WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- Wednesday, the CDC reported that deaths caused by drug overdoses soared by 30 percent in 2020. Overdoses from opioids, methamphetamine, and cocaine each have seen a spike last year. Members of the West Point Police Department say they are seeing the spike in their own community. “Most of our overdoses were seeing is the mid thirties…
SUMMARY: As if this summer has not been wet enough, we are entering a very wet pattern across the region. Saturday looks very wet with several rounds of showers and storms. Sunday and Monday look very similar as well, with mostly cloudy skies and lots of rainfall across the area. Highs will be held down into the low to mid…
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting on Swedenburg Circle in Lowndes County last Friday night. Another is wanted for questioning. Categories: Featured, Local News Tags: arrests, Lowndes County, Murder, suspects
Jason Nickles from the Lowndes County Humane Society introduces to a beautiful German Shepherd looking for a forever home. Categories: PETS WITHOUT PARTNERS Tags: partners, Pets, without
Categories: Local News, MidMorning Tags: aundrea, midmorning
Whitney Brown of the Fitness Factor in Columbus talks with Pilates instructor Marion McKuen about how easy it is to use the Pilates Reformer. Categories: Get Fit Friday Tags: FIT, friday, GET
Happy birthday to all those celebrating today! Categories: Birthday Bunch Tags: Birthday, bunch
SUMMARY: Another typical summer day ahead for your Friday with just a very scattered chance for showers and storms. Most of us will stay dry. Staying pretty warm & humid. Rain chances will bump up as we go into the weekend as a front will stall to our north. Next week will start off wet with widespread rain chances. More…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors and the city of Starkville are discussing an agreement that would allow Starkville to regularly use the Lowndes County Juvenile Detention Center. It could be the first step toward the center becoming a permanent resource for the entire Golden Triangle. “If you go over there, it is not 100 percent…
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – The President of Taylor Machine Works says industries across the country are facing a disaster in the supply chain. Today, Lex Taylor spoke to the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Taylor’s companies make heavy industrial lift trucks and build power generators. The organization uses 430 vendors from across the globe to build its products….
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County takes one step closer to improving some roads. The Board of Supervisors approve advertising for bids on the five million dollar project. 55 roads scattered across the county’s five districts will see some type of improvement. The majority of the streets will see an overlay. County leaders will eventually use internet sales tax…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A week after a fire gutted their restaurant, Tavron and Barbara Johnson are 1 step closer to re-opening. Several restaurants and businesses quickly came together to raise money to help rebuild Fish and Blues. Today, they presented a check for 7 thousand dollars to Fish and Blues owner Tavron Johnson. “I am pretty proud of this…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- To serve and protect, it’s the motto for law enforcement across the U.S. Having an officer who is fluent in sign language is vital. In conversations, police are the bridges to de-escalating a situation. Corporal Glen Jenkins is the interpreter for Columbus Police. After learning American Sign Language as a teenager, he later assisted the deaf community…
SUMMARY: Scattered showers and storms for Friday, but likely most of us stay dry. A trough of low pressure and a weak front pushing in over the weekend will cause rain chances to rapidly ramp up as we go into Saturday. Saturday evening looks quite wet, as well as most of the day on Sunday. Highs will be in the…
Happy birthday to all those celebrating today! Categories: Birthday Bunch Tags: Birthday, bunch
SUMMARY: Shower and storms chances will continue be isolated to very scattered as we end the workweek. Highs will be hot & humid in the lower 90s. A cold front will approach then stall out to the north beginning Sunday and continuing into next week that will increase our chances for showers & storms in the forecast. THURSDAY: We’re starting…
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – As the conversation around mental health continues to grow, more people are seeking treatment, especially after the increase in mental crises caused by COVID-19. “(We’re) trying to be of service and they’re affected with COVID-19,” said a staff member with Community Counseling Services in West Point. “And I’m going home to my family and my…
FULTON/COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi University for Women and Itawamba Community College are making it easier for students to finish their degrees. Leaders from the 2 schools sign a Memorandum of Understanding today that will allow ICC students earning associate’s degrees in Early Childhood Development to finish their bachelor’s degree at The W. MUW’s president says the agreement will help…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- Getting a new car typically brings a smile to anyone’s face especially if it has a little speed to it. The Starkville Police Department is seeing that as they are in the process of getting some new vehicles on their lot. The department is expected to add 14 new dodge chargers and a new motorcycle to its…
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi has the highest single day of new cases of COVID-19 since March. The state department of health is reporting 641 new cases today. The report also shows 5 deaths from coronavirus. The surge is happening as health leaders continue to warn about the Delta variant and encourage Mississippians to get vaccinated. Right now the state…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A motorcycle crash lands a man in the hospital The accident happened around noon on Military Road in Columbus. The driver was taken to Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. The accident is still under investigation. Categories: Local News
SUMMARY: Isolated to scattered storms remain in the forecast through Friday. Hot and humid weather will be the main story until the weekend, with feels like temps near or just over 100 degrees. By the weekend, a stalled frontal boundary and several disturbances riding along it will provide the focus for yet another period of very wet weather. Flash flooding…
Pharmacist Robert White of Robert’s Apothecary in Columbus talks about sleep disorders that can be helped with natural remedies. Categories: On the Beat Tags: beat, on, sleep
Tyler Covington from Covington Wealth Management talks about the importance of investing in your retirement. Categories: Work Now Initiative Tags: initiative, now, work