Stallion Street Festival
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Edna Cole from the South Lamar Chamber of Commerce gives details on the Stallion Street Festival in Millport, Alabama. Categories: Special Guests Tags: family fun, festival, shopping
Conversation Runs Wild on Sunrise
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Eric, Tara and Isaac take the conversation from the Sunrise Question of the Day to Starbucks Red Cups. Categories: WCBI Special Shows Tags: Coffee, Starbucks
Smoking #2
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Tishomingo County couple facing child abuse charges
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tishomingo County couple is facing child abuse charges. Bond for 30-year-old Charles Ewing is 50,000 dollars. 27-year-old Kayla Owens has a 20,000 dollar bond. Tishomingo County deputies say the child abuse allegedly involves a five-year-old. No other information about the case has been released. Other charges are possible against the couple. Categories: Crime, Local…
Winston Medical Center CEO fears even more healthcare workers could quit over Medicare & Medicaid vaccine rule
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – November 1st was the deadline for staff at Baptist Memorial Healthcare and University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson to get the COVID-19 vaccine. However, smaller hospitals like Winston Medical Center are still bracing for a decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. “I do anticipate we will have some people that will leave…
One person still missing after burglary of Hunt Middle School
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The old Hunt Middle School in Columbus has seen its share of bad luck recently. It was damaged in a tornado two years ago and it’s also been hit by accused thieves. Now, David Ashmore is charged with burglary. Janet Price and Latasha Terry are both charged with accessory after the fact of burglary. Columbus Police…
Starkville child recovering from rare condition associated with COVID-19
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A 5th grade student in Starkville is recovering from a rare, but serious condition associated with COVID-19. Lexi Robinson, 10, was diagnosed with coronavirus in August. She was cleared to return to school after her quarantine, but weeks later more severe symptoms struck. After two trips to the emergency room, a doctor suspected Lexi had developed…
Runoff will happen for Board of Trustees seat for Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A runoff is in the works for a Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees. Cassandra Palmer garnered the most votes. She has 45 percent of the vote. Ronnie Tucker finished second with 23 percent of the vote. Those two candidates will meet for a November 23rd runoff. This school board seat is one of…
Columbus City Council discusses a new purpose for Propst Park
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The Columbus City Council has discussed a new purpose for Propst Park. During Tuesday’s meeting, the Council voted to commission the Neel-Schaffer engineering firm to conduct a feasibility study to upgrade a master plan for the park. City leaders have been discussing several plans for modernizing Propst Park, using money from the city’s share of the…
Flex Factor and EMCC educates students on a career path to advance manufacturing and technology
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- East Mississippi Community College and Flex Factor are connecting students to career pathways that could lead them into the manufacturing sector. During a multi-week program focused on entrepreneurship and technology, 9th-grade students at Armstrong Junior High School were asked to develop a business concept and deliver a shark take style presentation about solving real work problems using…
Man charged with murder in 2020 trial beginning
WINSTON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A murder trial begins today in Winston County. Michael Jones is charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Malik Hudson. Hudson was shot in April 2020 at Ivy Apartments and later died at a Jackson hospital. Jones, who is from Gulfport, later turned himself into Louisville police. The trial is expected…
Secretary of State touts importance of local elections
Secretary of State Michael Watson tours voting precincts on election day
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi’s Secretary of State says it’s important for people to vote in their local elections, even though there are no state or national races on the ballots. Michael Watson was in Tupelo at the Bissell precinct this morning, to observe voting at the West Tupelo polling place. The secretary of state visited with election workers and…
Students at IAC rewarded for perfect attendance, positive behavior
Students who meet goals get a trip to the "I Zone"
FULTON, Miss. (WCBI) – Students at an area school are learning that hard work and good behavior pays. For the month of October, students at Itawamba Attendance Center were given a challenge. “We did perfect attendance, plus you couldn’t have any office, discipline referrals. So you had to be pretty good, well behaved and you had to be here every…
Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival
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Louisville Police officer fired after DUI arrest, second LPD officer dismissed in nearly a month
Officer was arrested for DUI while on duty
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The city’s Board of Aldermen voted to terminate Louisville Police Officer Casey Wallace Tuesday after he was arrested for DUI while on duty. Louisville Police Chief Sean Holdiness confirmed to WCBI on October 26 that Officer Wallace was taken into custody at a gas station in the early morning hours on Saturday, October 23rd. Wallace was…
Special elections headed to run-offs
3 Area races will go one more round
NORTH MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Some Mississippi voters went to the polls Tuesday to take care of a few vacancies, and in 3 races in North Mississippi there was a common theme: Run-offs. At the State level, voters in Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee, and Winston Counties were selecting a new State Senator. Longtime Senator Sampson Jackson retired earlier this year leaving the…
More charges following Halloween incident
A woman already facing three felony charges after a weekend incident in West Point, finds herself in more trouble
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- A woman already facing three felony charges after a weekend incident in West Point, finds herself in more trouble. 21-year-old Christina Cornett was previously charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and one count of grand larceny. That changed after questioning. “In an attempt to interview her yesterday she actually grabbed…
HEALTH TALK – SMOKING #1 110121
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Clay Co. woman charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – New information tonight in the officer-involved shooting that happened in West Point on Sunday. 21-year-old Christina Cornett is charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and one count of grand larceny. Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott says Cornett will have an arraignment tomorrow and more charges are possible. Sources tell…
A man was found dead in a vehicle across from a school in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- A man was found dead in a vehicle across from a school in Columbus. 23-year-old Shad Reese, of Macon, was the young man that was shot and killed in his car around 3:00 a.m. on November 1, 2021. When officers arrived they found the car’s window had been shot out; that marked the seventh homicide in Columbus…
Coroner’s race is on the ballot for Chickasaw County voters Tuesday
The special election was called when longtime Coroner Michael Fowler resigned
CHICKASAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Voters in Chickasaw County will cast ballots on Tuesday in the race for coroner. The special election was called when longtime coroner Michael Fowler resigned. Interim County Coroner Larry Harris, Funeral Director Whitney Lancaster, and former coroner Andy Harmon are all vying for the job. Harris served as deputy coroner and was named interim coroner…
Columbus pediatrician says COVID-19 vaccine is the best protection available for kids ages 5-11
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children 5 to 11, Children’s Health Center pediatrician Dr. Jacob Skiwski says they have ordered 300 more doses. “The virus doesn’t care about politics,” he says. “The virus is a virus and it’s going to get you one way or…
Tupelo man is behind bars after a Halloween morning shooting
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo man is behind bars after a Halloween morning shooting. Lee County Deputies responded to a reported shooting in the Green Tee area. There they found one person had been shot multiple times. That person was taken to North Mississippi Medical Center. Deputies arrested a suspect, Anthony Maruis Thomas, at a home near the…