined skills football camp for aspiring young athletes on Saturday morning. The camp was held at the newly constructed Bowens Field, which gave athletes…
REFORM, Ala. (WCBI) – The city of Reform has been struggling with its water levels for the past week. After tank levels have been decreasing all week, tank levels were at zero on Sunday according to Mayor Melody Davis. This means the majority of Reform is without water as of now. Residents in the Lathrop Area and Old Gordo Road…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Some people were out and about on Sunday morning to prepare for storms. Sunflower saw many customers coming to buy things to weather the storm. During severe weather, people will go to the store to buy up essential items. A customer and store manager at Sunflower spoke about the influx of people and what they feel are…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- According to Salon Today, 18 percent of African American women spend more than 3 hours in the beauty salon, whereas 46 percent of Caucasian women spend less than 1 hour at hair salon appointments. Our Rosalyn Freeman was able to speak with a local stylist and hair salon owner about the changes in the beauty shop industry…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – “Pick-up Possum Town” was in full effect as citizens teamed up to clean up the city of Columbus on Saturday, June 10. Members of the community were able to clean side by side with local officials. Board member of Pick of Possum town Lee Nickles brought his children to experience community cleanup firsthand and too them…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Keith and Margie Brown are not letting anything stop them from singing together. Just last month, the couple lost everything in a house fire. Yet, community members remembered Keith and Margie’s tunes so they teamed up with Zachary’s to help support them during their difficult time. “My friend Rhonda Sanders from the community benefit reached out…
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – A Wisconsin man will represent Tupelo at the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist competition in Graceland later this summer. The winner of the Tupelo Elvis Tribute Artist Competition was crowned this afternoon during Elvis Festival. Jesse Aron has won many titles and contests over his 26-year career as an Elvis Tribute Artist, but winning Tupelo is a…
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KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 82-year-old Grady Lee Stanley of Kosciusko. He is described as a white male, five feet six inches tall, weighing 90 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Stanley was last seen wearing a blue shirt, khaki pants, and a blue hat with Ford written on the…
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