COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s one of the busiest festivals in our area, and we’re two days away from it. The 27th annual Market Street Festival kicks off Friday evening and runs through Saturday afternoon. However, preparation takes place year-round. It’s an event that’s 364 days in the making. “Preparations really go on throughout the year and this year we…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Charlotte Trice Copeland had some business at the Lee County Justice Center when she found out from a friend about the “National Day of Prayer” ceremony. She said it was too important to miss. “If we don’t all fall on our knees and unite together in prayer, we are going to be lost. This world needs…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Dozens gathered on the front lawn of the Lowndes County Courthouse for music and prayers. The Christian Community in Prayer hosted the annual “National Day of Prayer” event at noon. The local clergy and community members prayed for different areas of focus including churches, families, government, schools, military, and the media. Students from Columbus High School…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Jurors are deliberating the fate of a Starkville teenager in connection to a deadly shooting. Aviante Jordan was 16 when he was arrested and charged with murder in 2019. The shooting happened that November at Brookville Garden apartments. 23-year-old Laterrence Dewon McCarter was found dead at the scene. Testimony in this murder trial started earlier this…
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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – If you want to make things better, get involved. That was one message from Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin. Gaskin briefed Columbus and Lowndes County business and community leaders on projects and progress around the city. Gaskin hit on a number of topics from new software and procedures to streamline the budgeting process in the city to…
SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The death toll from the March 24 tornadoes has increased. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency announced one person in Sharkey County has died after being hospitalized for about six weeks. The death toll in Sharkey County is 14 and 22 statewide. MEMA said they are saddened about this latest development. For 24/7 news and updates,…
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Highway 25 in Oktibbeha County looks a little different and safer. The Mississippi Department of Transportation installed a temporary, restricted U-turn barrier at the Highway 25 intersection with Longview and Poor House Roads. Drivers can no longer cross over the highway. Now, they must turn right and go to the next median opening to turn…
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Testimony continued in the murder trial of James Dustin Nixon. He was accused of killing 26-year-old Shawn Stricklin back in 2018. This is the second trial for Nixon who was charged with first-degree murder. In July of last year, Judge Jim Kitchens declared a mistrial. The decision came after learning the State Medical Examiner’s office…
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – If you’re unable to remove debris from your property in Amory, there’s a way to get help. This is for people that cannot move the debris themselves or with volunteer assistance. The city applied to FEMA for private property debris clean-up. That’s why the contractor the city hired can clear the limbs and other items. To…
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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…
