COVID-19 cases and vaccination rates continue to rise in Mississippi

One healthy trend in all of this - The percentage of Mississippians getting vaccinated has edged up slightly.

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in Mississippi, but it’s not just cases going up. For the 3 day reporting period between September 3rd and 5th, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 5,781 new cases of COVID-19. There are a reported 146 outbreaks in long-term care facilities. And the Department of Health is reporting 125…

Pigskin Picks with Aundrea and Lance: Week 1

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Tune in every Friday at 5 during our last look for Aundrea and Lances Pigskin Picks. They will be picking who they think will win the games of the weekend. Categories: Local News

Department Of Defense And NMMC Partner To Treat COVID-19 Patients

TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – A military medical team is helping the North Mississippi Medical Center with its Covid 19 response. A twenty-three-person medical response team from the US Army, made up of physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists, is working alongside doctors and nurses at NMMC treating Covid patients. “It was much better to integrate them into our teams, so you…

Some West Point residents received damage from a summer thunderstorm

Storms rolled through Clay, Oktibbeha, and Lowndes Counties around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon.

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…

An early morning fire left one Starkville home destroyed

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…

Nettie Davis’ Attorney Asks A Circuit Court To Rule An Election Law Unenforceable

Davis is accused of violating a state law banning raffles, or contests offering cash prizes to encourage people to vote

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 Police have installed new Neighborhood Watch Cameras

The goal for officers is to have an extra investigative tool for when a crime is committed in the area of the camera.

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 is ready for visitors after hosting annual “Get Swept Up” event

Starkville businesses, civic groups, and volunteers hit the streets to spruce up the town before the Mississippi State football season kicks off.

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….

Family of missing Tupelo woman hires private eye to hopefully find their loved one

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…