COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Since August, the United Way has been raising money through a raffle to support its numerous partners. Today was the big day for the lucky winner, Kimberly Cotton. This 2019 Highlander is all hers. The United Way would like to thank its many sponsors in support of this campaign. And Kimberly, you have ten days to…
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CAFB, Miss. (WCBI) – A pilot landed a T-38C jet successfully at Columbus Air Force Base this morning following an in-flight emergency. This is the same type of plane that crash-landed in Lowndes County just 10 days ago. The Public Affairs office at CAFB reported that the emergency happened around 10:45 this morning. The pilot made a gears-up landing. A…
ALABAMA (WCBI) – Alabama calls off another scheduled execution after prison staff could not get the intravenous lines connected. Kenneth Eugene Smith is convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher’s wife. Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said prison staff tried for about an hour to get two intravenous lines connected. They were finally able to get…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Two children reported missing in Columbus Thursday were found safe. An endangered – Missing child alert was issued for Cylis and Marlie Vaughn of Columbus Thursday night. The alert for Cylis and Marlie has been canceled. The Department of Child Services reported the kids were okay shortly before 2:00 AM, Friday. For 24/7 news and updates, follow…
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) – Aberdeen is using the latest technology to attract tourists to town. Aberdeen is the first city in northeast Mississippi to have its visitor’s bureau use the Autio app to reach tourists. The app features well-known actors, such as Kevin Costner, who co-founded the app, reading interesting stories from cities and towns across the nation. The subscription-based…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- All this week school resource officers from Mississippi and Alabama have been brushing up on their skills in West Point, and the officers feel that courses have given them new tools that they can take back to their school districts. The city of West Point was chosen because it made for a convenient, centralized location. These SROs…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI ) -Thanksgiving may be a week away, but the Christmas shopping season has already started. That means more people hitting the stores, and store owners ramping up security. During the holiday season, many people are in the giving spirit, but others are more in the taking spirit. That has police warning business owners to be on the…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s been one week since the shooting outside Yo Bar in Columbus. And, this evening Columbus investigators have arrested one person in connection with the shooting. Larry Hudgins was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, possession with intent to distribute, and weapon possession by a felon. His bond has been set at $50,000. There is…
MAYHEW, Miss. (WCBI) – Medical experts from the University of Alabama made their way down to East Mississippi Community College Mayhew Campus today. Those healthcare experts came down in an effort to research health in rural areas. Students and people from several communities came to the tents and filled out surveys pertaining to their health and access to doctors and…
GUNTOWN, Miss. (WCBI) – Two Guntown residents are under arrest, and deputies and narcotics agents seized a sizable amount of drugs, guns, and money. On Wednesday, Lee County deputies and agents with the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit served search and arrest warrants at a home near Guntown. The deputies and agents arrested George Rodney Stroud and Tammy Davidson at the…
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – It has been more than 20 years since Thomas Edwin Loden Jr. confessed to murdering an Itawamba County teenager. Today, an execution date was set for the 58-year-old. Loden was convicted of capital murder in the death of Leesa Marie Gray in 2000. Gray disappeared on her way home from her family’s Itawamba County restaurant. Her…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo woman is charged with armed robbery in a hold-up at a local bank. Bond for Itasca L. Cox was set at $100,000 by Tupelo Municipal Court Judge Harry Sumner. As we reported yesterday, the robbery happened in the middle of the afternoon at the Bank of Okolona on South Gloster Street. A woman, still…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi State is moving forward with renovations and other improvements on campus. Rice Hall will receive a $2 million upgrade. Multiple floors will be renovated for academic department needs. The Walker Engineering first floor will also get a $2.2 million improvement. Streets, drives, and parking lots will also be paved throughout campus. Estimates of the work…
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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – According to the American Lung Association, Mississippi is Ranked 47th in the nation for new cases of Lung cancer. Hospitals, like Baptist Golden Triangle, would like to see those numbers get lower. According to the American Lung Association, Mississippi is Ranked 47th in the nation for new cases of Lung cancer. When you hear “lung cancer”,…
Winston Reed: All right. Today we’re talking wildflowers. What are they? Why are they so unique and where do they occur? We have those answers today. I’m your host Winston Reed and this is your expert on just about everything, Dr. John Long. And this is Next to Nature. All right. Before we get started on the wildflowers, you said…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – The area’s only homeless shelter is doing its part to make sure that anyone who wants a warm place to sleep is taken care of. Janice Lesley is thankful the Salvation Army has provided her with a warm bed on these cold nights. “If you ain’t got a place to go this is the perfect place…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Christmas shoppers can help make the holiday bright for area kids. The Salvation Army’s Angel Trees are up across the region. Shoppers can pick an angel’s “Christmas wish list” from angel trees throughout the area. Shoppers buy the gifts and take them to drop-off points across the area. Those gifts are sorted and delivered to families…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Police Department is searching for local shoplifters. The Four Seasons Farm and Garden store shared a video showing suspects placing store items underneath shirts and leaving out of the store. This is the second time this store has been hit by shoplifters this month. If you can identify the pictured suspect or provide any additional…