More people are going in convenience stores buying lottery tickets

The Mississippi Mega Millions lottery is set at the second highest amount ever

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- It’s not too late to go out and get yourself some lottery tickets. The Mississippi Mega Millions lottery is set at the second highest amount ever. $1.1 billion according to the website. Convenience store managers and cashiers at places like Sprint Mart are seeing an uptick in lottery ticket sales; for the people that are coming in…

Kerr McGee Town Hall meeting to be held Thursday evening

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – If you have questions about the clean-up for the old Kerr McGee site in Columbus, there is a Town Hall meeting scheduled for Thursday evening. It’s from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Dream Center on North 23rd Street in Columbus. Multistate Trust representatives, along with federal and state officials, will update the community about cleanup…

“Rodeo” Showcase at East Mississippi Community College

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Heavy Civil Construction class completes their final test by competing in the “Rodeo” showcase. The showcase isn’t just for bragging rights on their new skills. It can also put them in the driver’s seat for future job opportunities. Students in East Mississippi Community College’s Heavy Civil Construction program learned  a lot in eight weeks,…

West Point Consolidated School District is under new leadership

Several area school districts are seeing changes in the central office this school year

WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – Several area school districts are seeing changes in the central office this school year. West Point Consolidated School District is one of those welcoming a new superintendent. Jermaine Taylor took over as superintendent on July 1, 2022, but he has worked his way through the ranks over the years. Taylor made his way to the…

A fallen sheriffs deputy is remembered in the town he was killed in

Dylan Pickle has been remembered each year but his former colleagues put up a permanent memorial

HAMILTON, Miss. (WCBI)- Dylan Pickle has been remembered each year, but on Tuesday July 26, 2022; his former colleagues put up a permanent memorial. The sheriffs department got a sign to mark the site where Pickle was killed to show that he’s still with them. “I promised Dylan the day that I lost him that I would make sure he was…

Noxubee County Sheriff’s Office hosted school supply and backpack drive

NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Noxubee County Sheriff’s Office is making sure kids have what they need to go back to school prepared. The department with a lot of help from other community and law enforcement agencies and private donors organized a school supply and backpack drive for students in the Noxubee County School District. This afternoon they handed…

Parents are seeing a rise in prices as they go school shopping

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) -Summer vacation is winding down, and school is just around the corner, or already here in a couple of districts.. And parents doing back-to-school shopping are getting a little bit of sticker shock. As school is approaching parents are grabbing school supplies for their children. And those, like Pamela Barron, who are buying for multiple children say…