GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Organizations and churches across the area are hosting events to help families with back-to-school necessities. In Starkville, The Second Baptist Church is hosting a drive-through bookbag and supply drive at 9 a.m. This event features bookbags filled with supplies. Griffin United Methodist Church is also collecting school supplies with its “Back to School Bash.” Families…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Change is coming to a busy intersection in Starkville. City crews are installing a stop sign at the intersection of Russell and Mill Streets. Due to the high volume of traffic and concerns for safety, the intersection is being converted to a 3 Way Stop, starting Tuesday, July 26th. Work is scheduled to start around 8:30…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – East Columbus Gym is getting a facelift. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Columbus City Council voted to take $22,000 of ARPA money to boost the curb appeal at the popular recreation spot. Plans include new landscaping, signage, and paint. The city will also do some additional maintenance around the building. It’s been a busy Summer at…
MACON, Miss. (WCBI) – Macon Police are looking for a local man they say may be armed and dangerous. Jaquarious Wells is wanted for two counts of aggravated assault. An eyewitness told investigators Wells is the person involved in a shooting. Wells is believed to have been involved in at least three separate shooting incidents in Macon, the first one…
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- Vaccination events are popping back up as COVID cases make a comeback. Northside Christian Church in West Point hosted a vaccine pop-up Thursday. The church has held similar events in the past. NCC also offered incentives -a 50-dollar gift card for the first and second dose, and booster shots. “We think it is incredibly important to…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting that drew a large crowd to the hospital Wednesday evening. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins announced Thursday morning that they have arrested Adam Malone and charged him with Aggravated Assault. Law enforcement responded to a 911 call at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo law firm has donated thousands of dollars worth of school supplies to classrooms across the region to make sure students have everything they need when going back to school. “I remember when I was a kid, there would always be the one kid that walked in with the big 64 Crayola box and everybody…
YALOBUSHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Three people are arrested for fraud in Yalobusha County, including the former Superintendent of the Coffeeville School District. State Auditor Shad White announced the arrests today. Former Superintendent Vivian Robinson, Tammy Briggs, and Melissa Nance are facing charges of fraudulent statements/representation, conspiracy, and obtaining an object of value with intent to fraud. The three women…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Veterans are often praised for their efforts to keep our country safe, but sometimes even those men and women take a wrong turn in life. A member of the Mississippi Incarcerated Veterans Program was in Columbus to tell others how they can help get these former service members back on the right track. When people hear…
SULLIGENT, Ala. (WCBI) – An Alabama veteran is helping organize a golf tournament to help those who have sacrificed for this nation. Eugene Hollis is taking a break from playing golf to ensure everything is in place for a weekend tournament. “I’ve been listening to news about veterans and the Wounded Warrior Project. I thought it would be good if…
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – In a story from the Mississippi Free Press Thursday afternoon, the Mississippi Board of Education voted Thursday to repeal a 1990 policy that prohibited anyone other law enforcement officers from bringing a gun to school. The board said the 20-year-old policy does not mesh with the state’s 2011 enhanced-carry law. In reporting from Ashton Pittman, the…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A stabbing suspect is busted thanks to an unauthorized dip in a motel pool. Last Wednesday Tupelo Police were called about a stabbing victim at the Walmart on South Gloster. The victim was taken to NMMC. It was determined that the assault actually happened near the old Milk Plant on Carnation Street. A witness identified a…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – People wanting to get an update on clean-up efforts and potential future plans for the former Kerr McGee – Moss Tie plant on 14th Avenue North in Columbus will get their chance next week. Representatives from the Multistate Trust along with federal and state officials will hold 2 sessions. There will be a town hall meeting…
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – Wednesday evening, friends, family, and many others held a rally for still missing student Jay Lee on the Ole Miss campus. The message to Lee’s family was simple: “Jay is still here and we’re just waiting for him to come home,” says classmate Precious Thompson, who recited a prayer during the event. Concerned members of the…
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The campus police department at Northeast Mississippi Community College has more resources to protect and serve. One of the main goals Chief Anthony Anderson had when he took the job one year ago was to upgrade the tools and resources for his officers. ” We’ve upgraded our lighting system, working with the administration, come back and…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- An expert in history drew a crowd on Wednesday at The Columbus Lowndes Public Library. Jim Phillips love of show and tell started years ago. Phillips travels throughout Mississippi and Alabama showing off small treasures he’s collected over the years. “When I was at the University of Alabama, I graduated in 1971 with a undergraduate degree I got…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus city leaders are looking for ways to move forward with several projects and the search for a new police chief. Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin took time out Wednesday morning to update the public on some of the issues facing the city and plans to address them. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the City Council voted to…
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A former employee with the Mississippi Department of Human Services pleads guilty to mishandling Department funds. Lashanda Feazell was charged with Embezzlement after an investigation by the MDHS Investigations Division. Feazell was accused of using the agency’s credit card to pay her personal cellphone bill to the tune of just over $5,700 between August 2018…
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A murder trial in Oktibbeha has ended in a mistrial. The jury was seated Monday in the case against James Dustin Nixon. But Circuit Judge Jim Kitchens says he had to declare a mistrial. Kitchens said testimony on Tuesday revealed that the State Medical Examiner’s office had evidence that neither the defense nor the district…
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s a dangerous job. That’s what one repo man found out in Noxubee County. Noxubee County Sheriff Tommy Roby says a man working for a repossession firm was trying to recover a vehicle near Highway 14 West and Mt. Mariah Road. That’s when the sheriff says the suspect, 24-year-old Ladarius Tompkins tried to run down…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The chief medical officer for Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle says that the number of COVID-19 patients they have has grown over the last month. “COVID is here. It’s here to stay,” says Dr. James Martin. “People have let their guard down and I understand that but they still need to be smart about what they…
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – A new business in Tupelo allows customers to have a refreshment, do some work, or hang out with friends, surrounded by cats, that are up for adoption. Marcie and Connor Harper are cat lovers, so when they visited Chattanooga and saw a Cat Cafe, they had to drop in. “We loved the experience, it was great,”…
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- For law enforcement officers, working a cold case takes a lot of time and going over every detail of every piece of evidence; all to bring the suspect to justice and closure to the victims and their families. That persistence has paid off for a West Point woman, and the investigator who helped find her suspected…
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) – Renovations to the Thomas G. Abernethy Federal Building in Aberdeen got underway Wednesday to fix mold issues that date back to at least 1992. “They will change the windows, they will go in and do abatement to clean out the mold situation and they will upgrade the technical part of the building,” says Aberdeen Mayor Charles…