STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – On Monday, the Merwin family packed up and left their home in Bush, Louisiana after Hurricane Ida caused widespread power mass power outages around their home. But just hours after getting to Starkville, their son was rushed to the emergency room at OCH Regional Medical Center. “Thinking that you get here…you can rest…and just as soon…
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – Hurricane Ida didn’t have much impact on the Golden Triangle, but a Summer thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon caused some damage. Storms rolled through Clay, Oktibbeha, and Lowndes Counties around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon. Heavy winds coupled with the saturated ground from Ida- related rains brought down trees on top of homes, cars, and power lines. At one…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- Hurricane Ida had people fleeing their homes in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Now, after a few days of refuge, many of them again find themselves on the move. Imagine waking up in a home that’s not yours. Several evacuees are camping out in hotels across the Golden Triangle. It’s a big weekend for Mississippi State University…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – An early morning fire destroys a Starkville home. Starkville Fire Chief Charles Yarbrough says the home was engulfed when firefighters arrived, just after 6 AM. No one was at the Butler Road mobile home at the time of the fire. No firemen were injured in the blaze. Yarbrough tells WCBI the cause of the fire remains…
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – The attorney for a Tupelo City Councilwoman says the district attorney will seek an indictment against his client, accused of violating state election law. The attorney for Councilwoman Nettie Davis is also asking a circuit court to rule that same election law unconstitutional and unenforceable. ‘What we will do is give this money away the day…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus leaders move forward with installing Neighborhood Watch Cameras. The cameras are going up across the city. The casings that houses the dual cameras are put on poles and have blue lights. Police are not releasing the location of the recording devices. The goal for officers is to have an extra investigative tool for when a…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The annual “Get Swept Up” event is in the bag. Starkville businesses, civic groups, and volunteers hit the streets to spruce up the town before the Mississippi State football season kicks off. Work started early this morning and lasted until noon. Volunteers picked up trash, weeded, and even trimmed shrubs. Participants received t-shirts and water bottles….
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Residents at Starkville’s Catherine Street Apartment Complex claim property owners went door-to-door with police on Friday, telling them they had one hour to vacate the premises. “How can we pack up and go in an hour?” asked tenant Lenell Scales. “We don’t have money, we don’t have nothing.” Ferretti Property Services bought the complex in May…
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – The family of a well-known Tupelo woman, missing for nearly a month, is turning to a private investigator in hopes of finding her. By all accounts, Lori Cockrell has been through a lot in recent years. She battled cancer for seven years, going through chemo and radiation but was cancer-free. She also dealt with mental health…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The guys in the big red truck are set to help people no matter the circumstance, but when there aren’t enough of them to do that job it typically causes issues. Being a Firefighter was at the top of the list for several kids growing up but that has slowly become less interesting over the years. Columbus…
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – In the South, we like to show we care and to say thank you with food. That’s exactly what Shuqualak Lumber Company did today in Macon. The company provided catfish plates to the employees at the Noxubee Medical Complex. More than 100 workers filled up their plates at lunch for the appreciation meal. For Shuqualak…
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI)- The Mississippi State Department of Health addressed the state of pandemic following Hurricane Ida’s arrival and the most infectious month yet. Over 85 thousand cases were recorded during the month of March which is the highest Mississippi has witnessed so far. As of Wednesday, cases and hospital numbers are stable according to health leaders from MSDH. People…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Help is out there. That’s the message from the Mississippi Home Corporation and the City of Columbus. The city is hosting 2 events in September to help people who have fallen behind on their rent because of issues related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Federal Government has made money available through the Rental Assistance for Mississippians…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – 4-County Electric Power Association sent two crews to south Mississippi to help restore electricity. The 11 men left early this morning to assist Magnolia Electric Power Association in Summit. Thousands of customers remain without power after Hurricane Ida broke poles and downed power lines. 4-County sent three bucket trucks, two digger trucks, and two crew…
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – Even with many Mississippi State Department of Health facilities closed on Tuesday, the agency is reporting a high number of COVID-19 cases. The numbers were released this morning…2,900 new cases and 81 deaths are being reported. Per capita, Webster County has seen the second-highest amount of cases in the state over the past two weeks. More…
SUMMARY: One last disturbance will bring isolated to scattered showers and storms today before some much improved, drier weather moves in to end the work week. A string of really nice days is in store! WEDNESDAY: Morning sunshine will destabilize the air into the afternoon with highs reaching well into the upper 80s. Isolated to scattered storms are likely to fire…
ITAWAMBA COUNTY, MISS.. (WCBI) – A Northeast Mississippi couple has helped coordinate safe passage out of Afghanistan for Americans and civilians who helped the US during the war effort. The plight of the refugees was a personal mission for the Itawamba County couple. As a Marine embedded with a training team in Afghanistan, Dr. Greg Yarbrough knew the vital role…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Hurricane Ida didn’t cause much if any damage in the Golden Triangle area however, for those along the coast of Mississippi and in Louisiana there were several problems after the storm that are continuing. Maxine and Don Friendly have prepared to make the drive back home to Slidell Louisiana. The couple had stayed at the Hampton Inn…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi State has assembled a team of students they are calling vaccine ambassadors who are tasked with helping spread information and answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine among their classmates. MSU’s Office of Student Affairs says it’s all about putting a human face on all of the facts and data behind the shots as well as…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- The Vollor Law Firm is stepping in to prevent some Starkville residents from being kicked out on the street. Attorney Austin Vollor says he got word from the NAACP and other organizations that Ferretti Property Services plans to evict low-income and minority tenants on Catherine street. Tuesday, the law firm filed an injunction and held an emergency…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) The economy is improving, but COVID-19 related supply chain issues are still plaguing area manufacturers. That was one of the messages from Golden Triangle Development LINK C-E-O Joe Max Higgins today in Columbus. Higgins says that while most local companies have weathered the pandemic, and the LINK has about 600 million dollars worth of projects in…
SUMMARY: The remnants of Ida will be exiting Mississippi today, leaving a cloudy sky much of the day. Warm but LESS HUMID air is in store later in the week. TUESDAY: Cloudy with scattered showers with highs in the 70s to near 80 degrees toward I-55. Winds will stay breezy and shift to the northwest behind Ida’s remnants. WEDNESDAY: Expect a mix of…
CHICKASAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Hurricane Ida got residents in the area prepared for the worst. The Chickasaw County EMA director and fire chief agree that they did their best to over-prepare for what Hurricane Ida would do. While there was no damage or flooding, during the day, they still want to keep their community safe. If damage does occur around…
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – A Northeast Mississippi hairdresser takes top honors in a global award show that those in the business say is equivalent to winning an Oscar, Grammy, or a Heisman Trophy. Every day, Amber Moyer creates works of art at “Shear Envy” Salon, on North Gloster Street. The Tupelo salon owner began her career nearly twenty years ago…