PITTSBORO, Miss. (WCBI) – For the first time, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department has asked members of the community to help them provide a Thanksgiving meal for the inmates in their jail. “The Holiday season can bring on sad times for some people,” says Sheriff Greg Pollan. “And if you’re locked up back here, behind this wall, it can be…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Thanksgiving and Christmas are seen as times for family to come together and enjoy each other’s company. It’s tough to do that when a loved one is no longer there to share. Travis Maxwell is just one of many who lost loved ones in the past year; for Maxwell, it was his wife and he is now…
CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss (WCBI) – The Egg Bowl is Thanksgiving Day, and this year’s Game ball is on its way to Starkville. ROTC Cadets from Ole Miss and Mississippi State team up for the Annual Egg Bowl Run. Ole Miss cadets took the ball on the first leg of the trip from Oxford to the Square in downtown Calhoun City….
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The recent vote to push an insurance surcharge until February has been vetoed by Starkville’s Mayor. Lynn Spruill delivered the veto to the City Clerk this afternoon. A surcharge of $75 a month was to be added to the insurance costs for unvaccinated Starkville city employees beginning the first of December. But last week, the board…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus murder suspect on the run has been found in Wyoming. 19-year-old Kingduron Pyle is suspected of shooting and killing 23-year-old Shad Reese. Earlier this month, Reese was found dead in his vehicle on the 14 hundred block of 10th Avenue North, near the Union Academy School. Police Chief Fred Shelton says Pyle was arrested…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A former Greater Starkville Development Partnership leader has a new role in the Sunshine State. Scott Maynard is the new Economic Development Director for the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce. Maynard left Starkville in 2018 to work at Florida State University’s Career Center. While in Mississippi, he also worked for MSU for nearly three decades….
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill and Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum continue a Thanksgiving Week tradition. The pair served up a Thanksgiving Feast of turkey, ham, and all of the trimmings to Starkville Firefighters and other first responders today at Firestation number 1. Keenum and Spruill also took time to praise the commitment of the emergency…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — Tara and Isaac discuss their weekends full of fun, Memphis and Christmas decorations. Categories: WCBI Special Shows Tags: christmas decorations
As we head into the colder months, Meteorologist Christian Bridges reviews the different winter precipitation types. Categories: Featured Weather, Local News, Weather Tags: whys, ww
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- A Northeast Mississippi gym is helping folks recover from injuries, while also introducing people to the many uses for cryo therapy. Justin Pace has just finished a workout at Premiere Fitness and now he’s stepping into the Cryo Chamber. The 29 year old competes in bodybuilding contests and uses the cryo chamber at least two times a…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- A longtime North Mississippi tradition returned after a two year hiatus due to COVID-19. The North Mississippi Dulcimer Association concert was held at a new venue, the Tupelo Oren Dunn Museum, instead of the Natchez Trace Visitors Center. The Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer is the first major instrument developed in America. And music leader Linda Sullivan says it…
TUPELO,Miss. (AP) A pair of historic buildings in downtown Tupelo could be demolished soon. City officials say the two North Spring Street structures, one of them being the Jefferson Davis Hotel, are a danger to the public. On Oct. 8th the city sent the then-owner a condemnation order for both properties. Former Mayor Jason Shelton was ordered to demolish the…
JACKSON,Miss. (AP)- Mississippi’s state of emergency order related to the coronavirus has expired. Republican Governor Tate Reeves let the order expire at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Earlier this month, Reeves said he would let it run out, due to increased coronavirus vaccine numbers and declining hospital numbers related to the pandemic. The emergency order was put into effect on March 14…
This week on Mom to Mom, Mandy shows us how to make Thanksgiving Apple Turkeys. Categories: Featured, Local News Tags: mom
This week on Grant Me Hope, we’re meeting Jarvis. He’s hoping to get adopted by a loving family. Categories: Featured, Local News
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo post office is renamed for a Vietnam war hero. “It’s almost overwhelming the honor and support I’ve received from all of you,” said Col. Carlyle “Smitty” Harris. With his wife of nearly 62 years looking on, Retired US Air Force Colonel Carlyle “Smitty” Harris told friends and family he was in awe at the honor…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- It’s important to watch how you drive on the road. Some insurance companies now have devices that will do that for you, and they come with options to lower your payments. Hundreds of vehicles pass this intersection on Highway 45 in Columbus every hour. So, how do insurance companies know who’s watching the road and who’s not?…
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OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Homeowners are putting up holiday decorations. Lights and yard ornaments can be challenging to manage. Checking connections, stringing lights, and making sure all of those bulbs work can turn even the happiest Christmas into a bah-humbug. That’s why some people turn to companies like Worker Bees. Worker Bees began in Starkville as a full-service cleaning…
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- The Louisville Police Department arrested three people in connection to a shooting at a convenience store earlier this month. Deanquis Phillips, Issac Eliand, and 17-year-old Yatavious Morris are accused of shooting at each other at the store parking lot on November 10th. A second juvenile has also been charged. Police say one suspect was grazed in the…
HOUSTON, Miss. (WCBI) – Three people were arrested at a home in Houston last night when probation officers stopped by for a home visit. 26-year-old Lankki McMillan, 21-year-old Jatya Cook, and 28-year-old Ladarius Watkins, all of Houston are charged with aggravated trafficking of marijuana and aggravated trafficking of THC. The officers smelled a strong odor of marijuana at the home…
SUMMARY: We’re going to be feeling weather whiplash over the next week! We end this work week on a chilly note, before things turn milder for the weekend. A powerful cold front will bring a chance of rain Sunday night and a blast of cold air for the beginning of next week. Some slow moderation will occur as we get…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Tommy Gandy remains in the Clay County Detention Center on a $4 million bond after his second arrest over the past 8 years involving an armed standoff with law enforcement. It’s a situation that 16th Circuit Court Judge Jim Kitchens says he has seen all too often in his nearly 30 years as part of Mississippi’s…