STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Tuesday, the board for the Starkville Oktibbeha County School District voted to adopt a new non-traditional calendar for the 2022-23 school year and beyond. Starting July 26, 2022 and ending June 1, 2023 during the first run, the new academic calendar is designed to provide more breaks for students and teachers as well as help address…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A popular arts festival will return to Tupelo this spring, with some new twists. The Gumtree Art and Wine Festival will take place on Mother’s Day weekend. Along with the usual attractions, like artists selling their work, there will be many new attractions. Those new attractions include a chalk art contest, a free block party that…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – The City of Tupelo is teaming up with one of the city’s largest employers for a tire recycling event. On Saturday, people can bring tires to Cooper Tire, between 8 and noon. The company will take the used tires to a recycling center for proper disposal. Tires that are improperly stored, or dumped alongside the roads…
NEW ALBANY, Miss. (WCBI) – A popular Disney movie comes to life in North Mississippi. It has taken four weeks and a lot of hard work, but the auditorium of New Albany High School has been transformed into the kingdom of Arendelle. Matthew Darling is choir director and theatre director at the School. He is also directing this production of…
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) -A landlord says the Noxubee County Circuit Clerk owes him more than 34,000 dollars in rent payments. L. C. Box has a rental agreement with Freda Phillips for his property in Brooksville. Box says the Circuit Clerk has not paid rent since May of 2016. The rental agreement between Box and Phillips shows she owes $500…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A federal lawsuit against the city of Columbus has been dismissed. “Golden Glow Tanning Salon” sued the city after councilmen approved an ordinance shutting down tanning salons because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ordinance went into effect on March 21, 2020, and ended a few weeks later on May 9th. The lawsuit claimed the ordinance caused…
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Local law enforcement is rounding up turkeys ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Columbus Police Department and the Lowndes Sheriff’s department plan to give away about one thousand turkeys on November 20th at the soccer complex here in Columbus. The upcoming turkey drive is especially important for senior citizens. “We have a lot of elderly that…
WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – You can’t believe everything you read online. That’s the message from some healthcare professionals in Webster County. If you Google the Webster County Health Department, the information shows the Health Department as “permanently closed.” The staff in Eupora wants everyone to know that that is *not* the case. The Health Department is still in business…
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LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – A Lamar County man is in jail facing Sexual Abuse charges. Kyle Wesley Williams is charged with First Degree Sexual Abuse and Production of Obscene Matter involving a person younger than 17. Williams was arrested by the 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office Sexual Assault Unit. He is accused of forcibly subjecting a minor to…
Robert White from Robert’s Apothecary joins Troy on today’s On the Beat. Today they talk all about Diabetes. Categories: Featured, lifestyle, Local News, On the Beat Tags: diabetes
Rhonda Sanders joins Tara to talk about this year’s Turkey Drive. Categories: Featured, Local News, Special Guests Tags: Lowndes County, Thanksgiving, Turkey
Happy Birthday to those celebrating with us today! Categories: Birthday Bunch, Featured, Local News Tags: Birthday, bunch
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Eric and Tara give Isaac a hard time for forgetting to bring doughnuts for them to try. Categories: WCBI Special Shows Tags: doughnuts
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows a nearly 20 percent increase in traffic deaths during the first half of 2021. According to traffic statistics, 20,160 people have died in crashes so far, compared to 17,020 through the first half of 2020. More drivers on the road means a higher chance for…
VERNON, Al. (WCBI)-Like many other retailers; grocery store chains have faced shortages, and it may have an impact on grocery bills. Turkey, mac and cheese, and sweet potatoes are all staples for the Thanksgiving meal. The ingredients for the spread this year may be more expensive. “The meats are sky rocketing, the potatoes pretty much everything in the store is…
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – The past two years have been tough on nonprofits, and animal shelters are no exception. At the Tupelo – Lee Humane Society, the numbers of stray dogs and cats coming in are on the rise. “We’re set to take in at least 4,000 this year,” said Director Rachel Allread. And the price for supplies is also…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Things are about to get a lot busier at Columbus’ Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center. Besides playing host to thousands of visitors, the home will be abuzz with construction workers as well. The Welcome Center has been awarded 2 grants from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area for…