Oktibbeha Co. Chapter of the NAACP donates water to Jackson residents

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Oktibbeha County Chapter of the NAACP teams up with a local church to help provide water for Jackson residents. Area churches and civic organizations carried bottled water by the case to Mt. Pelier Church in Starkville this morning. The church and the NAACP organized the effort. Academy Sports also donated water, and East Mississippi…

Attempted traffic stop leads to chase and arrest

LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An attempted traffic stop leads to a chase in Lee County. Now an Okolona man is in jail facing several charges. Late Saturday afternoon, Tupelo Police attempted to pull over a Jeep Track Hawk in the area of South Gloster and Mitchell Extended. The driver, who was identified as Dan Judd the second, went south…

Cookbook helps raise money for Alzheimer’s Association

Cookbook helps raise money for Alzheimer's Association

BALDWYN, Miss. (WCB)- A north Mississippi nursing  facility is raising money to help end Alzheimer’s. The Baldwyn Nursing Facility is selling recipe books for the Alzheimer’s Association. Nurses and other staff members will take part in the annual End Alzheimer’s walk at Ballard Park on Saturday the 17th. Clinical Nurse Educator, Amanda Moore, says Alzheimer’s or some form of dementia,…

Shooting in Winona kills one and injured two

WINONA, Miss. (WCBI) – The investigation continues after a shooting in Winona that left one person dead and two others injured. That shooting Friday afternoon put the Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District on lockdown and even forced the cancellation of Friday night’s football game. The shooting happened on Powell Street near the elementary school. It’s the second in that area in…

Annual 911 Memorial Stair Climb a time to remember true heroes

Tupelo Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary organizes the annual event

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Hundreds turn out in Tupelo to remember the sacrifices made by first responders on September 11, 2001. Tupelo Fire Chief Kelly Elliott took a quick break from his monthly National Guard drill for the annual 9 11 Memorial Stair Climb. Chief Elliott was working at the state fire academy 21 years ago when the country was…

Two Boonville guys who are family members are arrested for an alleged kidnapping

PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss, (WCBI) – Two Boonville guys who are family members are arrested for an alleged kidnapping. The Prentiss County charged 18-year-old Dallas Blake Fischeal and 45 Terry Lee Dykes with Kidnapping from an incident 5th. Boonville Police charged Fischeal with statutory rape from that same incident. Investigators say the kidnapping happened in the county and the rape incident…

Crews working in Starkville to repair a water line

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – You may notice crews up and down main street in Starkville for water line repairs. The city is replacing an aging waterline downtown on top of addressing the sewer lines and stormwater draining issues in downtown. The repairs come on the heels of a design plan to make downtown and main street better. City leaders say…

Help continues to pour in for those affected by the water crisis in Jackson

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Help continues to pour in for those affected by the water crisis in Jackson. Congregations of the Northeast Mississippi State Baptist Convention have been conducting water drives. Churches from Lowndes, Noxubee, and Clay Counties have collected 12 hundred cases of water to help those in the Capital City. That water was loaded up and delivered…

Amory Police arrest a local man on 2 burglary charges

AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – Amory Police arrest a local man on 2 burglary charges. Over the weekend officers arrested Zacchaeus M Vassar of Amory for Breaking and Entering Dwelling and Breaking and Entering of a Vehicle. Vassar also had a warrant for failing to register with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The Mississippi Department of Corrections also has put a…

North Mississippi nursing facility raising money to help end Alzheimer’s

BALDWYN, Miss. (WCBI) – A North Mississippi nursing facility is raising money to help end Alzheimer’s. The Baldwyn nursing facility is selling recipe books for the Alzheimer’s association walk at Ballard Park this weekend. Nurses and other staff members will take part in the annual Alzheimer’s or some form of dementia that impacts one in three of the elderly population….

Fulton man has turned himself into the Itawamba County Sheriff

ITAWAMBA, Miss. (WCBI) – A Fulton man has turned himself into the Itawamba County Sheriff. Jay Alexander West was named as a suspect in a fatal shooting that happened Friday in Golden. Sheriff’s deputies were called to a shooting scene on Deck Taylor Road. That’s where they found a man who had been shot in the abdomen. The victim died…

Winona police made an arrest connected to murder investigation

WINONA, Miss. (WCBI) – Winona Police make an arrest in connection to a murder investigation. 21-year-old Daniel Cordell was arrested Saturday and has been charged with murder and aggravated assault. Winona Police Chief Rashaun Daniels says two people were shot multiple times Friday on McNutt Street. One of the victims, Santonio Williams died from his injuries. A second victim is…

Professionals in the area give tips on how to protect yourself

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – No matter where you are, you should always be aware of your surroundings and know how to defend and protect yourself. Safety should always be your number one priority. Whether it be in an area that you are familiar with or a new location you should always be aware of your environment and if possible don’t…

Columbus city leaders reflect on the events of September 11th

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The devastation of September 11th, 2001 still impacts many worldwide. Hijacked aircraft crashed into the twin towers in New York City leaving hundreds dead and many others injured. The tragic event brought many entities and people together like never before. Local city leaders and emergency management officials know that disasters like that can happen anywhere at…

Lieutenant Governor Hosemann guest speaker at Tupelo Kiwanis Club

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann gave a legislative review and looked ahead to the next session during a speech in Tupelo. Lieutenant Governor Hosemann was a guest speaker at the Tupelo Kiwanis Club. He highlighted some of the main issues lawmakers dealt with this year, including a teacher pay raise, expansion of rural broadband, relief funding for…

Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office makes water donation to Jackson

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is making a special delivery to Jackson. For a little more than a week, deputies have been collecting bottled water in response to the shortage in Jackson. The drive began with a call from the Mississippi Sheriff’s Association to every county in the state. This morning, Lowndes County delivered 31…

Lowndes County deputies arrest 50 year old accused of molestation

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department has charged 50-year-old Paul David Reinitz with one count of Molesting-Touching a Child for Lustful Purposes. This investigation has been on-going since July of 2022 when a mother and her underage daughter came to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and reported the incident. It was reported that Mr. Reinitz, had been…

Person injured by baseball bat during Lowndes County home invasion

Person injured by baseball bat during Lowndes County home invasion

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) Detectives with The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported armed home invasion over the holiday. On Labor Day, September 5, 2022, Lowndes County Deputies were dispatched to 107 Terrace View Lane in reference to someone forcing their way into a home. The suspect assaulted the homeowner, then took items from the inside of the…

Mississippi Airports Association Conference provides opportunity to review security measures after Tupelo plane theft

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Airports Association held the first full day of its annual conference in Starkville Thursday. It comes less than a week after the stolen plane incident in Tupelo. “Everybody’s airport is different,” says Tom Heanue, president of the MAA. “The things that may work in Hattiesburg may not work in Jackson, and things that work…

Spotting stroke symptoms FAST

Recently, a news anchor in Tulsa, Oklahoma experienced a medical emergency live on the air. The incident is prompting conversations across the country about how to recognize the signs of a stroke. Social media is buzzing about the scary moments leading up to that anchor’s stroke, Video: Oklahoma news anchor suffers the 'beginnings of a stroke' on air – CNN…

Mississippi State research leads to nearly 60 percent increase in catfish production over last 10 years

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi State published a study Tuesday showing that their research has played a major role in increasing area catfish farming productivity over the last 10 years. Nationwide, the catfish industry has contracted nearly 70 percent since 2003, but it remains a major economic driver in Mississippi. According to Ganesh Kumar, research professor for Mississippi State’s Department…