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Itawamba Community College breaks ground on softball, tennis complex

The new complex is expected to boost recruiting efforts and bring more people to the city
Allie Martin,

FULTON, Miss. (WCBI) – A local community college is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a major project that is expected to help recruit top-notch athletes. A new $5 million softball and tennis complex is going up between the existing softball field and tennis courts on the Itawamba Community College campus. The 6,000-square-foot building will include locker rooms for men’s and…

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Aluminum Dynamics breaks ground on $2.5B project in Lowndes County

Joey Barnes,

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – One of the largest economic development projects in state history broke ground Tuesday in Lowndes County. SDI Aluminum Dynamics is underway. Business managers and elected leaders said the aluminum mill would create a snowball effect for a better economy and improve education. This is a day that has been a long time coming from planning…

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Tupelo police arrest man in connection to deadly shooting at Cheers

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TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo police have arrested a man in connection with an early Sunday morning shooting that left one dead. Officers arrested 22-year-old Jaedin Hatchett of Shannon Monday. He’s charged with second-degree murder. He’s being held without bond. Investigators said tips and video provided early in the investigation helped them quickly identify Hatchett as the suspect. The shooting…

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Verona police report missing teen girl was found safe

Eric Lampkin,

VERONA, Miss. (WCBI) – A Verona teenager reported missing is back home. Kamora Pegues was found safe Monday night. Pegues had been missing since Sunday afternoon. The Verona Police Department thanks the public for its help in finding her. For 24/7 news and updates, follow us on Facebook and Twitter Categories: Featured, Local News

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UPDATE: Suspect in custody, children found safe

Eric Lampkin,

LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) -The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said one suspect is in custody after a kidnapping attempt. Douglas Mills The investigation began earlier Tuesday when a woman in the Shannon area reported that her biological father, 52-year-old Douglas Mills, drove from Kentucky to Mississippi and kidnapped her three children. The woman said he broke into the home, pulled…

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Man arrested for threatening Clay County Courthouse staff, visitors

Eric Lampkin,

WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – A West Point man is in the Clay County Jail facing charges of making Terroristic Threats. 58-year-old Christopher Hardy is accused of making specific threats of bodily harm to county employees and visitors at the Clay County Courthouse last week. He was arrested by investigators with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Hardy is in the…

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Bond set, more charges announced for suspect in Columbus shooting

Eric Lampkin,

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Bond was set and more charges were announced for the suspect in a Columbus shooting. 31-year-old Paris Wells is now facing charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of methamphetamine. He is also charged with aggravated assault with manifesting extreme indifference to life. The aggravated assault charge stems from a shooting at 19th and…

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Lowndes County Board of Supervisors makes decision on drug task force

Kealy Shields,

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors is sending notice of intent to end the joint narcotics task force to the Columbus City Council. Last week, Columbus Police Chief Joesph Daughtry announced he would be temporarily pulling his officers from the task force, effective immediately, leaving the unit’s fate in limbo. While each party is able…

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IHL Board of Trustees appoints new interim president for Jackson State

Eric Lampkin,

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – Jackson State University’s temporary acting president is getting down to business. Elayne Hayes-Anthony was named to the leadership role Thursday after the Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning voted to put Thomas K. Hudson on paid administrative leave as JSU president. Hayes-Anthony said that she intends to focus on student success, academic excellence,…

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Public hearing about sale of ZAZA will continue as scheduled

Eric Lampkin,

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A planned public hearing about the sale of Tianeptine, commonly known as ZAZA, will go on as scheduled in Columbus. At their last meeting, Supervisors voted to hold a public hearing about the possibility of a ban on the sale, possession, and use of the unregulated drug in Lowndes County. Last week, the Mississippi Legislature…

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Law enforcement raid Saltillo house finding suspect with $17K in meth

Joey Barnes,

SALTILLO, Miss. (WCBI) – A raid in Saltillo leads to thousands of dollars worth of meth seized and felony charges for one suspect. Broderick Jones was arrested on March 1 after the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and Tupelo PD’s K9 unit searched a home at 163 County Road. Jones was charged with aggravated trafficking of…

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Habitat for Humanity in Starkville builds 73rd house for family

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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The Habitat for Humanity Collegiate challenge is happening this week in Starkville. Students from Rockford University are using their spring break to build a home for a family that needs it. This year’s house is being built-in Kelly Estates which is the new subdivision created by Habitat for Humanity. The house that you see right now…

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Macon police search for man accused of writing bad check

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MACON, Miss. (WCBI) – Macon police believe this man wrote a big check, and it wasn’t any good. That’s why they are looking for the person in this picture. The manager at Tem’s Grocery store in downtown Macon posted these pictures. Macon Police Chief Devine Beck said the suspect wrote a bad check for $680 at the grocery. They need…

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Starkville firefighters investigate cause of fire at Vista Apartment Complex

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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Fire investigators are working Monday to figure out what caused the fire at the Vista Apartment Complex Sunday morning. Starkville fire crews found a fire in the exterior wall cavity between the brick and the wall above Boardtown Pizza. Firefighters evacuated the building. According to the fire department, it took several hours to access the fire,…

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Family of mentally incompetent man jailed in Clay County sues for millions

Relatives of a Mississippi man found mentally incompetent are seeking justice and suing over his 11-year detention in a county jail
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ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) – Relatives of a Mississippi man found mentally incompetent are seeking justice and suing over his 11-year detention in a county jail. 37-year-old Steven Jessie Harris spent 11 years in the Clay County Detention Center. On Tuesday, his sister-in-law filed the federal civil rights lawsuit in Aberdeen, demanding at least $11 million for the years Harris spent…

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Sunday morning shooting leaves one man dead in Tupelo

Tupelo police responded to Cheers at Crosstown for a reported gunshot victim
Joey Barnes,

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – At 2 a.m. Sunday morning, Tupelo police responded to Cheers at Crosstown located at 205 North Gloster for a reported gunshot victim. Officers located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot and began treating him. That man was identified as 30-year-old Montavious Clifton of Tupelo. Clifton was transported to NMMC ER where he died. Investigators…