In The Kitchen (Taste) 03/21/22
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Gas prices lower this week according to AAA
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – It may not feel like much difference in your bank account but gas prices are lower this week. Right now, Triple A says the average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.93 in Mississippi. In Alabama, it’s $4.04. You can see those prices are lower compared to last week’s numbers. Triple A reports the current…
Construction of Amory park is in progress
AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – Construction of an Amory park is on the move. Panther Park will have a basketball court, exercise equipment, swings, and a playground. Work first started to secure grants in 2019. Money from state and private organizations, along with donations from community groups are making it possible to complete. Prep work will soon begin, and the equipment…
Scot Rowdy Ames Jr. Foundation hosts workout for women’s history month
COLUMBUS,Miss. (WCBI)-The “Scot Rowdy Ames Jr. Foundation” held a SHEro workout of the day for Women’s History Month. Audra Ames is the widow of Lt. Scot Ames, the Columbus AFB instructor pilot who was killed in a training accident. She started the group in his honor. It helps aspiring pilots get their wings with scholarships to cover flight training for…
Columbus couple starts music lessons students in the Golden Triangle
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A couple in Columbus started a music business 12 years ago, and some of their students from the Golden Triangle have grown into professional music artists. “It was a vision and it started small and just kind of grown over the years,” said McKay. Dennis Mckay always wanted to teach music to people in his community….
Mom to Mom(Homemade Bubble Solution)
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Cottrell street music and heritage festival returns to West Point
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- The Cottrell Street Music and Heritage Festival returns to West Point. “It was the hub of activity in the African American community from the late 1940’s to early 1980’s it had restaurants, entertainment centers, it had barbershops and a hotel at one time,” said West Point resident James Hull. Hull and West Point Mayor Rod Bobo…
Dylan Pickle Second Annual Beauty Pageant – 03-19-22
Dylan Pickle Second Annual Beauty Pageant - 03-19-22
Debbie Pearson joins Allie in the studio with all of the details on the pageant. Categories: Local News
Sunrise Saturday Pet of the Week – 03-19-22
Allie Martin commentates
Allie Martin’s two fur babies take a tussle. Categories: Local News
Sunrise Saturday – Saturday, March 19th, 2022
Allie Martin and Chief Meteorologist Isaac Williams are in the studio with all of the latest local news and weather.
Allie Martin and Chief Meteorologist Isaac Williams are in the studio with all of the latest local news and weather. Categories: Local News, WCBI Sunrise Saturday
Starkville is bringing more job opportunities to the city
An Oregon-based company will move into the old Gulf States building on Airport
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- Dozens of new jobs are coming to Starkville. An Oregon-based company will move into the old Gulf States building on Airport. City leaders held a special meeting this morning to sign an agreement to sell property. Columbia Industries is ready to get to work in Starkville. The city came to an agreement to sell the land today and…
Saltillo voters to decide fate of tourism tax later this year
Tax would be used for infrastructure and park and rec improvements
SALTILLO, MISS. (WCBI) – The two percent tourism tax would be added to all prepared food sales. Money generated from the tourism tax would only be used for infrastructure and for the city’s park and rec department. Johnette Bramlett owns the Skybox Sports Bar and Grill and says the tourism tax would not only be good for the city, but…
The Boys and Girls Club in the GTR receive a generous donation
GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss, (WCBI) – There is cause for celebration at the Boys and Girls Clubs of The Golden Triangle. The organization recently received a donation of over $870,000 from Mackenzie Scott. The Golden Triangle clubs join 61 others across the country receiving money from Scott. President and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Golden Triangle, Ron…
School bus safety top priority for Tupelo officials
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo Police and school district leaders want to make sure your students arrive at school and get home safely. And they’re cracking down on drivers who fail to stop during routes. Police have issued at least 12 citations in the last six weeks for drivers passing school buses while safety arms are out. Officers and school…
State Board of Edu. named SOCSD one of newest Districts of Innovation
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Starkville Oktibbeha County Consolidated School District joins some exclusive company next school year. The State Board of Education has named SOCSD one of the newest Districts of Innovation. Districts and schools of innovation are intended to expand learning choices, create more rigorous standards, increase student achievement, reduce gaps in achievement among students, and increase…
Room to Room Furniture named Retailer of the Year
The Tupelo store gets a coveted national honor
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) -Staff at Room to Room Furniture knew they had been nominated by their peers for Retailer of the Year, but when word came that the store beat out furniture stores across the nation, it took everyone by surprise. “It was a shock, I think we were not necessarily expecting that,” said Amber Beane, who is the assistant…
District attorney’s program helps keep at-risk Pickens County students in the classroom and out of the courtroom
CARROLLTON, Ala. (WCBI) – An Alabama district attorney is working across communities to make sure that at-risk students stay in the classrooms and out of his courtrooms. District Attorney Andy Hamlin of the 24th Judicial Circuit says he is willing to try anything to keep as many children out of the criminal justice system as possible. “Anytime I see a…
The City of Starkville uses grant money to improve sewage in the area
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Some Starkville residents are getting a service upgrade, and many feel it’s been a long time coming. Residents in an area annexed nearly 25 years ago are finally getting on the city’s sewer system. The old saying goes – better late than never. After years of relying on septic tanks, residents on Babylon road will be…
Oktibbeha County deputies make an arrest after a shooting
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Oktibbeha County deputies make an arrest after a shooting. Terry Stuart is in custody and charges are pending. Investigators tell WCBI that deputies were called to Sanders Road about a domestic incident about 7:30 Wednesday night. No one was at the home but blood was found in a bedroom. Lowndes County deputies later found the…
Bruce Board of Alderman voted to allow beer sales, more rules to come
BRUCE, Miss. (WCBI) – Bruce residents soon won’t have to leave town if they want to grab a cold one. Voters in the Calhoun County town went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether or not they want to allow beer and light wine sales in the city limits. The answer was a resounding yes. The referendum passed on an…
The City of Columbus plans to award incentive pay to city workers
COLUMBUS, Miss (WCBI) – If you work for The City of Columbus, get ready to fill your wallet. The City of Columbus has decided to use some of its ARPA money to award essential workers with incentive pay. City Attorney Jeff Turnage says that people have questioned if they are eligible for this pay and the answer is simple. “There…
How to apply for a medical marijuana dispensary license in Mississippi
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Robert White hoped that Robert’s Apothecary could be the first pharmacy in Columbus to dispense medical marijuana. “We’ve had a lot of people asking if we were going to be able to supply them with medical marijuana when it became available,” he says. “And we thought we were, until I called the State Board of Pharmacy.” White…
Monroe County landlord feels the squeeze from record high gas prices
Buzzy Cullum says gas prices, inflation impacts everyone
MONROE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – With rental properties throughout Monroe County, Buzzy Cullum says the double whammy of rising fuel prices and skyrocketing inflation is making it tough for his tenants. “Right now it’s putting a burden on them when they have to buy extra fuel, normally fifty dollars a week, now it’s 75-80 dollars a week but their base…
Tupelo infant hospitalized, parents in jail charged with felony child abuse
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo Infant is in a Memphis hospital. The child’s parents are in the Lee County Jail charged with Felony Child Abuse. On Saturday Tupelo Police were told that a 4-month-old infant had been taken to the emergency room at North Mississippi Medical Center. The child had to be airlifted to LeBonheur in Memphis. Tupelo Police…