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Governor’s Job Fair Network of Mississippi lands in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The Governor’s Job Fair Network of Mississippi helps get people job opportunities and sometimes even better opportunities in their field of work. Choctaw and Winston counties partnered to help host the event in the Louisville dome Thursday morning. More than 20 job opportunities were available. Potential workers came by, applied for jobs, and got to talk…
Samaritan’s Market provides bargain prices while helping those in need
Fulton nonprofit thrift store was started by a local family who wanted to give back to the community
FULTON, Miss. (WCBI) – A thrift store in Itawamba County is making a difference for those down on their luck. It was nearly three years ago when the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Fulton shut its doors. Diamond King owned the building that housed the store. “We had a lot of residents and workers here insist we keep the store…
Change is in the air for Golden Triangle Regional Airport
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI ) – Changes are coming to the landscape of the Golden Triangle with new manufacturing and the prospect of related industries building in western Lowndes County. Growth is contagious. That’s what the Executive Director Matt Dowell of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport is banking on. With the groundbreaking of a new, billion-dollar aluminum plant nearby, he…
Pilot Club hosts soup fundraiser to support adults with special needs
ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Hundreds of Itawamba County residents had soup for lunch while helping a Christian community for adults with special needs. The Pilot Club organized the “Bowls of Love” Fundraiser. For $20 dollars, guests could get a bowl of soup, and also a piece of handmade pottery, crafted by residents at Itawamba Crossroads Ranch. The nonprofit provides…
Saltillo man receives 10-year prison sentence for child sex crime
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – A man from Saltillo will spend 10 years in prison for a child sex crime after already serving time for the same crime. 46-year-old Dennis Gene Sullivan was sentenced this morning in U.S. District Court for possession of child sexual abuse pictures and videos. According to court documents, Sullivan was setting up a computer system for…
Mississippi Educational Enhancement Fund cashes in on lottery tickets
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Mississippi’s Educational Enhancement Fund is cashing in on lottery tickets. The Mississippi Lottery’s February transfer of just over $9.5 million has put the fiscal year total to $84.1 million. By state law, the first $80 million dollars in net proceeds each year goes to roads and bridges. All of the money over that $80 million mark goes…
Governor Reeves pushes legislation to keep nurses in Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – An effort to keep nursing students in Mississippi after they graduate is now state law. Governor Tate Reeves signed the legislation into law Thursday. It’s called the “Skilled Nursing Home and Hospital Nurses Retention Loan Repayment Program.” Under the bill, the state will repay the student loans of nurses who choose to stay and work in Mississippi…
Town and Tower holds first meeting since 2019 on MUW campus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – An organization dedicated to strengthening relationships between the City of Columbus, Mississippi University for Women, and the Columbus Air Force Base gets back in the swing of things. Town and Tower held its first meeting since 2019 today on the MUW campus. The group invites area residents, business people, students, and elected leaders to come together…
Pontotoc man sentenced to 40 years for sexual battery of child
PONTOTOC, Miss. (WCBI) – A Pontotoc man is going to prison for 40 years. This week, a Circuit Judge sentenced Allan Charles Baucom to the mandatory time. On February 24, a Pontotoc County jury found the 37-year-old man guilty of Sexual Battery of a child under 14 and two counts of Fondling. Under Mississippi Law, Baucom is not eligible for…
Man faces drug charges after reportedly running from traffic stop in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A man in Tupelo is facing charges after police found drugs during a traffic stop. 37-year-old Dontavious Walker reportedly ran when narcotics agents and police officers stopped him Monday on South Gloster Street. After a brief foot chase, officers arrested Walker. He’s charged with possession of methamphetamine, enhanced because officers also found a gun. Walker’s bond…
Yalobusha County deputies investigate homicide of West Memphis teen
YALOBUSHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide after the body of a missing teenager from West Memphis, Arkansas was found Wednesday morning. Deputies got involved in the search for 18-year-old Fredarrious Wilson Tuesday after being contacted by the West Memphis Police Department. Wilson had last been seen Sunday. Investigators in Arkansas pinged the…
Animal Health – 03/09/23
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Today Dr. Emerson shows us what she does if your dog has a nasty limp or joint pain. Categories: ANIMAL HEALTH
Columbus man arrested, faces elder abuse charges
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A fight with a relative led to elder abuse charges against a Columbus man. Tuesday, Columbus Police were called to an assisted living facility after reports of a fight. Gary Wayne Weaver reportedly got into an argument with an elderly relative. The argument turned violent, and Weaver is accused of throwing the older man to the…
Mississippi University for Women helps prepare future politicians
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Industrial Institute and College opened its doors in 1884 with the mission to educate women and prepare them for the workforce. Over the past 140 years, the name and mission have both evolved, but Mississippi University for Women still holds fast to its roots and its focus on molding strong women leaders. The W has also…
Tupelo hospital uses camera system to connect parents with baby in NICU
The cameras were purchased with donations from the community as part of a fundraiser by the North Mississippi Health Care Foundation
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Being the parent of a newborn is stressful, even when there are no medical complications. But for those families with newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit, the stress is unimaginable. But the NICU at NMMC’s Women’s Hospital has a new camera system that lets parents keep track of their newborn 24/7. The technology is called…
Voter-driven ballot initiative process still alive in Mississippi legislature
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Voter-driven ballot initiative process is still alive in the Mississippi legislature. Currently, voters in the state cannot call for an issue to be placed on the ballot to change or create laws. The state Senate did pass a measure that requires about 240,000 signatures. Today, the House amended the bill to lower that to about 107,000 signers….
Columbus mayor talks about city, county drug task force dissolving
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin is weighing in on the dissolution of the Columbus-Lowndes County Drug Task Force. Even though the City Council has not formally addressed the break up of the task force, the mayor spoke on the subject at his press conference today. Last week, Columbus Police Chief Joseph Daughtry announced that he was pulling…
Columbus city leaders discuss lease agreement for new CPD radios
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A second move to revisit the Columbus Police Department’s purchase of new radios meets with dead air. At Tuesday night’s meeting, an agenda item called for a discussion of rescinding the lease agreement for CPD’s new radios and putting the purchase through a reverse auction process to get radios with similar specifications to those of the…
Alabama governor calls special session to discuss ARPA, state funds
ALABAMA (WCBI) – Alabama’s state leader is putting emphasis on efforts to keep Alabama on good financial footing. Just one day after the start of the legislative session in Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey called lawmakers into a special session to discuss ARPA and state funds. Governor Ivey touted that Alabama is in good financial standing and should use the one-time…
Columbus Crime Lab will soon expand testing capacity
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The Columbus Crime Lab will soon be doubling down on its testing capacity. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Columbus City Council approved a crime lab request to lease a second gas mass spectrometer. The device is used to analyze evidence. The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors recently purchased the same type of equipment for the city’s…
On the Beat (Chiropractic Physicians Center) – 03/08/23
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Today, host Rachel Hurt talks with Dr. Andy Barlow about Fibromyalgia. Categories: On the Beat
Investigators release new information in Lee County kidnapping case
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – There is new information in the kidnapping case of three Lee County children. We now know the charges of those arrested and where they were taken into custody. Douglas Mills will be charged with three counts of kidnapping and one count of burglary. Meanwhile, Vanessa Cox and Shelia Hood will be charged with one count…
How MUW is working to keep students in the education field
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Around the nation, schools are struggling to fill teaching positions and keep them filled. The faculty at Mississippi University for Women recognizes that struggle to keep students in the education field and is working to fill that need. For many, teaching is a calling, but when education students become classroom teachers, many find that there are…