This week on Weather Whys, Jackson Chastain explains the lightning formation process
This week’s Weather Whys may shock you! In this episode, Meteorologist Jackson Chastain explains the lightning formation process. Categories: Featured, Featured Weather, Local News, Weather
Zachary’s hosts 4th annual fundraiser to support the Humane Society
Folks in the Friendly City are supporting their furry friends.
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Zachary’s hosted their 4th annual St. Patrick’s Day Party. Zachary’s invited the community of Lowndes County to the restaurant to help support the Lowndes County Humane society. Folks in the Friendly City are supporting their furry friends. Zachary’s is kicking off the 4th annual St. Patrick’s Day Pawty to raise funds for the Lowndes County Humane…
Vernon man charged with elder abuse
LAMAR COUNTY,Ala. (WCBI)- A Lamar County jury returns a guilty verdict against a Vernon man charged with felony elder abuse. Vernon Police arrested 30-year-old Terrance Moore after a confrontation with a 70-year-old woman on July 11th back in 2020. Moore didn’t know the woman and he was parked in front of her house for half an hour that evening. The…
“Steel Magnolias” hits the stage at the Tupelo community theater
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- A well known movie comes to the stage in Tupelo. The stage production of “Steel Magnolias” follows the story line of the well known movie, with a few changes. “There are no men in the stage production, so those male characters are all off stage and the entire play takes place in the salon, Truvy’s salon,” said…
A Starkville student will represent Mississippi at national spelling bee
COLUMBUS,Miss. (WCBI)- A Starkville student will represent the state of Mississippi at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this summer. Jessica Widodo, a 6th grader at Partnership Middle School, was the last one standing at the Mississippi Spelling Bee on the MUW campus. She was declared the winner after breaking a 3-way tie in a competition that lasted 4 hours. 29…
Adjusting to new normal: Business owners share pandemic concerns
Many if not all people felt the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt throughout the U.S. On March 11, 2020; the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2, a pandemic. From safety restrictions and finding other methods of serving the community, dozens started the shift in adjusting to a new normal. The virus impacted schools, businesses,…
Grant Me Hope (Alexus) 03/12/22
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High School students see real life medical scenarios as part of “Code Blue and Red” drill
The exercise is meant to spark an interest in the medical field among students
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Students from four area high schools got a chance to see real-life medical scenarios as part of a drill at the ICC Tupelo campus. The drill was called “Code Blue and Red” and it used ICC’s Health Science students to help simulate three scenarios, a COVID patient, labor and delivery and a trauma accident. ICC’s President…
A fourth grade student writes book to stop bullying in schools
The fourth grader shows her class about the power in words.
CLAY COUNTY,Miss. (WCBI)- It happens in classrooms, on the school bus, on the playground. Bullying. A student at West Clay Elementary is tacking the issue cover to cover. The fourth grader shows her class about the power in words. Classroom worksheets and recess, that’s the agenda for most students. But, there are some issues that go beyond the playground, like…
Students question their spring break plans as gas prices rise
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Spring Break is almost here and students are getting ready to crank their cars up and head down the road. But the spike in gas prices has some students checking their wallets to see if they can stretch their cash enough to get to their destination. It’s the week students have been looking forward to since…
MDE investing millions of dollars into online health and safety platform
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Department of Education is investing millions of dollars to provide a web-based health and safety platform for school districts around the state. The platform will provide several features including surveillance cameras with the ability to detect crowd congestion, virtual tours of schools for situational awareness in schools, a mobile app for emergency notifications and…
Lowndes County inmate facing another charge after escaping custody
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County inmate is facing another charge after briefly escaping from custody. 42-year-old Bobby Joe Stafford Jr. was wanted for possession of stolen property. He’s now also charged with escape. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins says while Stafford being brought to Columbus from Monroe County he kicked out the window of a patrol vehicle. When the…
Families of law enforcement officers and firefighters will receive death benefits
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – Families of law enforcement officers and firefighters who died after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty will receive full state health benefits. Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 779 into law at a ceremony earlier today. The law will take 5 million dollars from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and put it in the…
Oktibbeha county deputies make chase through Starkville
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Oktibbeha deputies go to make a traffic stop but it ends in a chase through Starkville. 40-year-old Odell Robinson the third is charged with felony fleeing, tampering with evidence, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Investigators tell WCBI that a K9 attempted to stop Robinson on Highway 12. The pursuit went out into…
Federal jury in Oxford convicts Louisiana man in child sex case
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) – A federal jury in Oxford convicts a Louisiana man in a child sex case that stretched from Gonzales, Louisiana to Monroe County. Ronald Joseph Latiolais the third has been found guilty of transporting a minor in interstate commerce with intent to engage in unlawful sexual activity. The charges stem back to April 2019 when the then…
Lowndes County narcotics agents make large drug bust
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County narcotics agents make a large drug bust and complete a two-year investigation. Now, 45-year-old Antonio Cockrell is charged with possession of methamphetamine, along with trafficking meth, cocaine, and marijuana. He’s also charged with three counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and two counts of possession of a stolen firearm….
Columbus police officer arrested in domestic violence investigation
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – We are learning more about what led to the arrest of a Columbus police officer and why he had to stay in jail for a while. Bryan Moore is charged with domestic violence. State law requires he be held for 23 hours for a cooling down period. Police Chief Fred Shelton says officers were called to…
“Blue Flu” running through CPD after 5 officers call in sick
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Five out of seven police officers called in sick today for their shift, leaving the city of Columbus without a full patrol force. This is an attention grabbing move according to one source, because these officers feel mis-treated within the department. Five officers with Columbus Police Department called work to say they weren’t coming in.. Those…
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Vernon Milling training truck drivers to be more fuel-efficient amid record-high gas prices
VERNON, Ala. (WCBI) – The current gas crisis is having a dramatic effect on the trucking industry. Vernon Milling Company in Lamar County says roughly 39 percent of their operating costs go to fuel as their drivers deliver to customers from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania. “Usually I pick up down around Mobile, Alabama then I go to just north of Pittsburgh,…
A historic Mississippi college celebrates over century of tradition
Women's History Month highlights the broken glass ceilings and barriers through the years.
COLUMBUS,Miss. (WCBI)- Women’s History Month highlights the broken glass ceilings and barriers through the years. Here in Mississippi, a historical women’s campus is celebrating founding members and tradition. Women aren’t always given equal opportunities to education, but times have progressed. In fact, in 2021, nearly 60% of the student body at universities were women. And some of those strides started…
Tupelo PD hosts ‘Law Dog’ K 9 Seminar
Training allows K 9 teams to get certifications and to compete against each other
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Police K 9 teams from across the state have spent the week in Tupelo, as part of intensive training. The Law Dog K 9 seminar is organized by the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Association or MLEOA. Some teams are completing their certification, while others are keeping their certification up to date. It’s also an opportunity to…
City officials in Columbus are looking for ways to improve city housing
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Blighted housing is a worsening problem in Columbus, and city leaders are taking notice. But solutions cost money, and that can be a problem with a tight city budget. Columbus has many attractive homes and properties but you don’t have to drive far to see a different landscape. Rundown and unlivable houses are scattered around neighborhoods…